The Joint Committee on Justice and Equality's Report on the Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017 contains interesting conclusions. This Private Members' Bill was introduced by Sinn Féin last November to provide for group litigation or class actions, allowing multiple claimants to bring a single legal action arising from common facts or issues. The Bill reflects a Law Reform Commission paper issued in...
DisputesThe thresholds for Irish merger control notifications have been raised
EU, Competition & ProcurementWhen will Gender Pay Gap Reporting become law in Ireland?
EmploymentIrish bookmakers warn of exodus if gambling tax is doubled
Betting, Gaming & Licensing
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Client TechESMA plans to have MOUs in place with the UK before the end of March 2019 so that delegation to the UK may continue.
Asset Management & Investment FundsCompanies 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 Act
