Companies often need to undertake internal investigations into regulatory issues or potential wrongdoing. Recent English case-law highlights the need for care in generating materials in such investigations, which will not automatically be protected by legal privilege and may sometimes be used against the company in civil or criminal litigation.
DisputesDeadlines, UCITS' performance fees, more flexibility in ETF share classes, CBI speeches, CBI AML bulletin, MMFR, UK FCA survey for firms using TPR, IREFs.
Asset Management & Investment FundsAIFMD MoUs with third country regulators, cross-border distribution of UCITS and AIFs, pan-European personal pension products, AML/CTF/ Corruption
Asset Management & Investment FundsWhat are the Central Bank's Christmas and year-end deadlines for Fund and sub-fund applications that have Christmas or year-end approval deadlines & Approval of post-authorisation amendments that have Christmas or year-end approval or noting deadlines?
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn 18 September 2018 the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) presented its final EEA migration in the UK report which contains a number of recommendations for the UK's post-Brexit work immigration system.
Employment & Incentives BelfastCompanies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 now largely in force
Companies ActThe Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018 was signed into law by the President on 22 July 2018. The Act came into force on 3 September 2018.
Betting, Gaming & LicensingAs Ireland prepares to instate new rules around gender pay gap reporting, a look at how other countries have implemented similar laws will be useful
EmploymentOn 5 September 2018, the House of Commons issued a 17 page Briefing Paper discussing the impact of Brexit on the UK public procurement sector. A brief summary of the findings is set out below.
BrexitThe Central Bank of Ireland issued its Christmas deadlines for receipt of applications for approvals and notings.
Asset Management & Investment FundsMore Irish merger control notifications by 31 August 2018 than in the whole of 2017.
Corporate & M&ALast month the Court of Appeal weighed in on a decision that appeared to concern a situation of "upwards bullying" – i.e. where a supervisor had allegedly been bullied by a number of subordinate employees. he High Court found the conduct of the subordinates did not meet the high threshold required to constitute "legal" bullying. The Court of Appeal concluded that the case was not one of workplace
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