May 2023

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The principle of equal pay for equal work has been around a long time, but lack of pay transparency has been identified by the European Commission as one of the key obstacles to its enforcement. Read more here.

May 2023

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Stephen Carson, partner, shares his insights with ETF Express on: HSBC Asset Management has announced the name changes of four HSBC Fixed Income index funds as it prepares to launch new ETF share classes, designed to provide investors with access to both listed and unlisted share classes through a single fund.

May 2023

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Multinational organisations with operations in Ireland are increasingly seeking greater certainty as regards matters of double taxation and the transfer pricing arrangements underpinning their cross-border arrangements. One avenue through which taxpayers can seek greater certainty is Advanced Pricing Agreements (or ‘APA’s).

May 2023

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International double taxation may arise where two countries seek to tax the same transactions or activities and whilst double taxation agreements may, in principle, resolve these issues, double taxation may not be fully eliminated where two jurisdictions disagree on the basis for taxation.

May 2023

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International double taxation may arise where two countries seek to tax the same transactions or activities and whilst double taxation agreements (DTA) may, in principle, resolve these issues, double taxation may not be fully eliminated where two jurisdictions disagree on the basis for taxation.

May 2023

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In a bid to tackle unsolicited calls, the current draft of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will increase fines for nuisance calls and texts to GDPR and Data Protection Act levels, which is either 4% of global turnover or £17.5m, whichever is greater. Read more on the latest updates here.

May 2023

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The Irish Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) has recently published its 2022 Annual Report providing an insight into the activities and trends in its area of responsibility. 2022 was a record-breaking year for the TAC in terms of number of appeals closed and number of hearings scheduled.

May 2023

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In the annual Hydrogen report, first published by eolas magazine this month, our Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources team team provide an insight into Ireland’s green hydrogen potential.

May 2023

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The EU Directive on credit servicers and credit purchasers (Directive (EU) 2021/2167) (the NPL Directive) was introduced by the EU as part of its strategy to reduce current levels of non-performing loans (NPLs) held by EU credit institutions, as well as introducing a harmonised EU-wide framework for NPL sellers, purchasers and servicers.

May 2023

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The recent High Court judgment of Conway v An Bord Pleanala & Ors [2023] IEHC 178 concerned an application challenging the constitutional validity of s.28(1C) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (the 2000 Act).