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 […]
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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 →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 […]
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 →The Scottish government is seeking to address some of the overly restrictive aspects of the short term let licensing rules, but the measures may not be enough to tackle “unnecessary” […]
Continue Reading →At the ECOFIN meeting on 21 June, the EU Council exchanged views on the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package. However, Estonia continues to block the second pillar of […]
Continue Reading →After a recent ruling of Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, an insolvency expert has warned banks of high clawback risks when granting additional securities to a debtor with doubtful solvency. […]
Continue Reading →After the EU Council of ministers suggested changes to the Green Claims Directive, an advertising regulation expert has advised businesses to prepare now for implementing the new rules. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Any UK taxpayer that has unpaid tax should take professional advice to try to avoid HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) pursuing a criminal investigation amid a rise in cases, an […]
Continue Reading →A thorough understanding of the types of compensation event (CE) clauses used in the New Engineering Contract (NEC) – increasingly the standard form contract of choice in the Hong Kong […]
Continue Reading →One year into the new system governing patents in Europe, Judith Krens tells us that the UPC has been a success in unusual and unpredictable ways, and Alessandro Capone says […]
Continue Reading →Ensuring a breach of warranty claim is notified properly, complies with the requirements of the share purchase agreement (SPA), and includes all relevant details of the alleged breach is key […]
Continue Reading →The new criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud will likely result in a transformational corporate culture shift with respect to how fraud is viewed amid an ongoing fraud epidemic […]
Continue Reading →The new criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud will likely result in a transformational corporate culture shift with respect to how fraud is viewed amid an ongoing fraud epidemic […]
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