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On Monday last, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, published the Draft Heads of the Disclosure in the Public Interest Bill 2012 (the "Bill").

The Paris Agreement emerged in December 2015 from the 21st annual conference of parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21 for short).

We consider the extent to which energy-related goals feature in the policy programme that has been published by the new Irish government.

Ireland is required to source 16% of total energy consumption from renewable energy sources by 2020. In order to meet this overall target of 16% of all energy from renewable sources, the contribution of wind energy to electricity generation will be 33%.

On 4 September 2013, following consultation with interested parties throughout 2012, the European Commission (the "Commission") published draft Money Market Fund ("MMF") regulations (the "Regulations").

On 1 October 2013, ESMA published the final guidelines on the reporting obligations for alternative investment fund managers under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.

On 26 June 2015, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ("AML IV") came into force and must be implemented into EU Member States' national law by 26 June 2017.

It has been six years since the Mortgage to Rent Scheme was introduced by the Irish Government. We review its progress so far and how recently implemented Government actions ...

The Aviation Act enhances Ireland's position as a global centre for aviation finance and leasing by introducing important reforms in the Shannon Region.

In Teaching Council of Ireland v MP[1], following the dismissal of a teacher for gross misconduct, the school made a complaint to the Teaching Council.

One part of the Government’s recovery policy is the commercialisation of State assets. As required by the terms of its agreement with the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (colloquially known as the "Troika"), the Irish Government has conducted a study designed to evaluate commercialisation opportunities in relation to State-owned assets and State-owned companies.

In the Debt Recovery sector, 2017 may be looked back upon as a year that saw a decline in numbers,generally.

The adjudication of bankruptcy made in The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland in November 2011 against Sean Quinn former Chief Executive of the Quinn Group, following the presentation of his own petition, was successfully set aside through a subsequent application brought by The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (formerly Anglo Irish Bank Plc) in December 2011.

The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that the recoverable benefits and assistance scheme (the ‘RBA’) will come into effect on 1 August 2014.

On 18 August 2015, the Controller of Patents, Design and Trade Marks (the "Controller") handed down his decision to allow the registration of the trade marks "Lynch's Tullamore Brew" and "Lynchs Tullamore Brew".

This is the first occasion that a court ordered or "common law" graduated response system has been imposed anywhere in the world.

Ireland joined the European wide movement to digitise cultural material when the European Union (Certain permitted uses of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 came into effect.

Resolving disputes through alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") can be easier, faster and less expensive than resolving disputes through the court system.