Mar 2018

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It has been a relatively quiet month on the domestic front, a research paper on the impact of repossession risk on mortgage default was published by the Central Bank.  From a European perspective, the ECB published consolidated banking data for end-September 2017.

Mar 2018

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In Ireland the Central Bank announced its intention to broaden the scope of what a Loan Originating Qualifying Investor AIF (LO-QIAIF) may invest in to include "investment in debt/credit instruments".In Europe ESMA published an updated version of its Q&As on Benchmarks Regulation with two new Q&As concerning commodity benchmark & what types of investment funds are considered to be using an index

Mar 2018

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A new private members bill, the Prohibition of Bogus Self-Employment Bill 2018 (the Bill), put forward by Solidarity – People Before Profit, was published on 12 March 2018.

Mar 2018

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Last week, the European Commission published a 2018 Fintech Action Plan

Mar 2018

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With Valentine's Day upon us and love in the air this week, I thought I would pivot somewhat and delve into another sub-sector of the tech world - the online dating industry.

Mar 2018

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On 21 February 2018 members of Fianna Fáil (the main opposition party to the Government) introduced the Gambling Control Bill 2018 as a Private Members' Bill.

Mar 2018

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The European Union (Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups) Regulations 2017 (the Non-Financial Disclosure Regulations, or the Regulations) were signed on 30 July 2017 by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and will come into operation on 21 August 2017.

Mar 2018

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The Beast from the East meets Storm Emma. It might sound like the premise for a charming fairy tale but the extreme weather will undoubtedly have affected the progress of construction and engineering projects across the country—irrespective of their size and complexity.

Mar 2018

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This week, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has released statistics confirming a 31% increase over the past 5 years of complaints alleging sexual harassment in the workplace.

Feb 2018

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Today, at 1 o’clock Brussels time, the European Commission published a draft Withdrawal Brexit Agreement.