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Vacant Site Levy: Legislation Update, October 2018
Our July 2018 briefing set out some key points for consideration by property owners on receipt of a vacant site notice from a planning authority.
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Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction February 2026 - Transport
The European Commission opened infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to several countries including Ireland for failing to fully transpose Directive (EU) 2023/2661...Arthur Cox - Article
EU Taxonomy: New Environmental Delegated Act; Changes To Climate Delegated Act
As Climate Finance Week Ireland 2023 continues, additional EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts were, as expected, published in the Official Journal this week reflecting the continuing...Arthur Cox - Article
Change In Tax Treatment For Irish (And Other EU) Charities Operating In The UK
On 15 March 2023, the UK Chancellor presented the UK Spring Budget to Parliament. The budget announced that the tax definition of a charity under Paragraph 2, Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010...Arthur Cox - Article
Health And Safety Group Audio Briefing Series – Episode Two: Construction Update
There can be no doubt that it has been a significant and challenging year for health and safety. Businesses have responded with resilience and ingenuity in adapting to the outbreak...Arthur Cox - Article
Health And Safety Group Winter Audio Briefing Series – Episode One
There can be no doubt that it has been a significant and challenging year for health and safety. Businesses have responded with resilience and ingenuity in adapting to the outbreak...Arthur Cox - Article
Pay Transparency Directive Update: EU Publishes Gender-neutral Job Evaluation And Classification Guidelines
The European Commission has published updated EU-wide guidance on gender-neutral job evaluation and classification.Arthur Cox - Video
Governing AI Powering Innovation With Rob Corbet (Video)
In this video, Rob Corbet, Partner in our Technology and Innovation Group, shares some of the key insights from the recent Governing AI, Powering Innovation survey, the results of which were shared at a launch event at our offices last month.Arthur Cox - Article
T+1 Update: ESMA Recommends Move To T+1 On 11 October 2027
ESMA published the Report on its assessment of the shortening of the settlement cycle in the EU to T+1 yesterday, 18 November 2024.Arthur Cox - Article
"Dear CEO" Letter On Consumer Protection Risk Management Frameworks In Insurance Firms: What Insurers Should Do
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has recently issued a "Dear CEO" letter to the insurance industry, detailing the findings from a targeted Consumer Protection Risk Assessment (CPRA)...Arthur Cox - Article
Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Transport
The Government published a Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 and Circulars, following on from the Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan (PDF 7.8MB). We consider the Bill in our insights post...Arthur Cox - Article
New Guidance On Deployment Of Renewable Energy
The European Commission published new and updated guidance for Member States to accelerate deployment of renewable energy.Arthur Cox - Article
Capital Markets Union And Greater Access To Sources Of Finance: ESMA Publishes Position Paper
The publication by ESMA last week of its Position Paper on building more effective and attractive capital markets in the EU is the latest in a series of recent steps taken by EU authorities/groups...Arthur Cox - Article
Crypto/AML Update: European Parliament To Consider MiCA In April 2023
Provisional political agreement on the final text of MiCA was reached on 30 June 2022.Arthur Cox - Article
ESMA Issues Consultation On UCITS V Remuneration
On 23 July 2015 the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") launched a consultation on proposed guidelines on remuneration under the UCITS V Directive.Arthur Cox - Article
National Payments Strategy: Department Of Finance Consults On Its Plans
The Department of Finance launched its National Payments Strategy: Public Consultation today (12 December 2023). Its November 2022 Retail Banking Review Report had recommended...Arthur Cox - Article
NPL/Credit Servicing Update: Department Of Finance Plans For Parallel Regulatory Regimes
As the 29 December 2023 transposition deadline for the Credit Servicing Directive approaches, the Department of Finance has published its decisions on the various national discretions...Arthur Cox - Article
NPLs: Final Approval Of Directive On Credit Servicers And Credit Purchasers
The proposed Directive on credit servicers and credit purchasers was approved by the EU Council yesterday, 9 November 2021, following its approval by the European Parliament on 19 October 2021, ...Arthur Cox - Article
Sustainable Finance: ESAs Encourages Compliance With Draft Level 2 RTS From 10 March 2021
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) comes into force across the EU on 10 March 2021.Arthur Cox - Article
"White Noise And No Real Substance": The ECB's Assessment Of Banks' Climate-Related And Environmental Disclosures
The European Central Bank (ECB) recently published a report on its supervisory assessment of institutions' climate-related and environmental risks disclosures.Arthur Cox
