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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill: The Effects on Companies

Feb 2015

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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill (the Bill) is currently making its way through Parliament, bringing with it a number of important changes to company law. The intention of...

China Proposes Draft New Foreign Investment Law

Feb 2015

Article

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") released the draft of its proposed new foreign investment law (the "Draft Law") for public consultation on 19 January 2015.

Review of M&A activity in 2014 and considerations for 2015

Feb 2015

Article

With the recent devolvement of corporation tax setting powers, the frequent announcements of new jobs coming into Northern Ireland not to mention the reported increase in the level of activity...

‘Zero Hours’ contracts are here to stay

Feb 2015

Article

The public consultation on the use of zero-hours contracts in Northern Ireland closed at the end of September 2014. Following the consultation process, Minister Farry announced this week that an outright...

ICAV bill passes all stages in the Oireachtas

Feb 2015

Article

The legislation which provides for the establishment of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (the ICAV) has now been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The ICAV is a new...

Central Bank publishes report on Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism & Financial Sanctions Compliance in Irish banking sector

Feb 2015

Article

The Central Bank of Ireland today published a report of its observations in relation to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Financial Sanctions (FS) compliance by...

Central Bank publishes enforcement priorities for 2015

Feb 2015

Article

On 9 February 2015 the Central Bank of Ireland published a statement of enforcement priorities for 2015. This is its fifth annual statement of areas on which it intends to focus in order...

Compulsory retirement leads to award of 24,000

Feb 2015

Article

The Equality Tribunal (the Tribunal) recently issued its latest determination on the topical subject of age discrimination and compulsory retirement (Richard Lett v Earagail Eisc Teo (DEC E2014-076). The...

Meeting Competitors: What executives may, and, may not do - The Competition Law Angle

Feb 2015

Article

Every executive in business inevitably meets competitors. Commercial life probably could not function if one did not meet competitors at some point – for example, at meetings of trade associations, where...

Case Update: Obesity now a Disability?

Feb 2015

Article

The Industrial Tribunal decision in Neil Bickerstaff –and- Gerard Butcher (Case Ref: 92/14) has attracted considerable media attention over recent days and with good reason. The decision is the first reported...

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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill: The Effects on Companies

China Proposes Draft New Foreign Investment Law

Review of M&A activity in 2014 and considerations for 2015

‘Zero Hours’ contracts are here to stay

ICAV bill passes all stages in the Oireachtas

Central Bank publishes report on Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism & Financial Sanctions Compliance in Irish banking sector

Central Bank publishes enforcement priorities for 2015

Compulsory retirement leads to award of 24,000

Meeting Competitors: What executives may, and, may not do - The Competition Law Angle

Case Update: Obesity now a Disability?