Aug 2025

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When the kiss-cam zoomed-in on a couple at a Coldplay concert, a private “office romance” between the CEO and Chief of People of a US start-up became a matter of public and online debate.

Aug 2025

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On 1 August 2025, the Planning and Development (Amendment Act) 2025 came into force (the Planning Amendment Act 2025). The Planning Amendment Act 2025 brings in a number of important updates to Irish planning law.

Aug 2025

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The Supreme Court has clarified that emotional distress, upset, and anxiety alone do not constitute a ‘personal injury’ within the meaning of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (as amended).

Jul 2025

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On 30 July 2025, the European Commission published a recommendation on a voluntary sustainability reporting standard for SMEs. The primary aim of this standard is to help companies that are not in scope of CSRD to respond to information requests.

Jul 2025

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We have turned the pages of the Corporate Enforcement Authority’s latest annual report and identified the key trends in corporate enforcement activity.

Jul 2025

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UCITS Eligible Assets, sustainability-related claims, sustainability risks and disclosures, UCITS Q&As, NBFI, sustainability reporting, taxonomy and financial services reporting, outsourcing, ESG, ESMA newsletter, AML/CFT.

Jul 2025

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Deadlines, regulatory reporting, sustainability reporting, beneficial ownership.

Jul 2025

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In July 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) each published guidance to financial institutions on their outsourcing to cloud service providers.

Jul 2025

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On 14 July 2025, the European Commission published its finalised guidelines on the protection of minors (the Guidelines) under the Digital Services Act (the DSA).

Jul 2025

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Under a statutory provision commenced on 16 July 2025, small companies will no longer lose their audit exemption after one failure to file in compliance with the Companies Act 2014 within a five-year period.