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10.10.2017
Supreme Court Decision Puts After-The-Event Insurance Under Spotlight
A recent Supreme Court decision confirming that third-party litigation funding in return for a share of the proceeds is unlawful in Ireland has put after-the-event (ATE) insurance back in the spotlight as the only legitimate... READ MORE
06.10.2017
Court of Appeal Clarifies Premise of Examinership
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by the Edward Holdings group of companies against a decision of O’Connor J in the High Court refusing to appoint an examiner to four of the seven... READ MORE
04.10.2017
Coffey Report to Kick-Start Transfer Pricing Modernisation in Ireland
The Irish Minister for Finance published a report entitled ‘Review of Ireland’s Corporation Tax Code’ (the “Report”) on 12 September 2017. The Report was compiled by an independent expert, Mr Seamus Coffey, who was appointed... READ MORE
04.10.2017
Schrems Goes to Europe (again) - Will the Standard Contractual Clauses Survive?
Almost two years to the day following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") in Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner ("Schrems I"), the issue of transatlantic data transfers is heading... READ MORE
03.10.2017
Workplace Relations Commission Decision on TUPE Regulation 8
Important Update: WRC confirms liability for breach of information and consultation obligations under the TUPE Regulations rests with the Transferee An Adjudication Officer of the Workplace Relations Commission has confirmed that where a transferor fails... READ MORE
21.09.2017
Matheson Pensions Podcast: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017
Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 and Court of Appeal Ruling in IBM Case Welcome to the Matheson Irish Pensions and Benefits Law Podcast Series, episode 1. The series is led by Deirdre... READ MORE
19.09.2017
FATF - Guidance on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures and Financial Inclusion
On Thursday, 7 September 2017, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) released a Mutual Valuation Report on anti-money laundering (“AML”) and counter-terrorist financing (“CTF”) measures in Ireland (the “Report”). This report comments on the AML... READ MORE