Legal Updates & Insights

Jan 2019

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Conducting disciplinary procedures can be a difficult task for any employer. Our Employment & Incentives Belfast team has outlined the key steps an organisation should take when conducting a disciplinary procedure.

Jan 2019

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Ailbhe Dennehy, Senior Associate, on the A&L Goodbody Employment team conducts a review of the top employment cases from 2018 in this webinar recording. 

Jan 2019

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Notwithstanding the uncertainty of Brexit and the relative stagnation of local government, employment law continues to evolve apace. That said, many businesses still rely on outdated template employment contracts for...

Jan 2019

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On 24 January 2019 the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) published 228 legally binding decisions from 2018. The FSPO indicated that the aim in publishing the decisions was to enhance transparency and understanding...

Jan 2019

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With 59 days to go until B-Day, it is still not clear what will happen.  Among the several plates which are spinning are: The UK's House of Commons is still voting...

Jan 2019

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The 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code (the New Code) replaces the version of the Code issued by the UK's Financial reporting Council (FRC) in April 2016.  The New Code applies to financial...

Jan 2019

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Deadlines, UK TPR, MMFs, CBI AML/CTF Guidelines, the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2019, Brexit, AEOI reporting.

Jan 2019

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EU “no-deal” Contingency Action Plan, EU report on the operation of the AIFMD, new Investment Firms regulatory framework, ESMA report on retail investment products, AML/ CTF.

Jan 2019

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Will the Brexit deadline of 29 March impact any of the Central Bank filing deadlines?

Jan 2019

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With the introduction of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, individuals are more alive to their data and privacy rights. An increase in awareness and the exercise of those rights...