On the International Front we look at the ESMA guidelines on transaction reporting under MiFID II and MiFIR , PRIIPs and Anti Money Laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terror/ Corruption.
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn Wallace v Edgeworth & ors [2017] IEHC 475, the liquidator of Shemburn Limited (the Company), sought to restrict the respondents from acting as directors. As the first named respondent (ME) did not oppose the application, and the third named respondent did not appear, they were both restricted as directors. The second named respondent (GE), a commercial airline pilot, and the son of ME, oppose
Corporate Governance & ComplianceIn Allied Irish Banks plc v Marino Motor Works Ltd [2017] IEHC 522, High Court, Ni Raifeartaigh J, 27 June 2017, Allied Irish Banks plc (the Bank) sought summary judgment against the defendant, Marino Motor Works Ltd (MMW), which was the holding company of Barry's of Bantry Limited (BBL), a car dealership.
DisputesThe Supreme Court's decision in Ruffley v The Board of Management of St Anne's School brings much needed clarity to the law of bullying in the workplace. The Supreme Court has reversed the controversial judgement of the High Court in 2016 which had resulted in not only the largest ever award for a bullying claim, but an apparent broadening of the definition of what constitutes "bullying" in the wo
EmploymentDr Vincent Power, Partner and Head of A&L Goodbody's EU, Competition & Procurement Group looks at State Aid law and policy in Ireland. This article was first published in State Aid 2017 by Getting the Deal Through.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 375 of 2017) (MiFID II Regulations) were signed into law by the Minister for Finance on 10 August 2017 and published by the Department of Finance on 15 August 2017. The MiFID II Regulations transpose MiFID II into Irish law and they will enter into effect on 3 January 2018.
Financial RegulationThe European Union (Award of Concession Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations (S.I. No. 326 of 2017) (the Concessions Remedies Regulations) were published on 17 July 2017. The Concessions Remedies Regulations implement the parts of the Concessions Directive (Directive 2014/23/EU) which cover review procedures for breaches of the rules on concessions contracts into Irish law.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Companies Bill 2012, as passed by the Dáil and Seanad, was signed by the President of Ireland on 23 December 2014, and accordingly is now the Companies Act 2014 (the Act).
Companies ActFrom the recent Bitcoin Cash fork to claims of a crypto-bubble, it seems like everyone is talking about cryptocurrency lately. And with data from CoinMarketCap currently valuing the public cryptocurrency market at US$134 billion, it is little wonder that there is so much interest in this topic right now.
Corporate and M&ATwo recent Acts, signed into law by President Higgins last month, will have a significant impact upon the operation of the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) complaints procedure. In particular, the Acts allow for an extension of the period in which consumers can make complaint about certain financial products.
DisputesThe Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) signed the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, S.I. No. 344 of 2017, (the Central Bank UCITS (Amendment) Regulations 2017) on 27 July 2017 and these amending regulations are now in force. The Central Bank subsequently published
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn the Republic of Ireland, the majority of licences permitting the sale of alcohol are still granted by the courts.
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