A recent High Court decision of Mr. Justice Heslin in Start Mortgages Limited v Michael Ryan and Agnes Ryan[1] , has sounded the klaxon for lay litigants...

A total of 1,135 possession orders were made by the Irish courts in the first nine months of 2015. This is an increase of almost 70% on the same period in 2014, and a 350% increase on the same period in 2013.

On 30 January 2012, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a consultation paper setting out future guidelines on UCITS exchange traded funds ("ETFs") and other UCITS-related issues.

Ireland has for many years been the premier European location for activities to support the global cross border debt issuance market. Ireland provides a responsible,

The Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48) (Housing Loan Requirements) Regulations 2015, introduced new regulations for lenders of housing loans advanced for the purchase of residential property.

A recent Court of Appeal case, Ulster Bank Ireland DAC v Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman [2024] IECA 231.

On 21 March 2016, the Minister for Finance signed the European Union Regulations 2016 into Irish law.

On 15th December 2015, the Irish High Court (the "Court") handed down an important decision in the case of KBC Bank Ireland Plc v Osborne [2015] IEHC 795...

The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter has recently published the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013.

The Central Bank's latest Financial Stability Note provides useful insights into the increasing role (in line with global trends) played by non-bank lenders (NBLs) in the Irish mortgage market.

The status of a judgment mortgage as against an executed charge that was registered later in time in the Property Registration Authority has been clarified by Keane J. in Larianov Foundation v...

Since the High Court judgment in English v Promontoria (Aran) Limited (English case), the question of what level of redaction might be acceptable to prove transfer of ownership of loan ...

This briefing summarises recent cases, developments and trends relevant to ongoing efforts to resolve the mortgage arrears crisis.

The purpose of this briefing note is to provide information on the review by the Central Bank of the business plans for UCITS selfmanaged investment companies ("SMICs").

Many of you will have seen the media reports last night and today in relation to promised legislative intervention to resolve the issues created by the decision in the Start Mortgages case.

Section 246 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 requires the deduction of income tax at the standard rate from annual (yearly) interest paid by (i) companies ...

A good example of the increased tendency by the Central Bank of Ireland, to use its enforcement powers, in tandem with its supervisory powers is its recent settlement with Springboard Mortgages Limited...

The Notification RTS were published by the European Commission on 12 November 2019.

Is a mortgage between a lender and a consumer outside the scope of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations?

In the recent case of Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) DAC v Jenkins & anor, the High Court determined who should initiate enforcement proceedings.