Jul 2016

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On 19 July 2016, the European Commission imposed record fines for breaching competition law.

Jul 2016

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Alan McCarthy looks at a number of significant State aid decisions and initiatives by the European Commission (Commission) and EU Courts concerning Ireland in the last 12 months.

Jul 2016

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The High Court recently delivered an important decision, which brings some much needed clarity to the law in relation to claims under the Payment of Wages Act 1991.

Jul 2016

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The European Commission has today adopted the Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is intended to provide a framework for EU-US data transfers.

Jul 2016

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Anna-Marie Curran, EU, Competition & Procurement Partner looks at the potential issues relating to delayed verification of pre-qualification and exclusion criteria with regard to Government Contracts.

Jul 2016

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Ireland's Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD, confirmed on 5 July 2016 that her department is drafting a Statutory Instrument (i.e., Ministerial order) to implement "Directive 2014/104/EU on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of Member States and of the European Union"

Jul 2016

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The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has published its Annual Report for 2015.

Jul 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Central Bank of Ireland issues Statement on the outcome of the UK Referendum on EU Membership; Statement by Irish Minister of Finance following the UK Referendum on EU membership. On the European Front: Department of Finance Public Consultation on Financial Institutions Levy closes 8 July 2016 Central Bank of Ireland publishes a 10 Step Guide for Micro and Small Enterprises

Jul 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Irish Stock Exchange statement following the UK Referendum. On the EU Front: European Securities Markets Authority publishes Q & A on the application of the AIFMD; European Securities Markets Authority publishes Q&A on the implementation of EMIR

Jul 2016

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On the Domestic Front: Central Bank publishes Markets update. On the European Front: Updated ESMA Q&A on the application of AIFMD; ESMA Q&A on the application of EuSEF and EuVECA Regulations