Minister launches Model Publication Scheme for FOI Bodies Nov 2015 Article The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has launched a Model Publication Scheme and associated Guidance for FOI bodies. READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments Oct 2015 Article On the International Front, we consider the AIFMD passport, cyber-security for hedge fund managers, the Capital Markets Union and, in particular, the EU Commission call for evidence on the EU... READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments Oct 2015 Article On the Domestic Front we look at Deadlines, New Central Bank UCITS Regulations, Guidance and Q&A, AIFMD Q&A, Investor Money Regulations Q&A and an interesting address by... READ MORE
Access to Information on the Environment Update Oct 2015 Article UPDATE FOLLOWING AN ADDRESS FROM THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION READ MORE
Updated Irish ad code beefs up gambling requirements Oct 2015 Article The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (‘ASAI’), an independent self-regulatory body, published on 17 September the seventh edition of its Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing, of which Section 10 now... READ MORE
Cyber Risk – Is Your Business Prepared? Oct 2015 Article Cyber security breaches are continually hitting national and international headlines and the need to be proactive to safeguard your business against such risks is increasingly important. READ MORE
The War on Renewables? Oct 2015 Article It is safe to say that the recent budget announced by Chancellor George Osborne came as something of a shock to the clean energy industry. READ MORE
Penalty Clauses in the Context of Leaver Provisions Oct 2015 Article Provisions allowing one party to withhold or forfeit future payments following a breach, or exit provisions allowing an innocent party to buy out a defaulting party at below market value,... READ MORE
Assignment of a Bare Cause of Action void as being Champertous Oct 2015 Article SPV Osus Limited -v- HSBC International Trust Services (Ireland) Limited & ors [2015] IEHC 602 arose out of the Madoff fraud. Optimal Strategic US Equity Limited (OS) invested nearly all of its assets... READ MORE
Irish High Court rules arbitral award may constitute a debt for the purposes of bankruptcy proceedings Oct 2015 Article In Des Hennessey v Building Contractors Ltd v O'Beirne [2015] IEHC 596, the Irish High Court considered whether the arbitrator had been validly appointed and whether the petitioner was entitled to enforce... READ MORE