Jul 2019

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The Department of Finance recently received approval from Cabinet to draft the heads of a Central Bank (Amendment) Bill. Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, has stated his intention to publish the heads of this Bill before the end of 2019. The legislation is intended to give the Central Bank increased regulatory powers in order to stimulate greater accountability and transparency in the fin...

Jun 2019

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The MSA's has been criticised in the past for being all bark and no bite. The lack of enforcement action or penalty within the original legislation being cited as making the legislation a moral compass only. However, recent case law points towards a sea change of approach with both civil and criminal law sanctions being applied.

Jun 2019

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The Government has recently launched a draft Marine Planning Policy Statement (MPPS), which outlines a programme of legislative reform to modernise the Irish marine planning system. At present, the planning process for a development in a marine area is quite complicated. A development such as an offshore wind farm, for example, requires a number of permissions from different bodies in order t...

Jun 2019

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Data Centres (DCs) are predicted as being a significant user of Irish energy resources in the future. Innovative renewable energy solutions will be required to meet this demand and minimise the need for grid reinforcement. ALG has advised on such solutions for DCs with renewable energy operato...

Jun 2019

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The Irish Government has published the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the 2019 Bill) which substantially overhauls the Investment Limited Partnership Act 1994.

Jun 2019

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On 14 June 2019, Ireland's competition agency announced the introduction, probably in 2020, of a simplified merger review procedure.

Jun 2019

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Throughout all stages of development, from planning, to construction and compliance, developers must ensure that risks associated with potential land contamination are identified and addressed, this can be a costly and time-consuming process.

Jun 2019

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n Kelleher v National Asset Loan Management Ltd [2019] IEHC 392​, the High Court refused an application for discovery, even in circumstance where the plaintiff alleged 'unconscionable conduct' on the part of the defendant. The court found that even if a' limited threshold' test for discovery is applicable to a case of this nature, the plaintiff must still show relevance and necessity. The court...

Jun 2019

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Environmental legislation in Ireland is principally administered and enforced in various ways. The Minister for the Communications, Climate Action & Environment has an important policy setting role and the Health & Safety Authority is responsible for the enforcement of occupational health and safety law. We set out some examples of the types of licenses or permits that are relevant to data

Jun 2019

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EU & International. ESMA updates AIFMD and UCITS Q&As (on depositary functions), ESMA consultation on SFTR reporting, ESMA newsletter, AML/ CFT.