A&L Goodbody launches new GDPR Ireland App Dec 2017 Article A&L Goodbody has launched a new GDPR Ireland App. The App is an essential resource for businesses who will have to comply with increased data protection obligations under the... READ MORE
WP29 publishes guidance on consent Dec 2017 Article On 12 December, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published its Guidelines on Consent under the GDPR Consent is one of the lawful grounds on which personal data processing may be based. READ MORE
WP29 publishes guidance on transparency Dec 2017 Article On 12 December, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published its Guidelines on Transparency. READ MORE
CBI Statement on Variation Margin requirements for physically settled FX forward contracts Dec 2017 Article The CBI issued a statement setting out their intended response to the requirement for financial counterparties to exchange mandatory variation margin (VM) for physically-settled FX forwards from 3 January 2018 READ MORE
Central Bank – Anti-Money Laundering Bulletin on Discontinuance of Business Relationship – Section 33 (8) CJA Dec 2017 Article The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published an Anti-Money Laundering Bulletin addressing Section 33(8) of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 (CJA). The Bulletin outlines the types... READ MORE
Political agreement reached on 5AMLD Dec 2017 Article The European Commission issued a press release which includes a factsheet and which states that the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached political agreement on the... READ MORE
New Bill to tackle uncertain working conditions – an end to zero hours? Dec 2017 Article On 7 December 2017 the Government published the long awaited Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017. The Bill is designed to tackle some of the difficulties caused by the increasing casualisation of work and... READ MORE
Mediation Act 2017 Dec 2017 Article This Act will come into force from 1 January 2018 and will increase obligations to consider mediation for dispute resolution. READ MORE
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 to come into force on 1 January 2018 Dec 2017 article The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 which amalgamates the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Authority into an Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is due... READ MORE
Court ordered defendant to make data access request in aid of discovery Dec 2017 Article In Susquehanna International Group Ltd v Needham [2017] IEHC 706, Baker J in the High Court considered the novel question of whether a court should order a person to make discovery of... READ MORE