Chambers Global Practice Guide: Real Estate 2019

Ireland's residential rental sector has undergone significant transformation with the enactment of two major pieces of legislation in 2026. The Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 introduces substantial changes to compliance requirements, enforcement mechanisms, and dispute resolution processes that landlords and property managers must navigate. These reforms include new fixed payment notice regimes, extended timeframes for RTB proceedings, increased penalties, and stricter

The Government's much-anticipated proposals to reform the rules on rent and security of tenure in the residential tenancy sector were finally announced on 10 June.

Please briefly describe the main laws that govern real estate in your jurisdiction. Laws relating to leases of business premises should be listed in response to question...

On the 17 December 2024, the High Court in enforcing an Adjudicator's decision under the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (the "Act") delivered an ex tempore judgement...

Further to their closure on 27 March 2020, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) announced that in order to facilitate property transactions they will be open to receive applications via An Post...

The coronavirus situation is continually and rapidly evolving and we encourage you to keep up to date with guidance from the government and Public Health Agency

A mere 4 months into 2016 and it has already been a year of change for construction contracting in Ireland both in the private and public sector.

The Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 (CPR) came into effect on 8 January 2026. The CPR will substantially replace the long-standing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (2011 Regulation).

Given the pressure that the current crisis is placing on businesses in most sectors it is likely that companies are reviewing cash flow and outgoings.

Emergency measures to protect residential tenants from eviction and rent increases during the Covid-19 pandemic were introduced under the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Covid – 19) Act 2020

In this month's Cayman Islands Regulatory 15/15 episode, Chris Capewell, John Dykstra and Ellen O'Brien discuss reinsurance updates, CRS compliance obligations, new AML return requirements for regulated trust companies, CIMA's updated List of Approved Stock Exchanges and recent CIMA notices relating to struck-off entities and non-compliant directors.

The government of the British Virgin Islands has recently clarified the filing deadlines under the various automatic exchange of information regimes in a number of bulletins and press releases.

Sanctions continue to apply against Russian individuals and entities in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). A number of recent developments provide insight on how law firms and litigants...

Effective as of 1 January 2026, an update to the Common Reporting Standard, or CRS, requires that financial institutions based in the Cayman Islands have a Principal Point of Contact, or “PPOC”, that has a physical presence within the jurisdiction.

On 24 July 2026, China's Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration jointly issued the Announcement on Individual Income Tax Matters Relating to Offshore Trusts (《财政部 税务总局关于离岸信托个人所 得税有关事项的公告》) (Announcement No. 21 of 2026) (the "Notice"), together with a companion Announcement of the State Taxation Administration on Collection and Administration Matters Relating to Individual Income Tax on Offshore Trusts...

Luxembourg's Anti-money laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing legal requirements for investment funds are broad in scope and applicable to both regulated and unregulated funds.

The recent Cayman Islands Grand Court decision in Washington Special Opportunity Fund, Inc, stands as a useful reminder that the winding up of a Cayman Islands open-ended mutual fund is a drastic measure, which will not be too readily granted

In a decision dated 25 March 2026 (45846a), the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal administratif - the "Court") confirmed that the repayment of a share premium to shareholders, without a concurring reduction of share capital, is subject to a potential 15% withholding tax.