ALG’s annual review of Irish merger deals notified to the CCPC in 2019
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Irish merger deals notified to the CCPC in 2019 drop by over half but rebound seems underway
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Irish merger deals notified to the CCPC in 2019 drop by over half but rebound seems underway
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Domestically, the proposal of a Bill to establish a cross-border agency for criminal activity in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and a speech by Michael Hodson of the CBI; At European level, new European Council conclusions on the deepening of the Capital Markets Union, and AML; joint guidelines on AML published by the European Supervisory Authorities....
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Domestically, CBI publishes first Motor Insurance Report of the National Claims Information Database; At European level, EIOPA identifies areas where risks for consumers remain high...
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Domestically, CBI Supervisory Priorities for 2020; At European level, ESMA's pan-EU review on the use of supervisory sanctions for UCITS
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Domestically, the CBI has released its final markets update of 2019; At European level a new regulation on the powers, governance and funding of the ESAs has been published...
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Domestically, the CBI published the second Financial Stability Review of 2019, and the Department of Justice published an independent evaluation of community banking in Ireland; At European level the European Commission and Council have issued a joint statement on "stablecoins", while the EBA has published reports on short-termism, and risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector...
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Dawn raids - practical advice for general counsel
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The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy TD, and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton TD, launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines (the draft Guidelines) on 12 December 2019.
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A legal guide to Acquisition and Leveraged Finance in Ireland
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The Central Bank of Ireland has updated its Minimum Competency Code 2017 and Minimum Competency Regulations 2017 Questions and Answers, in order to take account of the Mortgage Credit Directive, MiFID II and the Insurance Distribution Directive...
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