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Legal Updates & Insights

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    Consultation on updates to CBI Implementation Notice for competent authority discretions in CRD IV and CRR

    The Central Bank of Ireland is consulting on proposed changes to its Implementation Notice

    Financial Regulation Advisory
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Cross Sectoral and Other October 2026

    Domestic updates include draft guidance on third-party risk management and feedback report on customer experience in the retail sector. European updates include AML/CFT developments.

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

    At EU level, the market integration and supervision package was progressed of final draft guidelines on delayed disclosure of inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation were published.

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

    EIOPA is consulting on a proposed supervisory statement on insurance-based investment product sales processes and pre-contractual disclosures.

    Finance
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    Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Banking, Payments and Crypto October 2026

    At EU level, there were legislative updates on revisions to the payment services framework and the securitisation framework and developments relating to the crypto-asset market.

    Finance
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    CJEU confirms payment service providers must refund unauthorised payments first and assess customer negligence later

    On 15 October 2026, CJEU ruled that a PSP may not refuse the immediate refund of an unauthorised payment transaction on the ground that the transaction and consequent losses were attributable to the gross negligence of the payer.

    Financial Regulation Advisory
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    DLT and tokenisation: Emerging themes and CBI priorities

    On 2 November 2026, the CBI issued its feedback statement following the publication of a discussion paper on distributed ledger technology and tokenisation within financial services in March this year.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    After Coolglass: Is planning climate-ready?

    The Coolglass decision has become one of the most significant climate and planning judgments in Ireland in recent years.

    Environmental & Planning
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    Consumer protection in the spotlight: CBI report on customer experience

    The CBI has published a feedback report that outlines findings from the CBI’s cross-sectoral supervisory activities on customer experience during 2025 and 2026.

    Financial Regulation Advisory
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    Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union: Latest developments on competitiveness and security

    As Ireland enters the final weeks of its term, we look at some of the latest developments made in advancing the competitiveness and security objectives set out in its Presidency Programme.

    EU, Competition & Procurement
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    PDMR compliance under MAR: Key take aways from CBI inspection

    The Central Bank of Ireland recently published a letter it sent to CEOs and company secretaries of certain equity issuers.

    Financial Regulation Advisory
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    Media Regulation Bill 2026 – Current status and media mergers under the draft EU Merger Guidelines

    The Media Regulation Bill 2026 is proceeding through the Irish legislature and is currently at Committee Stage in Seanad Éireann.

    EU, Competition & Procurement