Central Bank of Ireland's proposals for amendments to the Consumer Protection Code 2012
Insurance & ReinsuranceThe 1 July 2021 marked the end of the six month post-Brexit ‘grace period’.
Employment & Incentives BelfastOn 12 July, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published a series of findings and Dear CEO letters on compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
Corporate and M&AThe European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Trusts) Regulations 2021 came into operation on 24 April 2021.
Financial RegulationVincent Power analyses the European Commission Sigma-Aldrich case when a fine was imposed for providing misleading information to the Commission.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021 (the Bill) will affect credit servicing firms, hire-purchase and consumer-hire businesses and other indirect credit providers.
FinanceThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed the limited competence of a national supervisory authority, that is not the lead supervisory authority (LSA), to bring legal...
Commercial & TechnologyThe Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published guidelines addressing the issue of what information employers can process in relation to their employees' return to the workplace.
Commercial & TechnologyOn 10 July 2021, the G20 endorsed that broad framework for Pillars 1 and 2 and the ambitious timetable for bringing the new rules into force in 2023.
TaxThe Irish government has moved swiftly to plug a perceived gap in protection under Irish data protection law that had raised doubts about whether Irish law was fit for purpose...
Commercial & TechnologyA&L Goodbody's Dr Vincent Power was recently invited to write for the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law on the important EU shipping law case of LG and...
BrexitPresident Donald J Trump brought the US Presidential Executive Order to international prominence. He signed 220 of them. A tiny figure compared to the three-term Depression and Wartime President Franklin D...
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