Legal Updates & Insights

Nov 2018

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Almost immediately after the Brexit referendum result was known in June 2016, the talk was when would the UK "trigger" Article 50? There was much speculation about when the UK would send...

Nov 2018

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No deal Brexit plans, Uncleared OTCs, Clearing & Trading, MMFs, PRIIPs KID, Assessing leverage in investment funds, ECB proposals to mitigate financial stability risks in the investment fund sector, AML/CTF

Nov 2018

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Diversity reporting obligations for listed Fund companies

Nov 2018

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Deadlines, CJA 2018, Outsourcing, Clearing & Trading, AIF depositaries, UCITS ETF share classes, BMR, CBI speeches, strategy & funding, Corporate Governance for Investment Firms and Market Operators, FCA and Brexit

Nov 2018

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On 23 November 2018, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the eagerly awaited draft Guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR.

Nov 2018

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The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018 came into operation on 26 November 2018.

Nov 2018

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Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) has initiated a very welcome public consultation on possibly simplifying the merger control process.

Nov 2018

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As the year draws to a close, many employers are re-setting their "leave year" clock and the natural question of what will happen to any untaken annual leave entitlement arises....

Nov 2018

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On 21 November 2018, the Irish lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann, voted to approve a motion supporting the Draft Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK. 

Nov 2018

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In August 2018, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the creation of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), in collaboration with 11 other international financial regulators.