Legal Updates & Insights

Mar 2020

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COVID-19 is presenting unique and unprecedented challenges for employers who have to grapple with often complex HR and data protection related issues in a rapidly escalating crisis. Employers are anxious...

Mar 2020

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ESMA issued a decision temporarily requiring the holders of net short positions in shares traded on an EU regulated market to report positions of 0.1% and above. Net short positions holders...

Mar 2020

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Some businesses in Ireland, the UK and various European Union member states may require State Aid and State support to deal with the current crisis.

Mar 2020

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On 13 March 2020, the European Commission found as being compatible with EU state law a €12m/DKK 91m scheme operated by Denmark to compensate organisers of events for loss or damage...

Mar 2020

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As countries continue to respond to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, employers are understandably under pressure to ensure they protect their employees, react appropriately and ensure steps taken are in line...

Mar 2020

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On 4 March 2020 the Central Bank (CBI) issued a statement on COVID-19 indicating that it is monitoring developments closely to assess the impact on the economy and financial system. The short...

Mar 2020

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In this, our third bulletin on employment matters related to coronavirus (COVID-19), we focus on the news just announced that the rules on illness benefit will be amended, which will...

Mar 2020

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On 25 February 2020 the Central Bank published a 'Notice of Intention' which proposed the addition of a number of new roles to the list of pre-approval controlled functions (PCFs) under the...

Mar 2020

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The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision in Goode Concrete V CRH PLC & Ors [2017] IEHC 534 in relation to the concept and permissibility of "Confidentiality Rings" in Irish...

Mar 2020

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The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has published a report recommending changes to the rules governing insolvency protection for package travel 'organisers' and 'linked travel arrangement' (LTA) facilitators established in...