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Paid Leave for Parents – time for employers to prepare

Oct 2019

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This summer we saw the introduction of the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act, 2019 which extended unpaid parental leave from 18 to 22 weeks and a further extension to 26 weeks' parental leave by 2020. This...

Irish Budget 2020

Oct 2019

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Key messages from Mr Paschal Donohoe, the Irish Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform on 8 October 2019

Beneficial ownership and Irish investment funds

Oct 2019

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The Irish beneficial ownership regulations for corporate entities and trusts are relevant for Irish fund management companies and for collective investment schemes structured as companies, ICAVs and unit trusts.

SEAR: Part of an international drive for greater individual accountability?

Oct 2019

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The past decade has seen a marked and continuing shift in global focus towards greater accountability and responsibility for decision making in the financial sector - no doubt influenced by...

European Commission fines companies for an anti-competitive arrangement in the food sector

Oct 2019

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On 27 September 2019, the European Commission (Commission) announced that it had fined two companies a total of €31.6m for breaching EU antitrust rules. A third company involved was not fined as...

Legal stress-testing of planning applications

Oct 2019

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Legal stress-testing involves carrying out a legal review of a planning application before being lodged

Significant Supreme Court Decision: Employer duty to reasonably accommodate clarified

Oct 2019

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The Supreme Court, weighing in on the legal saga relating to Daly v Nano Nagle School, has clarified the extent of an employer's duty to reasonably accommodate a disabled employee....

Patents in Ireland 2019

Sep 2019

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John Whelan, Head of A&L Goodbody's Commercial & Technology Department and Alison Quinn, Associate, Commercial & Technology, review patent laws and regulations in Ireland.

Government publishes Legislation Programme for Autumn 2019

Sep 2019

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The Government Chief Whip, Seán Kyne TD, has published the Government’s Legislation Programme for Autumn 2019. The Programme lists 32 priority Bills; 27 Bills currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas,...

Data face off: first court judgment ever on legality of facial recognition technology

Sep 2019

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Last month, the UK Information Commissioner (ICO) released a statement announcing an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in public spaces and expressing concern over its "potential...

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European Commission fines companies for an anti-competitive arrangement in the food sector

Legal stress-testing of planning applications

Significant Supreme Court Decision: Employer duty to reasonably accommodate clarified

Patents in Ireland 2019

Government publishes Legislation Programme for Autumn 2019

Data face off: first court judgment ever on legality of facial recognition technology