Aug 2022

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Ireland's long-awaited investment screening legislation was published earlier today. The Screening of Third Countries Investment Bill (the Bill), once enacted, will introduce a screening mechanism for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland.

Aug 2022

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A new cartel leniency regime is set to be introduced in Ireland under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (the 2022 Act), which will allow cartel members to benefit from reduced penalties by coming forward to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and admitting their wrongdoing.

Aug 2022

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Menopause is increasingly on the agenda as a workplace issue and employers who fail to support their menopausal employees risk claims being brought under both health and safety and discrimination legislation.

Jul 2022

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The Department of Finance has now published the long-awaited Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022.

Jul 2022

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Earlier this year, Ireland implemented the interest limitation rule (ILR) with effect from 1 January 2022. The ILR stems from Council Directive (EU) 2016/1164 (ATAD) and aims to limit the deductibility of interest payments and to battle tax avoidance through excessive interest payments.

Jul 2022

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Have you been pro-rating / using the 12.07% method to calculate holiday pay for permanent part-year/ casual/ zero hour workers?

Jul 2022

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On 13 July 2022, the General Court of the European Union (the General Court) handed down its judgment in Case T-227/21 concerning an action brought by Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) and Grail LLC (Grail) to challenge the decision of the European Commission (the Commission) to review the acquisition of Grail by Illumina (the Transaction). 

Jul 2022

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On 21 July 2022, Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that it has approved unconditionally the proposed acquisition by Permanent TSB plc (PTSB) of certain assets of Ulster Bank Ireland DAC (UBIDAC) (part of NatWest) after a Phase 2 investigation.

Jul 2022

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On 10 June 2022, in AIG Europe SA and others v John Wood Group plc and another [2022] EWCA Civ 781, the UK Court of Appeal (the Court) upheld a Commercial Court decision maintaining an anti-suit injunction granted to insurers, preventing the continuation of proceedings in Canada.

Jul 2022

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On 30 June 2022, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the EU’s internal market (the Regulation).