On 14 October 2021, Ms Justice Costello in the Court of Appeal (COA) delivered her judgment in Heather Hill Management Company CLG and Anor v An Bord Pleanála [2021] IECA 259, overturning an...
Environmental & PlanningAn outline of the long anticipated legislation to reform Irish gambling laws and establish an independent gambling regulator has now been published. The 224 page General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation...
Betting, Gaming & LicensingOn 20 October 2021, the General Scheme of the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 (the Bill) was published.
Insurance & ReinsuranceDeadlines, ESMA's CBDF marketing guidelines, investments in UK AIFs originally authorised as UK UCITS, Taxonomy disclosure, Derville Rowland speech, regulatory levies, beneficial ownership
Asset Management & Investment FundsTaxonomy RTS, PRIIPs, ESMA newsletter and 2022 Work Programme, ESA's 2022 Work Programme, MMFs
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe publication of long anticipated draft outline legislation to reform Irish gambling laws and establish an independent gambling regulator, now appears to be imminent. In a response to a parliamentary...
Betting, Gaming & LicensingOn 11 October 2021 the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities simultaneously published two important (and interrelated) consultations on the first proposed offshore wind subsidy...
Energy & Natural ResourcesThe High Court has recently made a decision confirming the process that applies when considering whether or not to remit a planning application, where permission has been granted and then...
Environmental & PlanningDomestically, the CBI published the latest issue of its Insurance Quarterly Newsletter; At European level, EIOPA published updated representative portfolios to calculate volatility adjustments to the Solvency II risk-free interest...
Financial RegulationDomestically, the European Commission released a statement regarding the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland; At European level, European banking authorities released a joint letter on Basel III,...
Financial RegulationDomestically, the Central Bank issued its latest markets update; At European level, the European Commission is preparing to issue €250bn of NextGenerationEU green bonds.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDomestically, Governor Makhlouf’s pre-Budget 2022 letter was published. Governor Makhlouf spoke about the ECB strategy review at the DEW Annual Economic Policy Conference 2021; At European level, the EBA published its...
Finance