ESMA speech, costs linked to investments in AIFs and UCITS, macro prudential framework for NBFI.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe Court of Appeal has referred a question to the CJEU as to whether a valid AA can take place in the absence of site-specific conservation objectives.
Environmental & PlanningOn 26 August 2024, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, imposed a fine of €290m on Uber BV and Uber Technologies Inc.
BelfastThe European Commission imposed fines totalling €5.7m on Pierre Cardin and its onetime largest licensee, Ahlers, for breaching the competition rules of the EU.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024 (the Bill) was published on the Oireachtas website in late July and is expected to undergo the legislative procedure this autumn with a view to being commenced before the end of 2024.
Corporate Governance & ComplianceIreland's first Corporate Governance Code (the Irish Code), drafted specifically for the Irish market, has been published.
Corporate Governance & ComplianceWe've written previously about Ireland’s European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 (the Regulations), which transpose the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into national law.
ESG & SustainabilityIn a recent decision, the Circuit Court (the Court) (O’ Connor J) confirmed that Part II of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980 (the 1980 Act) gives tenants the right, not the obligation, to take a new tenancy.
DisputesYesterday, Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) adopted the finalised version of its Online Safety Code (the Code).
TechnologyDáil Éireann has been dissolved and the General election is taking place on 29 November 2024. With the general election just weeks away, the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil Éireann has raised questions about the impact of dissolution on legislation.
KnowledgeThe Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (the Act) was signed into law on 12 November 2024.
Companies ActThis article draws together recent publications of EIOPA and of the CBI on the topics of insurers’ financial resilience to climate risk and on closing the climate risk protection gap. It also briefly touches on insurance regulators’ anticipated supervisory approach to climate risk and resilience issues in the years to come.
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