The Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") expects all Irish authorised MiFID investment firms,1 credit institutions and fund management companies providing MiFID II services to retail clients ("Firms") to...

Following several postponements, the Irish foreign investment screening regime enters into full force today.

Regulation (EU) 2025/2518 came into force on 1 January 2026. This new Regulation aims to accelerate the enforcement of GDPR complaints that involve processing activities...

On 6 January 2025, the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 ("Act") entered into full force in Ireland, resulting in a new regime requiring mandatory screening...

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (the "Employment Act") was signed into law on 9 May 2024 albeit the provisions have not yet commenced.

In a recent English High Court judgment, the Court (Hutton KC) granted an application by an insurer to be added as a defendant to proceedings in which its insured was the existing defendant...

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), along with its regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards...

The DPF is a self-certification mechanism whereby U.S. companies certify that they comply with key principles, rules and obligations in relation to their processing of personal data of EEA individuals.

The Official Languages Act 2003 (the "OLA") was signed into law on 14 July 2003 and was amended by the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 (the "2021 Act") (together with the OLA, the "Acts").

October 2025's consultation by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) on shaping Ireland's planned new National Life Sciences Strategy...

The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 is the most significant reform of gambling legislation in Ireland since the formation of the State. For an overall summary and discussion of the key aspects of the Act...

This morning the Government published its Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan containing a series of actions to accelerate the provision of critical infrastructure.

The European Data Protection Board has launched its 2026 Coordinated Enforcement Framework action focusing on transparency and information obligations under Articles 12-14 GDPR, following its 2025...

The AI Act has introduced a number of obligations for AI systems, and the New Product Liability Directive (the "PLD") will set out liability rules for defective software and, by extension, AI products.

Interchange fees for card-based payments within the EU will soon be capped, following the publication of Regulation 2015/751 on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions...

A blueprint for transforming Ireland's clinical trials landscape is set out in the Final Report and Recommendations of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group (NCTOG), published on 21 November 2025.

Directive (EU) 2022/2381 is designed to improve the gender balance among directors of listed companies (the "the Directive").

The new Product Liability Directive marks the most significant overhaul of product liability law in nearly four decades.

Public inquiries must adhere to strict procedural fairness and natural justice requirements, but achieving this can be challenging as the process evolves.