Sep 2024

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Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM), the Irish regulator responsible for overseeing online safety and digital services, announced yesterday that it has issued a number of voluntary information requests to a range of online platform providers, to examine their compliance with certain provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Sep 2024

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During a European Commission dawn raid, an employee deleted some WhatsApp messages containing business-related information which had been exchanged with a competitor.

Sep 2024

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The Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022, introduces significant changes to the regulation of water abstractions in Ireland. We discuss the key provisions.

Sep 2024

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On 9 September 2024, EirGrid published the provisional auction results for the Government’s fourth Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS 4).

Sep 2024

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An overhaul of the ‘Business Name’ regime in Ireland is being proposed in the General Scheme of the Registration of Limited Partnerships and Business Names Bill 2024 (the General Scheme). This follows a consultation process.

Sep 2024

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Dynamic pricing has become a hot topic after its controversial use in the sale of tickets for Oasis's highly anticipated reunion tour – but what does ‘dynamic pricing’ really mean and is it permitted under Irish consumer law?

Sep 2024

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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) issued its long-awaited Supervisory Statement (the Statement) on arrangements with third-country reinsurers (TCRs) in April.

Sep 2024

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The Department of Finance has published a second Feedback Statement on the introduction of a participation exemption in respect of tax on foreign dividends received by Irish holding companies.

Sep 2024

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On 29 August 2024, the CBI issued a Dear CEO letter to the insurance industry, detailing its findings following a recent targeted CPRA of insurance firms’ consumer protection risk management frameworks.

Sep 2024

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Last Friday the government published the General Scheme for the National Cyber Security Bill 2004 (the General Scheme).