ESG & Sustainability Lead, Jill Shaw looks at a number of updates of relevance to those companies that fall within scope of the sustainability reporting obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
ESG & SustainabilityThe Sick Leave Act 2022 (the Act) has been in force since 1 January 2023 and provides employees in Ireland with a right to statutory sick pay (SSP) for the first time. Read more here.
EmploymentPartners Sheena Doggett and Laura Kennedy with Orla Fenton, solicitor, provide an overview of the private equity landscape.
Corporate & M&AOn 29 September 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities published their joint response to the European Commission’s Call for Advice on digital operational resilience for the financial sector in order to specify further criteria for critical ICT third party service providers and determine oversight fees levied on such providers.
DORASee the latest edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Patents 2024 published by Global Legal Group.
TechnologyAs a measure to enhance the overall digital operational resilience of the EU financial sector, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) entered into force on 16 January 2023 and will apply to in-scope financial services entities from 17 January 2025.
DORAIn recognition of Dyslexia Awareness week, we highlight how dyslexia may cause difficulties for employees and what steps employers can take to create a supporting environment for those employees. Read more here.
BelfastIt's on everyone's lips, but what does it really mean and why should we be listening? We explain what ESG is and why the more recent focus. Read more here.
BelfastThe chapter covers a wide range of topics and case studies, including market volatility, sanctions, rising costs and green aviation.
Aviation & Transport FinanceThe Irish chapter discusses regulatory, licensing and operating requirements, along with current sector trends and Irish regulatory developments.
Aviation & Transport FinanceThe heady days of the late 1980s and early 1990s don't seem that long ago. It is just over 36 years since the International Financial Services Centre was established in Dublin.
Insurance & ReinsuranceKey messages from the Irish Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, and the Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, contained in their Budget speeches on 10 October 2023:
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