The UK government has signalled its clear intent to drive investment in new renewable energy infrastructure by granting consent for three major new solar farm projects in England, according to […]
Continue Reading →The Central Bank of Ireland has clarified several points on the application of the Individual Accountability Framework (IAF), which aims to underpin sound governance across the financial sector. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →The UK government’s creation of a new National Wealth Fund (NWF) will mobilise the private investment needed to fund the UK’s green transition by addressing the challenges and risks that […]
Continue Reading →Businesses developing and procuring AI tools have been urged to build their understanding of how the new EU AI Act will apply to them, and the risk management obligations they […]
Continue Reading →Employers in the UK should pay close attention to the risk assessment approach and business-specific preventative steps proposed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is in the […]
Continue Reading →An ongoing case serves as a reminder to UK employers of their responsibilities towards migrant employees, emphasising the importance of fulfilling employment offers linked to sponsor licences, an expert has […]
Continue Reading →Planning reform that enables new homes and other infrastructure to be delivered faster, and an accelerated drive to ‘greening’ energy generation, finance, and the wider economy, are priorities businesses can […]
Continue Reading →A recent South African Supreme Court of Appeal case sheds light on whether ‘actual’ or ‘substantial’ compliance is required to award lawful tenders and whether these tenders may be split […]
Continue Reading →Businesses should be able to enforce English court rulings more easily in other countries in future after the UK ratified an international treaty on the cross-border enforcement of judgments. Read […]
Continue Reading →A recent settlement reached between a renewable energy company and South Africa’s competition authority has highlighted the need for businesses to develop policies and practices that promote compliance with competition […]
Continue Reading →A recently published report by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) underscores the need for firms to carefully consider their consumer duty monitoring approaches, strategy and the reporting of their […]
Continue Reading →US lawyer Scott Le Blanc tells HRNews about legal challenges to the Biden administration’s overtime pay rule Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →New laws making their way through the Irish legislative process mark a progressive step towards modernising Ireland’s approach to family building and reproductive rights by addressing longstanding legal ambiguities and […]
Continue Reading →The EU pharmaceutical package and the reform of pharmaceutical legislation is a critical step in making the EU a more attractive location for pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the harmonisation of the […]
Continue Reading →Financial services firms can expect UK regulators to follow their US counterparts in imposing significant penalties in cases where they fail to monitor and record staff communications on platforms such […]
Continue Reading →An important step towards boosting cross-border investment, fighting tax fraud and improving the functioning of capital markets within the EU was taken when finance ministers across the bloc reached a […]
Continue Reading →Organisations in New South Wales (NSW) are set to face higher penalties than before for failing to meet their health and safety duties to their workers. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption picks up pace, Irish businesses need to be aware of the areas in which AI is having an impact, the factors to take into consideration […]
Continue Reading →Having two group companies based in different EU countries does not, on its own, alter where VAT is to be assessed as arising in cases where one of the companies […]
Continue Reading →Financial institutions and technology providers can achieve cost-effective compliance with operational resilience laws globally by using managed legal services to deliver necessary updates to their processes and suite of contracts, […]
Continue Reading →The UK’s alcohol duty was reformed from 1 August 2023, removing some of the differentials in rates that existed between types of alcohol – in arguably the biggest reform of […]
Continue Reading →The effect of a spreadsheet rounding error was recently corrected by the UK’s First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) in a case that revolved around whether a taxpayer could obtain entrepreneurs’ relief […]
Continue Reading →Two recent decisions of the UK Pensions Ombudsman (PO) place the onus on the scheme member to use providers’ online systems correctly and to switch to alternative means of communication […]
Continue Reading →Following the formal adoption of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act), the Irish government has launched a public consultation on the national implementation of the new legislation. Read […]
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