In O'Donovan v Cork County Council [2024] IEHC 33, the High Court agreed to stay personal injury proceedings on foot of an application by the defendant that the plaintiff undergo a medical examination...

A new High Court Practice Direction (HC131), in respect of applications for a trial date in clinical negligence proceedings before the High Court...

Following the decision in the Circuit Court and the interim ruling in the High Court on appeal, the Court of Appeal delivered a judgment on 31 October 2018 in relation to certain questions of law...

The Judicial Council (the Council), which consists of all of the Judges in the State, met in full for the first time on 7 February 2020.

This case related to a claim by ACC Bank plc for a summary judgment against the first named Defendant on foot of a personal guarantee of €250,000 in respect of a loan facility to a company of €3.9m.

The recent decision of the High Court in Dardis v Poplovka [2017] IEHC 249 highlights the fact that while costs generally follow the event the court can look behind the rule and exercise its discretion...

One of the cornerstones of UCITS since the introduction of the original UCITS Directive in 1985 has been the imposition of strict risk spreading requirements.

On the 28 September 2018, ESMA published a Consultation Paper setting out draft guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMF Regulation, which applies to all new and existing money market funds ("MMFs").

The Irish Minister for Finance has announced that he has approved the development of legislative proposals for a new corporate structure for the Irish funds industry (the "SICAV").

Section 246 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 requires the deduction of income tax at the standard rate from annual (yearly) interest paid by (i) companies ...

On 30 January 2024, the HM Treasury confirmed the granting of an equivalence decision for states in the EEA under the UK Overseas Fund Regime ("OFR").

The Limited Liability Companies Bill, 2015 was published on 18th December 2015.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA) has provided welcome clarification on certain points of ambiguity within the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2017 ("AML Regulations") which came into force on 2 October, 2017, and the corresponding guidance notes ("Guidance Notes") issued by CIMA on 13 December, 2017 by way of a notice issued on 6 April, 2018 (the "Notice").

Last year’s Weavering case, in which Justice Jones QC examined in detail the role of independent directors and the operation of a Cayman fund, proved to be a watershed moment for the Cayman Islands.

The Companies (Amendment) Law, 2015 (the "Amendment Law") was published in the Cayman Islands Gazette on 23 September, 2015. It is to come into effect on 2 November, 2015.

The Central Bank issued a statement on 19 December 2017 in response to the European Supervisory Authorities ("ESAs") joint statement on 24 November 2017 in respect of the requirement...

On 25 July 2012, the European and Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) published guidelines for certain types of Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS), including UCITS Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), and other UCITS-related issues, referred to as the Guidelines on ETFs and Other UCITS Issues (the ETF Guidelines).

The memorandum summarises the ongoing obligations for funds listed on the Regulated Market (the "RM") of Euronext Dublin ("Euronext" and previously The Irish Stock Exchange).

With the reality of Brexit continuing to loom large in the financial services industry generally and market participants looking to formulate their contingency arrangements for whatever form Brexit may take...

A good example of the increased tendency by the Central Bank of Ireland, to use its enforcement powers, in tandem with its supervisory powers is its recent settlement with Springboard Mortgages Limited...