Legal Updates & Insights

May 2019

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Irish Practice. EMIR Refit deadline, Central Register of Beneficial Ownership, Central Bank Speeches, FATCA and DAC2-CRS.

May 2019

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ESG amendments to the UCITS Directive and AIFMD, Shareholders' Rights Directive, ESMA speeches and newsletter, Brexit and TPR, EU Legislative Proposals, Foreign Direct Investment screening, AML/ CFT.

May 2019

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When it comes to what the post-Brexit landscape will look like for employers with British employees on Irish soil (and vice versa), the question of immigration status remains high on...

May 2019

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​In Nolan v Sunday Newspapers Ltd [2019] IECA 141, Peart J. found for the court that the High Court (O'Connor J sitting without a jury) had been correct in holding that two...

May 2019

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SRD II contains transparency provisions which are applicable specifically to AIFMs, UCITS ManCos and SMICs.

May 2019

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Ireland has unique mandatory reporting laws. These laws require individuals/entities to report to the authorities certain information concerning third parties' involvement in certain crimes, including 'white collar' crimes, unless...

May 2019

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Last week the European Court of Justice (the CJEU) delivered a significant judgment that all employers need to be aware of. In short, the CJEU held that employers must have...

May 2019

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In Ocean Point Development Company Ltd. (in receivership) v. Patterson Bannon Architects Ltd & ors  [2019] IEHC 311 the High Court held that a dispute between property development company and a construction company...

May 2019

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In December 2018 the Central Bank published a consultation exercise on revised AML/CTF guidelines (the Guidelines) for the financial sector. The Guidelines set out the expectations of the Central Bank...

May 2019

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​In Kelland Homes Ltd v Ballytherm Ltd [2019] IEHC 2019, the third named defendant, Covestro BV, failed to discharge the onus of proving that the dominant purpose of a series of eight...