In doing so, the FFC overturned a decision of a lower court, the Federal Court, and ruled in favour of Oracle by granting a stay on domestic proceedings against the Australian Tax Office pending the outcome of a Mutual Agreement Procedure with Ireland.
TaxOn 19 November, the Irish Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) published new guidance on the “Territorial Scope of VAT groups”. Read more.
TaxThe Central Bank of Ireland has published Guidance on the Standards of Fitness and Probity following its April 2025 consultation.
Financial Regulation AdvisoryThe introduction of the State’s automatic retirement savings system called “MyFutureFund” has gained a lot of media coverage over the last week
Pensions & IncentivesThe Irish High Court has issued the first-ever judgment to consider the law relating to the operation of European Works Councils (EWCs) in Ireland. In this briefing, we take a look at the judgment and its implications for the future of EWCs.
EmploymentSince March 2021, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) (Regulation 2019/2088) has served as the EU’s transparency regime for sustainability disclosures by financial market participants and financial advisers.
Asset Management & Investment FundsSince 6 April 2025, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act has introduced wide-ranging reforms to strengthen consumer protection and promote fair competition in digital markets. The legislation addresses key consumer issues such as subscription traps, misleading online practices, fake reviews and drip pricing, ensuring greater transparency and fairness in transactions.
BelfastIn this article, we explore what companies should be aware of ahead of the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive in Ireland.
EmploymentThe EU’s simplification agenda brings short-term uncertainty across a broad range of topics. This article focuses on sustainability and the matters that businesses should be thinking about as 2026 approaches.
Asset Management & Investment FundsIn this article, we look back on the ESG research report and the key topics explored in the four-part series of articles and podcasts.
ESG & SustainabilityIn this article, we examine the types of activities that are considered environmental crimes; their recognition as predicate offences to money laundering and how environmental harm is being criminalised.
ESG & SustainabilityThe European Central Bank’s supervisory priorities for 2026 to 2028 focus on resilience to geopolitical, climate and ICT risks.
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