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Construction projects carry inherent risks, and the allocation and management of these risks is often a key area of contention when negotiating international ...

The European Commission has published draft guidelines to help businesses determine whether their AI systems fall under the high-risk category of the EU AI Act. These non-binding guidelines interpret key classification concepts and provide practical examples across three main sections: general assessment principles, AI systems embedded in regulated products, and standalone high-risk AI systems. Understanding these guidelines is crucial for providers and deployers seeking to navigate AI compliance requiremen

The Women on Boards DirectiveOpens in new window is the next in a series of ESG-related measures moving quickly through the EU legislative process.

A Questions and Answers paper (the "Q&A paper") on the Key Investor Information Document (the "KIID") to be produced by each UCITS in accordance with UCITS IV has been released by the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA").

The European Commission has unveiled its landmark SFDR 2.0 proposal, promising to reshape the regulatory landscape for asset managers and investment funds across Europe.

Ireland's economy bounced back remarkably strongly in 2021 from the Covid-19 disruption of the previous year.

The Matheson Summer 2024 Horizon Tracker has been distributed to our clients this week.

On 14 January, agreement in principle was reached between the European Commission, Parliament and Council on the legislative package commonly referred to as MiFID II.

What follows is an overview of certain considerations which clients may want to bear in mind in the current environment as they steer their businesses through these unchartered waters.

On 1 October 2026, AMLA finalised three sets of regulatory technical standards (RTS) defining key measures companies and professionals must apply to reduce money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

We explain below the latest EU Court development of this principle, known as ‘bottom-up liability'.

After a volatile political journey, the Council of the European Union, on 24 May 2024, finally endorsed the new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D").

Our ESG Advisory Group continues to closely monitor new developments concerning the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD").

On 19 December, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report setting out draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the amended European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation.

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") announced 11 December 2020 that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited ("EUI"), the central securities depository ("CSD")...