Legal Updates & Insights

Jan 2021

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On 15 December 2020, the Minister for Health announced Ireland’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy. The first vaccine was approved for use on 21 December 2020, with the first dose administered in Ireland on 29...

Jan 2021

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The Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Products) Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) came into effect on 11 January 2020.

Jan 2021

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Domestically, the CBI published an interim report of its differential pricing review, its quarterly insurance letter for Q4 2020, and the CBI webpage on the Temporary Run-off Regime is now live;...

Jan 2021

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Domestically, the CBI launched a consultation on performance of fee guidance and has issued some clarification in respect of the outcome of its thematic review of the implementation of its...

Jan 2021

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Domestically, CBI Deputy Governor Ed Sibley delivered an address to members of the Oireachtas in which he outlined several key areas of the focus for the CBI; At European level,...

Jan 2021

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Domestically, the CBI updated its Q&A on the payment of distributions and variable remuneration by MiFID investment firms during the COVID-19 pandemic and launched a consultation on proposed enhancements...

Jan 2021

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Domestically, the CBI issued a statement regarding the recent decision by the EBA to reactivate guidelines on payment moratoria; At European level, the EBA published finalised guidelines on fraud reporting...

Jan 2021

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The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed a Trade and Cooperation Agreement which took effect from 1 January 2021. 

Jan 2021

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On 24 December 2020, the EU and UK reached a consensus on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement).

Jan 2021

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The Irish courts recognise that litigation privilege can apply where the dominant purpose for the creation of a document was a regulatory or criminal investigation.