Legal Updates & Insights

Jan 2021

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Deadlines, ILP (Amendment) Act 2020, CBI markets updates.

Jan 2021

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Companies caught in the crossfire between US sanctions against Iran and the EU’s Blocking Regulation have found themselves in a precarious compliance zone. The combined effect of the reinstatement...

Jan 2021

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The European Banking Authority is seeking responses to its Discussion Paper EBA/DP/2020/03. The Discussion Paper focuses on the management and supervision of ESG risks for credit institutions and investment...

Jan 2021

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Peter Sweetman successfully challenged the Board's decision to grant planning permission for abstraction, on WFD grounds. The failure to have assigned a Water Framework Directive (WFD) status to the relevant...

Jan 2021

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The High Court has confirmed that the Courts will facilitate the listing of personal injuries cases for remote hearing during lockdown if all parties agree.

Jan 2021

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The Brexit transition period expired on 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021 new rules apply when dealing with UK entities regarding which courts have jurisdiction to deal with disputes; how any UK court...

Jan 2021

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As of 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom is no longer part of the EU's internal energy market and the framework for energy trading between the UK and the EU is governed...

Jan 2021

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The Irish Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue, recently published an update to Ireland's Corporation Tax Roadmap (Roadmap).

Jan 2021

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In our latest publication we examine some of the recommendations contained in the Hamilton Review Group report and ask whether they would have the desired impact on Ireland's ability to...

Jan 2021

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The EU Sustainability-Related Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) forms part of a broader package of legislation being introduced by the European Commission as part of its Action Plan on Sustainable Finance.