The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017 was published on 10 May 2017. The purpose of the Bill is to amalgamate the offices of the Financial Services Ombudsman and Pensions Ombudsman and...
Employment, Pensions & IncentivesA recent determination (ADJ – 00000557) from the Workplace Relations Commission (the WRC) provides further insight and guidance for employers on the scope of their duty to reasonably accommodate a disabled employee.
Employment, Pensions & IncentivesFurther to our recent bulletins on the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016, which will amend the Companies Act 2014, the Bill was passed by Seanad Eireann (having previously been passed by Dáil...
Corporate Governance & ComplianceThe Irish Government has signed an Order giving the Cape Town Convention Alternative A insolvency remedy force of law in Ireland.
Aviation & Transport FinanceIn Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited and Aldi GMBH & Co. KG v Dunnes Stores [2017] IECA 116, Dunnes Stores (Dunnes) succeeded in its appeal against a High Court ruling that its 2013 comparative advertising...
DisputesOn the Domestic Front: Department of Finance consults on Insurance Distribution Directive; Insurance Ireland publish Annual Report 2016 On the European Front: EIOPA publishes Thematic Review of consumer protection issues in...
Financial RegulationOn the Domestic Front: Central Bank announces published its 2016 Annual Report and its 2016 Annual Performance Statement; Department of Finance launches Consultation on Crowdfunding On the European Front: National application of...
Financial RegulationOn the Domestic Front: Director of Asset Management Supervision in the Central Bank address MiFID II; On the European Front: ESMA publishes final technical advice to the European Commission regarding...
Financial RegulationOn the Domestic Front: Irish Funds have revised Guidance Paper 6 On the European Front: ESMA updated Q&As on the application of the AIFMD Directive and the UCITS Directive; European...
Financial RegulationOn the Domestic Front: The Central Bank's "Thematic Inspection of Regulatory Reporting by International Banks" is published. On the EU Front: European Central Bank Annual Report 2016 is published; European Central...
FinanceDecision of the High Court in BAM PPP Ireland Limited and Balfour Beatty Ireland Limited v National Roads Authority 7 (21 February 2017).
EU, Competition & ProcurementIreland, which has long had a close relationship with the UK, hopes to be an attractive gateway to Europe for Britain in a post-Brexit world.
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