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The Register of Beneficial Owners goes Live
September 2019
Earlier in June, we discussed the obligations on companies under the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations…
Update on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act
September 2019
The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (the “Act”) was signed into law on 24 May 2019 amending the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2016 (the…
Supreme Court makes Important Decision on the scope of Discovery
August 2019
Despite attempts to limit the spiralling of costs of litigation and increase efficiency in the Irish Legal System, the costs of litigation remain significant and one…
Supreme Court Clarifies Test for the Grant of Preliminary Injunctions
August 2019
On 31 July 2019, the Supreme Court of Ireland delivered an important and far-reaching judgment on the correct principles to be adopted in applications for preliminary…
New Practice Direction on the Renewal Of Summons
June 2019
Mr Justice Kelly has recently issued a reminder to practitioners about the rules on the renewal of Summons enacted earlier this year. On 11 January 2019, SI 482, Rules…
Registration of Wills Bill
June 2019
Ireland, by its continued absence of a National Register of Wills, has failed to conform to European best practice. However, the progression of The Registration of Wills…
GDPR – First Anniversary
June 2019
Whitney Moore were delighted to host an evening to mark the first anniversary of GDPR and to encourage data literacy.
David Pierse and Sophie Quinn from our Corporate…
New Beneficial Ownership Regulations
June 2019
The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 (‘Regulations’) came into force on 22 March 2019.
To…
Changes to the processing of Claims through the PIAB
May 2019
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Act 2019 (the ‘2019 Act’) came into effect on 3 April 2019.
The following are some of the key new…
Restricted Share Schemes
May 2019
Restricted Share schemes have become a popular way of incentivising and retaining key employees. Such schemes are commonly viewed as a more enticing option for employees…
Amendment to Order 36 Circuit Court Rules
An important amendment to the Circuit Court Rules removes from Order 36 the temporal limit of 12 years after which execution was up to now impermissible.
As of 29 March 2024 S.I….