Jan 2022

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On 17 December 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published its finalised cross-industry guidance on outsourcing (the Guidance), which applies to all regulated firms, including (re)insurers and (re)insurance intermediaries.

Jan 2022

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The Maritime Area Planning Act (the MAP Act) has now been passed by both houses in the Irish legislature and was signed into law by the President on 23 December 2021.

Jan 2022

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While the continued impact of EU competition law on big tech in particular, dominates the headlines - and will probably do so into 2022, including the Digital Markets act - there has been a flurry of very recent State aid decisions by the European Commission (Commission) and activity before the EU Courts (both pandemic and non-pandemic related).

Dec 2021

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The Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 (the LRD Act) has been enacted and is due to commence.

Dec 2021

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Earlier this year, the English High Court ruled in favour of landlords seeking to recover rental arrears that accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 2021

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The Maritime Area Planning Bill (the MAP Bill) continues its progress through the Irish legislature.

Dec 2021

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SFDR delay, UCITS fee rebate arrangements, cessation of LIBORs and EOINIA, consultation on remote customer onboarding solutions

Dec 2021

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Deadlines, CBI year end timeframes, CBI Q&A, CBI guidance on operational resilience, company law flexibility measures, beneficial ownership of CFVs

Dec 2021

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The Central Bank of Ireland issued timeframes for receipt of applications that are seeking a Christmas or year-end effective date for:

Dec 2021

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Domestically, the CBI issued market updates Issue number 14 and 15 of 2021; At European level, ESMA published its common enforcement priorities for 2021 annual financial reports.