The UK's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme will begin to roll out from 25 October 2023, starting with Qatari nationals before gradually being introduced through 2024 for most nationals who do not currently need a visa to come to the UK.
BelfastEarlier this year, the government announced plans to increase immigration fees to ensure a sustainable and efficient immigration and nationality system. It was also suggested that the significant rise in certain visa fees would help to fund public sector pay increases.
BelfastThe UK Supreme Court has delivered its much-anticipated judgment in the case of the Chief Constable of the PSNI and another (PSNI / Appellants) v Agnew and Others (Respondents) [2023] ending the long running legal discourse about holiday pay calculations.
EmploymentThe Irish High Court (the Court) has refused an injunction seeking to restrain payment under a letter of credit.
DisputesSince 1 October 2023, the OJ has changed.
EU, Competition & ProcurementSFDR consultations, ESA report on voluntary disclosure of PAIs under SFDR, ESMA’s work programme, ESRB paper on systemic risk, ESAs Autumn 2023 report on risks and vulnerabilities, ESMA’s TRV, AML/CFT/FS.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDeadlines, CBI speech on sustainable finance in practice for fund managers.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Irish Commercial Court (the Court) has delivered an ex-tempore decision confirming that the Irish Courts have jurisdiction to resolve an insurance claim against a Russian insurer related to aircraft stranded in the Russian Federation (Russia).
DisputesThe Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Hague Judgments Convention / HJC) entered into force on 1 September 2023.
DisputesThe European Commission has announced the designation of six “gatekeepers” under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA). These are the first companies to receive this status under the new Act.
Commercial & TechnologyLate last week, a member of French parliament, Philippe Latombe, announced that he has applied to the EU’s General Court to seek an annulment of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the DPF), which was approved by the European Commission last July.
Commercial & TechnologyAs environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals become a growing business priority, competition law is, in some ways, adapting to encourage or facilitate collaboration between competitors that promote these objectives.
ESG & Sustainability
