Jul 2024

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This article provides an overview of the key elements of the EU’s proposed new regulation banning products made with forced labour from being placed and made available in the EU or exporting from the EU.

Jul 2024

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This article examines the progress being made by companies towards achieving gender balance, not only at board level but also at senior leadership and management levels. It also briefly considers the requirements introduced by the Gender Balance on Boards Directive.

Jul 2024

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In this article, we focus on the human rights aspects of the legislative initiatives being introduced and provide an overview of the mandatory due diligence and reporting obligations being introduced in the EU.

Jul 2024

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The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a group of residents who sought to challenge the validity of a decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a photovoltaic solar farm on a site of approximately 90 hectares in Co. Offaly.

Jul 2024

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This report outlines the main changes and implications of the enhanced regimes that have been introduced or will come into force in the near future.

Jul 2024

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The UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade have launched a public consultation on the Commercial Agents Regulations 1993, with a view to potentially deregulating this area of law.

Jul 2024

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On 18 June 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) (ESAs) published a Joint Opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

Jul 2024

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The Supreme Court has issued a judgment clarifying key points concerning the law on mandatory retirement.

Jul 2024

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The Irish Tax Appeals Commission has recently published its 2023 Annual Report providing an insight into the activities and trends in its area of responsibility.

Jul 2024

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Mandatory gender pay gap reporting in Ireland is now in its third year and, as expected, the threshold drops this year (2024) from employers with 250 or more employees to those with 150 or more employees.