Jun 2023

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On 23 June 2023, the High Court delivered judgment enforcing two adjudicator's decisions relating to the same parties but on two different construction projects.

Jun 2023

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On 26 June 2023, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment launched a review of the Critical Skills Occupation List and Ineligible Occupations List for employment permits. Read more on the review here.

Jun 2023

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On 26 June 2023, Minister O'Gorman announced the commencement date for the provisions within the new Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, relating to medical care leave and time off for breastfeeding, will be Monday 3 July 2023. Read more on the announcement here.

Jun 2023

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UCITS Eligible Assets Directive, ESMA Q&As, ESMA's annual report, EPM costs, Greenwashing, EU Commission on improving the sustainable finance framework, MiFID II, EMIR, AML/CFT/Sanctions.

Jun 2023

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Funds Sector 2030 public consultation, CBI consultation on its Administrative Sanctions Procedure, CBI speech on the Individual Accountability Framework, access to registers of beneficial ownership.

Jun 2023

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Last year, we published an overview of the European Commission's (Commission) initial proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (Directive).

Jun 2023

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On 16 May 2023, new rules for the reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System including for aviation and maritime, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and a new Social Climate Fund were published in the Official Journal of the EU.

Jun 2023

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Following the introduction of the EU's environmental taxonomy, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (the Platform), as advisor to the European Commission, was asked to advise on a potential social taxonomy framework.

Jun 2023

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The Taxonomy Regulation is a complex piece of legislation. Its aim is to reorient capital flows towards sustainable activities through the establishment of a classification system for environmentally sustainable economic activities.

Jun 2023

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What is EU Taxonomy and how does it apply to the construction industry?