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In July, 2017 the Cayman Islands introduced a series of laws and regulations which require all Cayman Islands companies and LLCs to take reasonable steps to identify, record and maintain the details of...

The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 ("the Act") came into effect as of the 4 March 2019. The Act aims to improve the security and predictability of working hours for employees

The recent High Court judgment in Michael Lyons v Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board deals with the vexed question of the right of employees to have external representation in internal grievance or disciplinary procedures.

A recent High Court decision has highlighted the importance of terms and conditions in contracts.

As readers will recall from our article in April 2019 the Central Bank of Ireland (the "CBI") has a continued focus on fitness and probity.

As the use of technology becomes more prevalent in our day to day lives, it is no surprise that firms in the financial services sector are seeking...

The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a Circuit Court order for possession on the basis that the defendant's case consisted of "wide-ranging" arguments that relied upon archaic legislation deemed to "make no sense as a matter of Irish law".

Last year saw the Central Bank impose a record level of monetary fines on financial firms and individuals. These fines contributed to the Central Bank's profits increasing by some 59% to €1.32 billion...

On 1 October, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its final guidelines (the "Guidelines") on the reporting obligations to national competent authorities imposed on Alternative Investment Fund Managers ("AIFMs") under articles 3 and 24 of the Alternative Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD or the "Directive").

To download our Funds Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update for the period July to September 2019 click on the Download PDF link above.

Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities ("UCITS") are the most common category of Irish fund that are offered to the public. UCITS are EU-based regulated investment...

The Private Funds Law, 2020 ("PFL") came into force on 7th February, 2020. The PFL requires that certain collective investment scheme arrangements, previously unregulated in the Cayman Islands...

The decision reached by the Supreme Court (Charleton J., Laffoy J. and McMenamin J.) on 16th December, 2015 in Ulster Bank Ireland Ltd. v Rory O'Brien, Danny O'Brien & Michael McDermott has provided some welcome clarity...

On 18 December 2014, the Central Bank published the results of a thematic review in a letter to industry participants that it completed on investment firms subject to the requirements of the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007.

Following much debate, the final UCITS V Directive (Directive 2014/91/EU) has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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On 14 April 2021, crypto-asset services became subject to regulation in Ireland for the first time. On that date, the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021,...

The European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") has ruled that Article 5(2) of Council Directive 2004/113/EC (the "Directive") is invalid with effect from 21 December, 2012.