Jan 2022

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While it is safe to say that 2021 saw some important developments in employment law, there is no doubt that in 2022 we are set to see some real changes.

Jan 2022

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Ireland's Department of An Taoiseach (the Irish Prime Minister) has prepared its Spring 2022 Legislative Programme.

Jan 2022

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Mergers, acquisitions and certain joint ventures are notified to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) which determines whether the proposed transaction would “substantially lessen competition" in Ireland.

Jan 2022

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On 20 January 2022, the Irish Deputy Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, told Dáil Éireann – the more powerful of Ireland's two houses of parliament – that Ireland will publish new competition legislation during the week of 24 January 2022.

Jan 2022

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The government has published the long anticipated Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 which it has hailed as a “watershed moment as we move from self-regulation to an era of accountability in online safety”.

Jan 2022

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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is Ireland's primary competition and consumer protection agency.

Jan 2022

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In public procurement competitions, there is potential for a legal challenge from an unsuccessful bidder to trigger an automatic injunction on awarding the contract.

Jan 2022

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Domestically, the CBI has published the 36th Edition of its UCITS Q&A Document and the 44th Edition of AIFMD Q&A Document; At a European level, ESMA responded to a letter from the Commission on the use of reverse solicitation, the effective date of the Level 2 regulatory technical standards for SFDR has been delayed

Jan 2022

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Domestically, the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021 was published and the CBI published the opening statement at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform; At a European level EIOPA announced its sustainable finance activities for 2022 – 2024, EIOPA launched a pilot exercise on climate change adaptation in non-life underwriting and pricing

Jan 2022

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Domestically, the CBI published its cross industry guidance on operational resilience and feedback statement, published its cross industry guidance on outsourcing and feedback statement; At a European level, the EBA published a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards for crowdfunding service providers, Christine Lagarde delivered welcoming remarks at the Fifth Annual Conference