The Brexit transition period expired on 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021 new rules apply when dealing with UK entities regarding which courts have jurisdiction to deal with disputes; how any UK court judgment can be enforced in Ireland and how to serve UK entities with Irish legal proceedings.
BrexitAs of 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom is no longer part of the EU's internal energy market and the framework for energy trading between the UK and the EU is governed by Title VIII of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
BrexitThe Irish Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue, recently published an update to Ireland's Corporation Tax Roadmap (Roadmap).
TaxIn our latest publication we examine some of the recommendations contained in the Hamilton Review Group report and ask whether they would have the desired impact on Ireland's ability to tackle economic crime cases.
DisputesThe EU Sustainability-Related Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) forms part of a broader package of legislation being introduced by the European Commission as part of its Action Plan on Sustainable Finance.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThere are beneficial ownership requirements relevant for Irish authorised fund management companies and for collective investment schemes structured as companies, ICAVs, unit trusts, CCFs and ILPs.
Asset Management & Investment FundsEffective from 23 December 2020, the new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work provides employers with fresh legal direction on what constitutes workplace bullying and what employers are expected to do when presented with allegations of bullying.
Employment
Updated guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been published following increased restrictions across Great Britain and Northern Ireland aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Belfast
The economic damage resulting from the coronavirus-induced national lockdown has led to ‘life or death’ decision-making by directors. Nonetheless, directors’ actions are still vulnerable to scrutiny by shareholders, and a significant risk in a legal dispute is the derivative action.
COVID-19 BelfastThe Irish government recently published its strategy for national remote working, called "Making Remote Work" (the Strategy).
Employment
As Ireland is facing into potentially the longest lockdown since the COVID-19 pandemic began, employers and employees once again find themselves in need of financial support from the Irish government.
COVID-19The recent English Court of Appeal case of Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings v Blacks Outdoor Retail [2020] EWCA Civ 1521 is of interest to both landlords and tenants – particularly in respect of the amount payable under the service charge and the landlord’s ability to recover service charge arrears.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Belfast
