The Food Reformulation Taskforce of the Department of Health and Food Safety Authority of Ireland has published 40 categories of food and beverage products for reformulation by certain manufacturers.
DisputesNew cartel leniency programme in Ireland - Key points in the Act.
EU, Competition & ProcurementMerger control and the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 - Key points in the Act.
EU, Competition & ProcurementGreenwashing, supervision of sustainable finance policies, sanctions.
Asset Management & Investment FundsTaxonomy, pre-submissions for QIAIFs, outsourcing, MMFs, company law reform and the Corporate Enforcement Authority, screening of third country investments.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Central Bank of Ireland set out its expectations for funds required to disclose under the EU Taxonomy Regulation (TR). This approach will apply until 1 January 2023, when the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Level 2 template disclosures come into force.
Asset Management & Investment FundsESMA issued a supervisory briefing on Sustainability Risks and Disclosures in the area of Investment Management. This briefing contains valuable information for industry in navigating the evolving disclosure requirements.
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn May, the European Parliament issued a draft report outlining a number of changes to the proposed Unshell Directive. In this publication, we examine these proposed changes.
TaxOn 7 July a commencement order for the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (the Act) was signed by the Minister of Finance. First proposed in October 2021, the purpose of the Act is to address a number of insurance-related issues that have come to light since the Action Plan for Insurance Reform was published in December 2020.
Insurance & ReinsuranceThe European Commission has issued a "Recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements" (the Recommendation).
Environmental & PlanningExposure drafts of the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) IFRS S1 (General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information) and IFRS S2 (Climate-related Disclosures) are currently the subject of public consultation which closes on 29 July 2022.
Corporate & M&AIn the recent case of Mascarenhas v Karim and Anor, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court finding of shareholder oppression under section 212 of the Companies Act 2014 against an individual who was neither a shareholder nor a director of the company.
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