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Court of Appeal Breathes Much Needed Life into the Offer of Amends Procedure

May 2017

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The Offer of Amends procedure is designed to provide parties in a defamation dispute with a fast track resolution process; encouraging earlier and more cost effective settlements

Supreme Court says Third Party Funding a Matter for the Legislature

May 2017

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The Supreme Court today (23 May 2017), by a majority of four to one, upheld a High Court ruling which found that commercial funding of the litigation in Persona Digital Telephony Ltd &...

FinTech in Ireland 2017

May 2017

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Claire Morrissey, IP & Technology Partner and Peter Walker, Banking & Finance Partner, outline the current laws and regulations relating to FinTech in Ireland. First published in The International Comparative Legal Guide ...

When a bet’s not a bet in Ireland

May 2017

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In a recent decision by the Circuit Court in Ireland, it was held there is no legal guarantee under Irish law that gamblers will be paid their winnings as the...

Likely Filing Deadline of 26 September 2017 for the Central Beneficial Ownership Register for Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies

May 2017

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A central register of beneficial ownership of corporate and other legal entities is required by the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017 Published

May 2017

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The Department of Justice has published the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017. This Bill is designed to give effect to, and provide for derogations from, the General Data...

Time Limits to Complain to Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to be Extended

May 2017

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The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017 was published on 10 May 2017. The purpose of the Bill is to amalgamate the offices of the Financial Services Ombudsman and Pensions Ombudsman and...

Reasonable Accommodation - What’s Reasonable?

May 2017

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A recent determination (ADJ – 00000557) from the Workplace Relations Commission (the WRC) provides further insight and guidance for employers on the scope of their duty to reasonably accommodate a disabled employee.

Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas: enactment is imminent

May 2017

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Further to our recent bulletins on the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016, which will amend the Companies Act 2014, the Bill was passed by Seanad Eireann (having previously been passed by Dáil...

Ireland adopts the Alternative A Insolvency Remedy under the Cape Town Convention

May 2017

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The Irish Government has signed an Order giving the Cape Town Convention Alternative A insolvency remedy force of law in Ireland.

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Court of Appeal Breathes Much Needed Life into the Offer of Amends Procedure

Supreme Court says Third Party Funding a Matter for the Legislature

FinTech in Ireland 2017

When a bet’s not a bet in Ireland

Likely Filing Deadline of 26 September 2017 for the Central Beneficial Ownership Register for Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies

General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017 Published

Time Limits to Complain to Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to be Extended

Reasonable Accommodation - What’s Reasonable?

Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas: enactment is imminent

Ireland adopts the Alternative A Insolvency Remedy under the Cape Town Convention