Nov 2020

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The recent case of Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services [2020] EWHC 2750 highlights the requirement for tenants to follow the strict conditions set out in a break clause.

Nov 2020

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The Irish government's Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 sets out its risk management strategy for the next six to nine months.

Nov 2020

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ALG Employment Knowledge Lawyer, Triona Sugrue joined Declan Collins on HR Headquarters podcast interview series to discuss the most common problems organisations are facing as a result of COVID-19.

Nov 2020

Article

While Brexit makes the UK a third country for the purposes of EU law, Ireland's proximity (geographically and econonomically) to the UK makes the application of competition law to cross-border trade that more relevant and complex.

Nov 2020

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)'s Fund Management Companies guidance sets out minimum expectations for UCITS management companies, AIFMs, self-managed UCITS and internally managed AIFs minimum expectations with respect to the retrievability of records

Nov 2020

Article

On 24 September 2020, as part of its new Digital Finance Package, the European Commission published a renewed strategy for modern and safe retail payments.

Nov 2020

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The Oireachtas Committee on Housing has been told, by representatives from the Department of Housing, that it is drafting a "use it or lose it" law relative to planning permissions granted for housing development.

Nov 2020

Article

Stablecoins are cryptocurrency that are pegged to a traditional asset, such as a fiat currency or gold. Other stablecoins are linked to an asset pool. By pegging the reference value to a stable asset, stablecoins aim to avoid or minimise price volatility. 

Nov 2020

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The European Commission (EC) launched a consultation relating to its review of the AIFMD, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, in October 2020. This followed an earlier EC report on AIFMD. In August, ESMA wrote a letter to the EC suggesting areas to consider during the ongoing review of the AIFMD. We look at this in detail.

Nov 2020

Article

As we head towards the end of the year, what have been the most notable Irish competition law highlights so far?