The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is consulting on draft GDPR guidance on contracts and liabilities between controllers and processors.
Commercial & TechnologyThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on 8 September that three U.S. companies have agreed to settle FTC charges that they misled consumers, by falsely claiming they were certified to participate in the Privacy Shield.
Commercial & TechnologyMarie O'Brien, Partner and Head of A&L Goodbody's China Business Group looks at why companies choose Ireland as their platform for international expansion and outlines key questions these companies look at when considering Ireland as a location.
Investing in IrelandThe Home Office has recently published updated guidance for employers carrying out right to work checks. It is vital that those who are responsible for carrying out right to checks familiarise themselves with the updated guidance to ensure that checks are being carried out correctly and in accordance with the new guidance. This is a statutory requirement that is met with civil penalties if breache
BelfastOn the International Front we look the CMU, ESMA/ EBA Guidelines on assessment of suitability of management body members, EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations, ESMA risk report and Anti Money Laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terror/ Corruption.
Asset Management & Investment FundsIs it possible for an Irish domiciled fund to gain direct exposure to mainland China securities?
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn Irish practice developments: We look at some approaching deadlines, CBI UCITS Regulations, CBI UCITS Q&A and Guidance, CBI Markets update, MiFID II Regulations and Data protection Commissioner Guidance on appropriate qualifications for a Data Protection Officer under GDPR.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) launched a public consultation on the provisions relating to mergers and acquisitions under the Competition Act 2002 on Friday 29 September 2017 (Consultation).
EU, Competition & ProcurementEarlier this summer, as summarised in our previous article, the High Court appeared to significantly expand on an employee's entitlement to fair procedures during internal employee investigations.
EmploymentThe Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) has issued details of its deadlines for receipt of applications: for approval of fund and sub-fund applications that have pre-Christmas or pre year-end approval deadlines (this includes self-managed/internally managed investment company/ICAV applications and risk management processes); and for approval of post-authorisation amendments that have pre-Christ
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn Connolly v FAS & Anor [2017] IEHC 472, the High Court held that a machine was a defective product even though it had been certified by an independent certifying authority in France in 2010, as meeting the European Machinery Directives, and its design complied with European standards.
DisputesIn my August blog, I discussed some of the regulatory risks associated with raising capital in the EU through initial coin offerings (ICOs). Since publishing that blog, a lot has been happening in the world of cryptocurrencies and token sales, and the global regulatory environment for ICOs has become more uncertain than ever.
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