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ArticleWelcome Changes To The Irish L-QIAIF RegimeOn 7 February 2018, the Central Bank of Ireland announced that it intends to amend the rules governing Loan-Originating Qualifying Investor AIFs, or L-QIAIFs, by broadening the range of activities permitted. IrelandFinance and BankingMason Hayes & Curran LLP
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ArticlePlanning Update: Launching Judicial Reviews For Strategic Infrastructure DevelopmentsThe Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended provides for a special planning application process for strategic infrastructure development (SID).IrelandReal Estate and ConstructionMason Hayes & Curran LLP
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