News of potential delays to key deadlines under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will be met with relief in some quarters but leaves important issues to be resolved.

The CJEU held that Member States may require prior identification to ensure proper functioning of procedures.

The pathway to developing and operating pharmaceutical infrastructure in Ireland is complex. Planning permission granted by the planning authority or An Bord Pleanála ("ABP") and licences issued...

With the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”) now entering its operational period, the European Commission...

Ireland's Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2026 introduces significant reforms to judicial review procedures and planning law, while new EU packaging regulations and climate action consultations signal major environmental policy shifts. Key court decisions address wind turbine noise nuisance and water quality obligations under EU directives.

Sustainability reporting looks set to feature prominently on the agenda for most large companies in 2022 and beyond. The anticipated extension of the ‘balance sheet oath' to...

Amendments to the Waste Framework Directive will make producers responsible for the full lifecycle of textile products. Each Member State must establish an extended producer responsibility...

The past week has been a busy one for developments in the EU sustainable finance sphere, with the ESAs publishing a consultation on proposed amendments to the SFDR Level 2 Measures...

Sustainable finance is the provision of finance to investments taking into account environmental, social and governance considerationsi.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published an update to its universal PFAS restriction proposal, which is intended to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under REACH.

Green leases are not a new concept, however, there is increased focus on such leases in the Irish real estate sector recently due to environmental concerns, a collective responsibility...

On 4 June 2024, EIOPA issued its final report, which contained its advice to the European Commission (Commission) on greenwashing risks and the supervision of sustainable finance policies (Report).

Following the recent CJEU decision in North East Pylon Pressure Campaign Ltd. and Maura Sheehy v. An Bord Pleanála & Ors, C-470/16 (NEPP) (accessible here), there have been two decisions of the Irish High Court...

The Council of the EU's position on the proposal to simplify due diligence rules for batteries has been approved by the Committee of Permanent Representatives.

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 has been signed into law committing the State to 2030 and 2050 targets for reducing greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions...

Being a sustainable and responsible business is aligned with our firm's strategic plan and our core values as a firm.

M50 Skip Hire & Recycling Limited, a waste collection operator in Dublin, lost its recent High Court challenge of a decision of the Commissioner for Environmental Information to grant access to certain of the Company's waste destination data ...

The Central Bank's Annual Report 2021 and Annual Performance Statement 2022, published yesterday (30 May 2022), gives a useful summary of the Central Bank's priorities...

This morning the Government published its Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan containing a series of actions to accelerate the provision of critical infrastructure.

Construction has not been easy in Ireland. Tight margins, boom-bust decades, and now a labyrinth of legislation to try and navigate in between managing the day job on site.