Legal Updates & Insights

Sep 2016

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It is not clear that there will be any immediate significant legal implications for Irish occupational pension schemes of the UK exiting the EU. However, the effect on the investment...

Sep 2016

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The European Commission's Directorate General for Competition has published a very useful document setting out statistics on EU cartel investigations. The document includes even the recent Trucks case which involved...

Sep 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Central Bank of Ireland publishes special edition of 'Intermediary Times' focusing on Anti-Money Laundering compliance. On the European Front: UK Financial Conduct Authority seeks input on...

Sep 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Central Bank of Ireland releases statement on Contracts for Difference, binary options and other speculative products; Central Bank of Ireland releases Industry Letter in relation to...

Sep 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Central Bank of Ireland publishes its Regulatory Service Standards Performance Report for January to June 2016; On the EU Front: EU Commission published its report on the...

Sep 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Department of Justice and Equality publishes outline of "Scheme of Aid and Advice on Home Mortgage Arrears"; Central Bank of Ireland publishes Economic Letter on "Private...

Sep 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Central Bank of Ireland publishes guidelines for Solvency II (re)insurance undertakings on directors' certifications.

Sep 2016

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Vincent Power, Catherine Duffy and Eileen Roberts, Partners at A&L Goodbody, provide an overview of shipping law, the shipping industry, regulation and the legislative framework in Ireland.

Aug 2016

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To coincide with back to school season, we are including a Question of the month in the Front Page. We invite readers to send topical questions which would be of...

Aug 2016

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On the International Front we look at an EU Commission Report for Credit Institutions and Investment Firms on Remuneration Rules, an IOSCO consultation on good practices for the termination of...