Cybersecurity, Revising UCITS and AIFMD depositary safekeeping duties, ESMA UCITS Q&A, ESMA Benchmarks Q&A and more
Asset Management & Investment FundsWhat are the key provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 and what is its likely impact on businesses operating from Ireland?
Asset Management & Investment FundsA provisional political agreement was reached on 30 May 2018 by the European Parliament and the Council on a recent European Commission for a Directive to further empower Member States' competition authorities in relation to the enforcement of EU competition law rules.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe recent Gazprom commitments given to the European Commission (Commission) under the EU competition law rules illustrate a number of important issues in relation to the competition law commitments.
EU, Competition & ProcurementUnder EU and Irish merger control, a merger can be approved subject to the merging parties agreeing to carry-out certain commitments (e.g. such as the sale of part of a business or to act in a certain way on a market).
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 25 May 2018, the European Commission (Commission) concluded that the prolongation of an Irish scheme for the orderly winding-up of credit unions is in compliance with EU state aid rules, and in particular with the Commission's 2013 Banking Communication.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 19 April 2018, the Court of Justice (COJ) issued a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Article 102(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Irish Government signed the Data Protection Act into law on 24 May 2018.
Commercial & TechnologyAn overview on the corporate governance regime in Ireland and an outlook for the year ahead.
Corporate Governance & Compliance
An overview of the fintech landscape in Ireland
Capital Markets - DebtThe issue of age discrimination is front and centre in employers' minds, not least because of a number of high profile cases recently reported in the media.
In March 2018 we reported that Fianna Fáil (the main opposition party to the Government) had introduced the Gambling Control Bill 2018 as a Private Members' Bill. That Bill was debated in the Irish Parliament on 9 May.
Betting, Gaming & Licensing
