Ireland's first Corporate Governance Code (the Irish Code), drafted specifically for the Irish market, has been published.
Corporate Governance & ComplianceWe've written previously about Ireland’s European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 (the Regulations), which transpose the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into national law.
ESG & SustainabilityIn a recent decision, the Circuit Court (the Court) (O’ Connor J) confirmed that Part II of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980 (the 1980 Act) gives tenants the right, not the obligation, to take a new tenancy.
DisputesYesterday, Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) adopted the finalised version of its Online Safety Code (the Code).
TechnologyDáil Éireann has been dissolved and the General election is taking place on 29 November 2024. With the general election just weeks away, the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil Éireann has raised questions about the impact of dissolution on legislation.
KnowledgeThe Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (the Act) was signed into law on 12 November 2024.
Companies ActThis article draws together recent publications of EIOPA and of the CBI on the topics of insurers’ financial resilience to climate risk and on closing the climate risk protection gap. It also briefly touches on insurance regulators’ anticipated supervisory approach to climate risk and resilience issues in the years to come.
ESG & SustainabilityIn this article, we provide insights on key sustainability reporting and due diligence developments since our last update in August.
ESG & SustainabilityIn this article, we take a look at the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, focusing on its key features and some practical considerations for businesses.
ESG & SustainabilityThis article provides a brief overview of what HR practitioners need to know about the social and, in particular, workforce related information to be reported as part of new sustainability reporting obligations.
EmploymentThe EU’s Regulation on deforestation-free products (the Regulation, (EU) 2023/1115) was on course to apply across the EU from 30 December 2024, and from 30 June 2025 for micro and small entities.
Corporate & M&ADomestically, the CBI published its Fitness and Probity Performance Report from the first half of 2021 and updates its guidance for retail intermediaries on the requirement to hold professional indemnity insurance cover. At European level, the EBA issued a decision on the classification of ARTs and EMTs as significant.
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