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Provisional political agreement reached by EU on empowering national competition authorities
A provisional political agreement was reached on 30 May 2018 by the European Parliament and the Council on a recent European Commission for a Directive to further empower Member States' competition authorities in relation to the enforcement of EU competition law rules.
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Gazprom and commitments to the European Commission
The recent Gazprom commitments given to the European Commission (Commission) under the EU competition law rules illustrate a number of important issues in relation to the competition law commitments.
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Merger commitments have a shelf-life - The General Court partially annuls Commission decision on commitments
Under EU and Irish merger control, a merger can be approved subject to the merging parties agreeing to carry-out certain commitments (e.g. such as the sale of part of a business or to act in a certain way on a market).
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State aid - 13th prolongation of the Irish Credit Union Resolution Scheme 2018
On 25 May 2018, the European Commission (Commission) concluded that the prolongation of an Irish scheme for the orderly winding-up of credit unions is in compliance with EU state aid rules, and in particular with the Commission's 2013 Banking Communication.
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Abuse of dominance, discriminatory pricing and the further application of an effects-based analysis
On 19 April 2018, the Court of Justice (COJ) issued a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Article 102(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
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Ireland passes Data Protection Act 2018
The Irish Government signed the Data Protection Act into law on 24 May 2018.
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Corporate Governance Review 2018 - Ireland
An overview on the corporate governance regime in Ireland and an outlook for the year ahead.
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publicationFinTech in Ireland 2018
An overview of the fintech landscape in Ireland
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The rise of age discrimination claims – New guidance for employers to be aware of
The issue of age discrimination is front and centre in employers' minds, not least because of a number of high profile cases recently reported in the media.
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Update on Irish Gambling Control Bill 2018
In March 2018 we reported that Fianna Fáil (the main opposition party to the Government) had introduced the Gambling Control Bill 2018 as a Private Members' Bill. That Bill was debated in the Irish Parliament on 9 May.
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Gender Pay Gap Reporting in Ireland – Back in the Spotlight
Gender pay gap (GPG) reporting continues to be a focal point for UK employers following the requirement for employers with more than 250 employees to publish details of their median pay and bonus gaps before last month's deadline. Of the 10,400 companies that reported their data, 78% identified a gap in favour of men.
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Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Funds April 2018
On the domestic front, the CBI introduced a new RIAIF application process for the submission for Risk Management Process documents. European developments included the EC's adoption of a Delegated Regulation on STS securitisations and asset backed commercial papers, requirements for assets received as part of reverse repurchase agreements and credit quality assessment methodologies under....
Financial Regulation