The long anticipated Regulation of Lobbying Act was signed into law by the President on 11 March 2015.
DisputesThe issue of compromise agreements in the employment context has been in the spotlight recently with 2 cases with differing outcomes. It is well established that a well drafted and properly executed compromise agreement can prevent or limit the possibility of proceedings against an employer.
EmploymentThe Irish President has signed into law the Betting (Amendment) Act, 2015 (the "Act"). This new legislation will update and extend the regulatory regime in Ireland in relation to bookmakers licences, as provided for in the Betting Act 1931, to include all remote betting operators who are accepting (or in the case of betting exchanges, facilitating), bets from Irish customers.
Betting, Gaming & LicensingIn Thompson v Dublin Bus and Another [2015] IESC 22, Dublin Bus appealed from the decision of the High Court (de Valera J., 4 June 2010) that there was a statutory duty on their part in respect of the safety of equipment provided for the use of its employees which had not been discharged.
EmploymentIn the recent English case of Edgeworth Capital (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L. and another v Ramblas Investments B.V.[2015] EWHC 150, the UK High Court held that the rule against penalties did not apply to a fee payable for the provision of financing, because the fee was payable in various circumstances, not just in the event of a breach.
DisputesA UK building firm, Peter Mason Ltd, has become the eleventh company to be convicted for corporate manslaughter.
DisputesThe Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 (the ICAV Act) was signed into law on 4 March 2015. The ICAV Act allows for the establishment of a new Irish corporate investment fund structure (the ICAV) that is tailored to the needs of the global funds industry.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 (the ICAV Act) was signed into law on 4 March 2015.
FinanceCBI publishes its economic letter on mortgage insurance; Intermediary Times, PII Reminder; Solvency II, Commission Delegated Regulation comes into force; EIOPA, first set of Solvency II guidelines; New EIOPA workstream - infrastructure investments by insurers; EIOPA - conflicts of interest in insurance-based investment product sales; IAIS policy on meeting attendance...
FinanceMarie O'Brien, Partner and Head of A&L Goodbody's Chinese Lawyer's Programme looks at the growth of the Firm's Chinese Lawyers Programme and it's successful engagement with China. This article was first published in the March issue of the Ireland China Journal.
Investing in IrelandOn the Domestic Front, we look at Deadlines, CB AIFMD Q&A, Companies Act 2014 and Annual PCF confirmation return.
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn the International Front, we look at the MMF Regulation, the Fourth Anti Money Laundering Directive and the Wire Transfer Regulation, the ELTIF Regulation, the EuSEF and EuVECA Regulations, the Benchmark Regulation, an IOSCO report on Financial Benchmarks, the SFT Regulation, Best execution under MiFID, EMIR and the new market abuse regime under MAR.
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