Mar 2020

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Additional Government guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been issued today, 27 March 2020. Whilst the Scheme has been very much welcomed, the scant details provided left employers guessing at whether and how it might apply to them.

Mar 2020

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Our Restructuring & Insolvency team are here assist and to share their insights around supporting and guiding directors through this trying time when decisions may not be easy to make. In particular, we are hopeful our note below on 'Supporting directors duties during financial uncertainty' can help directors seeking to minimise risk, and businesses planning to avoid the need for a formal insolve

Mar 2020

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Last Friday, 20th March, 2020, the President signed into law emergency legislation in response to the evolving Covid-19 crisis. The Act gives the Government wide ranging powers to introduce Regulations in the area of public health aimed at slowing down the virus.

Mar 2020

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The European Union (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2020 (the Irish SRD II Regulations) come into operation on 30 March 2020. This is the Irish implementing legislation for the Second Shareholders' Rights Directive (SRD II).

Mar 2020

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In our latest publication we outline and answer key questions of relevance to public companies listed/traded in Dublin and/or London in the context of COVID-19.

Mar 2020

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Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) – implementing legislation to come into force on 30 March 2020.

Mar 2020

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In this edition of our series "Responding to COVID-19 - Board Business" and to assist boards in navigating the M&A process in this unprecedented environment, we look at some immediate challenges for Boards and deal makers as the disruptive effects continue to intensify across all sectors of the economy. 

Mar 2020

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On 25 March 2020, Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) published on its website the European Competition Network's (ECN) joint statement on the relationship between the COVID-19 crisis and competition law.

Mar 2020

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On 20 March 2020, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published recommendations on supervisory flexibility regarding the deadline for supervisory reporting and public disclosure by (re)insurers.

Mar 2020

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For many businesses contending with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a key consideration will be seeking to suspend or be excused from contractual obligations. In the second of a series of three articles, Barbara Creed, Litigation Partner in our Belfast Office...