The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has published two new codes of practice for employers in respect of workplace harassment and equal pay.
Employment, Pensions & IncentivesThe Commercial Court (the Court) has recently delivered judgment in ACC Bank plc v Joyce and Ors [2022] IEHC 92.
DisputesFunds and Fund Service Providers (Firms) will have been grappling with the impact of new restrictive measures/sanctions obligations which have been issuing at pace in response to the Ukraine...
Asset Management & Investment FundsAs part of our annual review of defamation law in the jurisdiction we examine two notable reported judgments from 2021 and, as the Northern Ireland Assembly’s legislative programme reaches the...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution BelfastInsurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries operating in the Irish market should carefully consider the short and longer term implications to them of the Central Bank of Ireland's (CBI) long-signaled Central...
Insurance & ReinsuranceIn recent years, the Irish Revenue Commissioners' Code of Practice for Compliance Interventions has been an evolving document subject to review and modification on an ongoing basis. While the Code...
Tax Disputes & EnquiriesOn 31 January 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published its finalised guidance on the use of service companies for staffing purposes in the insurance sector (the Guidance).
Insurance & ReinsuranceThe Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the Bill) was recently published and is currently making its way through the Irish legislative process.
Employment, Pensions & IncentivesThe first provisions of the Maritime Area Planning Act (the MAP Act) commenced on 10 March 2022.
Environmental & PlanningIn domestic news, the CBI published its Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report 2022. At a European level; ESMA issued its proposed reforms to the money market fund framework and published its...
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn domestic news, the CBI issued its final guidance on the use of service companies in the insurance sector and the CCPC published its report on private motor insurance investigation....
Financial RegulationIn domestic news, the Ireland for Finance Action Plan 2022, Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 and the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 were published this month. At a European level; the European Commission presents...
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