This briefing considers certain forthcoming changes to the Central Bank of Ireland's (CBI) Consumer Protection Code (CPC) relevant to insurance brokers and other intermediaries.

On 30 April 2024, the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023 (‘Act') came into operation, introducing a new legal framework...

The Irish investment limited partnership (the "ILP"), now re-shaped as a flexible fund investment vehicle following amendments made to the existing Investment Limited Partnership Act...

The Companies Act 2014 which is expected to become operative in June 2015 consolidates Irish company law and is expected to make it easier for companies to do business in and through Ireland.

On March 18 2020 the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) published their COVID-19 Temporary Merger Notification Process.

The remaining provisions of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 (the Act), save for section 18(4), have commenced with effect from 1 September 2021.

The Regulation is a full overhaul of the Prospectus Directive regime, and includes some material changes in approach, with a view to unlocking funding for businesses and providing more opportunities for investors in the EU.

The Companies Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 was signed on 1 May 2015 by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton.

The Court of Appeal has issued an interesting judgment in relation to an employment injunction where the employee had been dismissed while on probation.

On November 14th last it became public knowledge that the EU Nitrates Committee had approved a derogation to the annual amount of livestock manure applied to land established in the Nitrates Directive for Ireland.

One of the main objectives in structuring Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) is accessing large capital markets.

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has recently clarified a number of key points to the Irish funds industry which will be relevant to market participants impacted by Brexit.

The CBI has issued a press release summarising its review of compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU 596/2014) and indicating that specific risk mitigation programmes are being imposed on entities where concerns have arisen.

On 27 February 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) issued a publication outlining its streamlined filing process for Irish investment funds updating their constitutive...

On 7 March 2024, the Central Bank published a Consultation Paper on the Consumer Protection Code (CP158).

Under Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories ("EMIR")...

In our February briefing, we considered the Credit Report Act 2013 (the "Act") and in particular the commencement of Phase Two credit reporting by lenders.

Funds Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update for the period January to March 2022,

As readers may be aware, Ireland is introducing a new investor money regime which will have an impact on, amongst others, Irish regulated UCITS and AIFs, as well as on a variety of different types of fund service providers including UCITS ManCos, AIFMs and Depositaries (each an "FSP").

In December 2010, the Commission published a consultation paper relating to proposed amendments to MiFID.