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This update examines the procedures open to landlords facing difficulties where (i) tenants remain in possession beyond the expiration of the stated term of the lease, or (ii) the landlord wishes to terminate the tenancy prior to expiration of the stated term.

The purpose of a bank or other lending institution taking security over commercial property is to ensure a quicker and more assured payout in the event that a borrower company goes into receivership, examinership or liquidation.

One of the main things worth bearing in mind when considering the arrest of a ship (or a sister ship) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) is the applicability of the various arrest conventions.

Given the increased investment opportunities granted under UCITS III and the subsequent clarification of the terms "transferable securities" and "money market instruments", UCITS provide for a very broad spectrum of fund types and exposures, from relatively plain vanilla equity and bond products through to UCITS taking exposures to hedge fund and commodities indices, with UCITS fund of funds, money market and cash funds and index replicators also provided for.

This briefing is relevant for all asset managers and AIFMs who intend to market UCITS/AIFs into the UK post Brexit which is currently expected to occur on 31st October 2019.

We often hear the Cayman Islands are criticized in the press or in political debate over perceived financial secrecy. A flagging election campaign in the US or Europe can easily benefit from the rejuvenating spark provided by an airing of the offshore holdings of the candidates and their families

The Central Bank of Ireland published the revised Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears on 27th June, 2013.

Publication of the Companies Bill 2012 by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation represented a significant reform of Ireland’s company law regime.

With some overlapping between the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) credit institutions and investment firms have the opportunity now to minimise duplication of compliance measures by identifying the common requirements, revising their internal governance framework accordingly and consequently improving their governance cohesion and reducing costs.

The Central Bank has been given extensive powers relating to the enforcement of the SFTR, PRIIP and the Benchmarks Regulation regimes following the recent publication of domestic regulations.

With the recent introduction of the IFIA Corporate Governance Code for Collective Investment Schemes and Management Companies, there is an increased focus on the role and on performance of directors on fund/management company boards.

On 10 July 2015, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") announced that it had referred a case concerning Irish Nationwide Building Society ("INBS") and "…certain persons...

Following the banking crisis (2008–2011), the Irish State went through a process of significant fiscal adjustments and structural changes to the banking sector

Rule 12 (1) of Order 31 of the Irish Rules of the Superior Courts, which govern procedures in the High Court, states:

As detailed in our in-depth briefing on proposed reforms to the AIFMD and UCITS frameworks, the European Commission published a package of targeted changes to both the AIFMD...

The European Commission (the "Commission") has issued a notice to stakeholders in the asset management industry on some of the main legal and regulatory repercussions arising ...

On 6 July 2021, the European Commission submitted a legislative proposal for the introduction of a European Green Bond Standard (the "EUGBS"), seeking to promote sustainable finance...