Aug 2019

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Ireland's Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, TD, has requested the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to study the public liability insurance sector in Ireland.

Aug 2019

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If the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019 without a deal, the UK will become a ‘third country’ to the EU. Trade with the EU would be based on the rules of WTO and in particular under the GATS.

Aug 2019

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The UK Government's commitment to cracking down on concealed employment relationships is now beginning to take effect. The Government has recently published draft legislation outlining the new rules for off-payroll workers, confirming that from 6 April 2020 the rules for engaging individuals through personal service companies (PSCs) are changing.

Aug 2019

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Domestic News – There have been many developments at domestic level, including the extension of the deadline of the UCITS exemption to produce and provide a PRIIPs KID to 31 December 2021. The Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2019 was published and will overhaul the Investment Limited Partnership Act 1994...

Aug 2019

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Domestic News – This month, the Central Bank (Investment Market Conduct) Rules entered into force. European News – There have been many developments at European level, including a report on the cross-border supervision of retail financial services by the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs)...

Aug 2019

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There have been many developments at domestic level, including the entering into force of the Judicial Council Act 2019 which provides for the establishment of a Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee...– There were also developments at European level, including the publication of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services.

Aug 2019

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Domestic News – This month, CBI published the results of its Bank Lending Survey for July 2019, as well as information on the criteria used in the supervisory review and evaluation process...

Aug 2019

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Domestic News – There have been some developments at domestic level, including a speech by Acting Governor of the CBI, Sharon Donnery on issues facing the Irish economy. The CBI also published several Submission Templates and pieces of Guidance on their website under the Prospectus Regulation. There have been many developments at a European level, including the publication of Regulation (EU) 2019.

Aug 2019

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With the immediacy (and uncertainty) of Brexit, the MSA's is not top of the list for many organisations. However, July 2019 saw a significant development in this legislation with the UK Government's commitment to toughen section 54 of the MSA, specifically in regard to enforcement following the launch of a new consultation (the Consultation)...

Aug 2019

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There is currently some commentary in the marketplace regarding the recently enacted Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 which is giving rise to concerns that landlords will be required to assume liability for their tenants’ rates. This arises from a particular section of the Act which provides that, on the sale of property which is subject to rates, the vendor must first discharge..