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Legal Updates & Insights

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    SIAs: Ireland’s Budget 2027 confirms tax rate and thresholds

    The introduction of the new savings and investment account (SIA) was one of the most anticipated changes of Ireland’s Budget 2027

    Financial Regulation Advisory
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    A landmark decision for infrastructure delivery: Court of Appeal clears the way for the A5 Western Transport Corridor

    The Court of Appeal’s decision on the A5 Western Transport Corridor marks a significant turning point in one of Northern Ireland's most high-profile and long-running infrastructure projects.

    Belfast
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    Central Bank of Ireland deadlines for pre-Christmas/year-end applications 2026

    The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) issued details of its deadlines for receipt of applications that have pre-Christmas or pre year-end approval deadlines.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Cross Sectoral and Other September 2026

    The Central Bank of Ireland launched a survey to inform its strategy for 2028 to 2032 and commenced a consultation on proposals to amend methodologies used to allocate the annual industry funding levy across certain sectors.

    Financial Regulation Advisory
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Investment Firms September 2026

    The CBI reported on a thematic assessment on fitness and probity, with recommended action points for all MiFID firms. At an EU level, ESMA issued two supervision-related updates, and a code of conduct for issuer-sponsored research was published.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Insurance September 2026

    The CBI announced a change to the Insurance Compensation Fund levy. EIOPA issued technical advice on minimum common standards for insurance guarantee schemes and a climate impact report for life and health insurers and occupational pension providers.

    Finance
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Banking and Payments September 2026

    At an EU level, several technical standards and guidance documents for credit institutions were published, including draft guidelines on the management of third-party risk relating to non-ICT services.

    Finance
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    Budget 2027: Rewarding work and investing for the future

    We have highlighted some of the key changes outlined in today’s announcement.

    Tax
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    Northern Ireland’s Health & Life Sciences sector: From innovation to scale

    Northern Ireland's Health and Life Sciences sector has attracted considerable attention in recent years, and with good reason. Read more.

    Hospitals & Healthcare
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    Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union: Competitiveness at the halfway point

    As Ireland has just passed the halfway point of its presidency, we look at some of the current developments focusing on competitiveness.

    EU, Competition & Procurement
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    U.S. Listed, Irish Companies: Q3 2026 Update

    This update sets out the key market, legal, regulatory, and tax developments during Q3 2026 that are applicable to U.S. listed, Irish companies.

    Capital Markets - Equity
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    Next Retail Ltd and Next Distribution Ltd v Thandi and others [2026] EAT 130

    Ireland has missed the 7 June 2026 transposition deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, but its requirements remain unchanged.

    Employment