Legal Updates & Insights

Mar 2018

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We look at the key areas where employers will need to implement change to manage the impact of GDPR.

Mar 2018

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If a transaction by a company amounts to an "unlawful distribution", and the company subsequently goes into liquidation, will an action for recovery of the benefits of that distribution, brought...

Mar 2018

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On a domestic level, the Data Protection Bill 2018 was published which incorporates Ireland's national implementing measures required under the GDPR. The Central Bank published its Q&A in relation to...

Mar 2018

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From a domestic perspective, the Central Bank published a table of reporting requirements for MiFID investment firms. On a European level, ESMA has issued updates to a number of its...

Mar 2018

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On the domestic front, the Cost of Insurance Working Group published its fourth update on progress, while the Department of Finance consulted on the National Claims Information Database.

Mar 2018

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It has been a relatively quiet month on the domestic front, a research paper on the impact of repossession risk on mortgage default was published by the Central Bank.  From...

Mar 2018

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In Ireland the Central Bank announced its intention to broaden the scope of what a Loan Originating Qualifying Investor AIF (LO-QIAIF) may invest in to include "investment in debt/credit...

Mar 2018

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A new private members bill, the Prohibition of Bogus Self-Employment Bill 2018 (the Bill), put forward by Solidarity – People Before Profit, was published on 12 March 2018.

Mar 2018

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Last week, the European Commission published a 2018 Fintech Action Plan

Mar 2018

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With Valentine's Day upon us and love in the air this week, I thought I would pivot somewhat and delve into another sub-sector of the tech world - the online...