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Warranty and indemnity insurance has evolved from a niche product to a standard feature in Irish M&A transactions, fundamentally changing how parties allocate risk in private deals. As insurers expand coverage into emerging areas like cyber risk and ESG disclosures, understanding how this insurance works and when to deploy it has become essential for both buyers and sellers navigating competitive deal processes.

As Irish football transfer values rise, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has tightened the rules for football agents operating in Ireland. Clubs, agents, players and their families now need to understand licensing, FAI registration, professional indemnity insurance, representation agreements and the uncertain status of FIFA agent fee caps. This guide explains the core rules and the transfer risk points that clubs, agents and players should review.

On 13 October 2017, a corrigendum to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1542) of 8 June 2017 (the "Amending Delegated Regulation") was published in the Official Journal of the EU (the "OJ").

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that there was a general principle of good faith in Irish commercial contract law in its ruling in Flynn v Breccia [2017] IECA 74.

The Irish reinsurance industry, though perhaps not particularly well known to the general public, is large and represents a significant amount of the reinsurance business written worldwide.

On 1 January 2016, Solvency II came into force. The Solvency II regime comprises different levels of national and European legislation.

On 7 March 2014, the Central Bank published a Summary Report in respect of a review of payment protection insurance (PPI) together with a Q&A for Consumers on PPI and information on the review undertaken.

Following its public consultation earlier this year, the Central Bank has published updated versions of the Outline of the Administrative Sanctions Procedure and Inquiry Guidelines.

In June 2016, the British electorate voted to leave the European Union (the "EU") by a margin of 52% to 48%.

The Government’s second attempt to transpose the Insurance Mediation Directive must this time give full effect within the Irish jurisdiction to the rights and obligations vested in service providers and consumers under the directive.

The Central Bank of Ireland has completed implementation of all twelve recommendations from Andrea Enria's independent review of the Fitness and Probity approval process, following a 2024 IFSAT finding. These reforms introduce significant structural changes including a new F&P Unit, enhanced guidance materials, and improved transparency measures designed to strengthen fairness and efficiency in regulatory assessments of senior financial services appointments.

The Senior Executive Accountability Regime (SEAR) was brought into force through the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1) (Senior Executive Accountability Regime)) Regulations 2024 (SEAR Regulations) and forms part of the Individual Accountability Framework (IAF).