On 1 April 2026, the High Court upheld the Commission’s grant of permission to Shannon LNG Limited in a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment.

On 23 November 2022, EFRAG delivered, as technical advice, the first set of draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards ("ESRS") to the European Commission. Once adopted by the Commission...

Last week, the European Central Bank ("ECB") released its horizontal analysis of the most recent Outsourcing Registers submitted by significant institutions (SIs).

ollowing implementation of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 (the "Transparency Regulations"), Regulation 25(6) eliminated the requirement to appoint an Irish Paying Agent for transactions seeking a listing on the regulated market of the Irish Stock Exchange.

ollowing implementation of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 (the "Transparency Regulations"), Regulation 25(6) eliminated the requirement to appoint an Irish Paying Agent for transactions seeking a listing on the regulated market of the Irish Stock Exchange.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Philip Lane, announced the results of the Central Bank's review of its 2015 Mortgage Regulations on 23 November 2016.

On 19 November, the Central Bank published a two-part paper, entitled "Outsourcing – Findings and Issues for Discussion" arising out of a recent cross-sectoral study of outsourcing activities

On 18 November 2015, the Central Bank issued a report setting out its observations and expectations in relation to Anti-Money Laundering ("AML")...

ESMA announced today that it will renew the restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of contracts for difference (CFDs) to retail clients for a further 3 months.

ESMA is consulting on potential changes to the CSDR Delegated Regulation on Settlement Discipline to simplify how cash penalties for settlement fails are collected and distributed.

Cyber-security is the responsibility of the board of directors, not that of the IT department, and those who do not take this responsibility seriously could face Central Bank sanctions.

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESMA, EBA and EIOPA) have issued a Call for Evidence, looking for feedback on potential greenwashing practices across the EU financial sector.

A CCF is an unincorporated body constituted under contract by a deed of constitution between a management company and a depositary.

GEM is operated by the Irish Stock Exchange as a market operator.

The Irish Stock Exchange ("ISE") has with effect from Monday 4 April 2016, expanded the Global Exchange Market ("GEM"), an exchange regulated market to include listing of investment funds.

We've published the January 2023 edition of our Horizon Scanner: Finance, highlighting the key legal and regulatory developments we expect to see next month.

For insights on the key legal and regulatory developments we expect to see during October in areas such as retail banking and consumer protection, finance-related ESG, sanctions, securitisation, NPLs, financial regulation and insurance.

For insights on the key legal and regulatory developments we expect to see during September in areas such as finance-related ESG, structured finance and securitisation,...

Unlike fund structures such as the investment company with variable capital or the ICAV (Irish collective asset-management vehicle), a CCF does not have separate legal personality.

Arthur Cox have prepared a visual guide to the impact of MiFID II on the MiFID conduct of business regime in Ireland.