Legal Updates & Insights

Jan 2019

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After enduring a rocky road through the legislative process, the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 was signed into law by the President on Christmas Day 2018 and is scheduled to commence in...

Jan 2019

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The impact of Brexit will be keenly felt in Ireland regarding the provision of services generally (including financial services).

Jan 2019

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The General Scheme (the Scheme) of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the Bill) has been published by the Department of Justice. The full text of...

Jan 2019

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Data privacy is a priority for all employers but especially those with operations in more than one country. It impacts all aspects of the employment relationship and, with the increase...

Jan 2019

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Following the decision of the House of Commons on 15 January 2019 to reject the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK, what happens now?

Jan 2019

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The Defender v HSBC decision highlights the pitfalls that can arise when several parties have contributed to the same loss, especially if a claimant fails to pursue both defendants, particularly...

Jan 2019

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In a decision handed down on 5 December last, the Court of Appeal (Irvine J, Whelan J and Baker J) has dismissed an appeal brought by a creditor of Bank of...

Jan 2019

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On the domestic front, the Director of Securities Markets Supervision, Colm Kincaid, gave a speech on the role of RegTech in financial services and the CBI published a consultation paper...

Jan 2019

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Domestically, the Director of Asset Management and Investment Banking at the CBI, Michael Hodson gave a speech on the potential ramification of a hard Brexit for Investment firms. On the...

Jan 2019

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It was a relatively busy month on the domestic front. The CBI published its latest Insurance Quarterly Newsletter and the latest edition of the Intermediary Times. It also published a...