The EU has agreed its ninth package of economic and individual sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. As expected, mining is a key focus area.

The European Union has adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, introducing unprecedented measures including the first-ever activation of the EU's anti-circumvention tool and comprehensive restrictions on crypto-asset services. The package targets payment services, financial institutions, energy transport, and establishes new legal protections for EU firms while significantly expanding the scope of entities and vessels subject to sanctions.

The EU has continued to tighten economic sanctions against Russia in recent months with the introduction of the 12th sanctions package on 18 December 2023 and the 13th sanctions package on 24 February 2024.

Last month saw the publication of yet another extensive and highly impactful EU package of sustainable finance measures.

The General Court of the EU ("the General Court") has recently ruled in three joined cases1 that a prohibition on the provision of legal services to Russian entities is lawful...

The EU Council adopted the 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia on 18 December 2023. Key measures include...

The Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Bill) has passed all stages of the Dáil. It is currently before the Seanad for consideration.

On 3 June 2022, the EU adopted the sixth package of restrictive measures against Russia because of the continuing conflict with Ukraine. In unison with the five previous packages adopted in 2022...

Following President Trump's recent confirmation that U.S economic sanctions on Iran will be reinstated, Muireann Reedy looks at the penalties ...

Irish companies may see a knock-on effect from the new range of sanctions announced by the US government against Russia.

To date in 2022, the EU has adopted four sanctions packages in response to the developing situation in Ukraine (2022 Sanctions Packages).

The Central Bank of Ireland (‘CBI') has issued Consultation Paper 154 seeking feedback on draft composite guidelines, which update and consolidate the existing Administrative Sanctions Procedure (‘ASP')...

On 24 June 2024, the Council adopted the 14th package of restrictive measures against Russia, aimed at further weakening Russia's economic capacity...

On 27 July 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") fined The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland ("BOI")

The European Commission has published its much-anticipated Guidance on the requirement in Article 12g of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 for EU-based...

RAM prices have surged over 500% since October 2025, driven by AI data centres consuming global memory chip supplies. This analysis examines the contractual implications for enterprises with multi-year hardware agreements, exploring price adjustment mechanisms, specification flexibility, and termination rights when market conditions shift dramatically.

On 23 October 2025, the Council of the European Union ("the Council") adopted its 19th package of sanctions against Russia ("the 19th package") in response to Russia's war against Ukraine.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 represented an escalation of the Russo-Ukranian war that began in 2014.

On 13 December 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published its Feedback StatementOpens in new window and finalised consolidated...

On 16 January 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) commenced the launch of a common supervisory action (CSA) with national competent authorities (NCAs)...