The long running case of Angela Kerins v Dáil Éireann, Ireland and the Attorney General has resulted in a third Supreme Court judgment ([2024] IESC 24) (Kerins 3) concerning the conduct of an investigation by the Public Accounts Committee of Dáil Éireann (the PAC).
DisputesThe Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (the Act) was enacted in April 2023 and provides employees with a right to request remote work.
EmploymentOn 24 July 2024, the Minister for Equality, Roderic O'Gorman, announced that the Government has given approval to the drafting of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2024.
EmploymentGerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation in the Central Bank of Ireland, provides an update on the timing for delivering the new regulatory framework under DORA.
DORAThe EBA Single Rulebook for DORA has been updated with a new question and answer relating to the applicability of DORA to EU branches of credit institutions that are headquartered outside of the EU (referred to as ‘third-country branches’).
DORALMTs, UK’s Overseas Funds Regime, T+1, cross-border investment activity of firms, AML/CFT/FS.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDeadlines, F&P report, CBI authorisations and gatekeeping report, macroprudential policy for investment funds, IAF Q&As, CBI speeches.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDuring a European Commission dawn raid, an employee deleted some WhatsApp messages containing business-related information which had been exchanged with a competitor
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 17 July 2024, the Planning and Development Bill 2023 (the Bill) passed Committee Stage in the Seanad.
Environmental & PlanningIreland has established a new statutory body which will examine the structure of the agricultural and food products supply chain and consider the potential impact of bargaining power and economic imbalances between suppliers and buyers.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOur Disputes & Investigations team provide an overview on legal professional privilege and professional secrecy in Ireland in Thomson Reuters Practical Law Guide.
DisputesWith the Irish parliament now in summer recess, it is likely that we will have a few months to wait for the enactment of the Gambling Regulation Bill.
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