Legal Updates & Insights

Mar 2018

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The Beast from the East meets Storm Emma. It might sound like the premise for a charming fairy tale but the extreme weather will undoubtedly have affected the progress of...

Mar 2018

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This week, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has released statistics confirming a 31% increase over the past 5 years of complaints alleging sexual harassment in the workplace.

Feb 2018

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Today, at 1 o’clock Brussels time, the European Commission published a draft Withdrawal Brexit Agreement.

Feb 2018

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Q. What are the key aspects of the Data Protection Bill of most relevance to businesses that are in the process of preparing for the GDPR?

Feb 2018

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From an International perspective we look at the EU Commission notices on the consequences of Brexit on Asset Management and other banking and finance sectors, the MMF Regulation and the...

Feb 2018

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From an Irish Practice and Domestic perspective, we look at some approaching compliance deadlines, a Central Bank speech on the importance of diversity in financial services and Central Bank Markets...

Feb 2018

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Ireland is bracing itself (literally) for the first code red alert of 2018 – the 'Beast of the East' (otherwise known as Storm Emma). The lead in time for Storm Emma presents...

Feb 2018

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Further to our recent bulletin, the Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017, which further transposes the EU statutory audit package and consolidates existing audit legislation into the Companies Act 2014, commenced and completed ...

Feb 2018

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On 16 February 2018, the Government published the National Planning Framework (NPF), which, together with the National Development Plan (NDP), form ‘Project Ireland 2040’ - the Government's vision for how to develop the...

Feb 2018

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Ireland, unlike England and Wales, does not have sentencing guidance relative to health and safety offences.  Having said that, there are quite a number of Court decisions that provide useful...