Finance Law and Banking Law

Recent amendments to Cyprus's Transfer and Mortgage of Immovable Property Law have introduced significant changes to the auction procedure for mortgaged properties. These legislative updates extend debtor rights by allowing more time to challenge mortgage debt and establishing mandatory minimum reserve prices for all property auctions. The reforms aim to strengthen protections for debtors facing foreclosure proceedings.

This article examines the legal mechanism of precautionary attachment in Turkish enforcement law, focusing on a critical exception that allows creditors to seek precautionary attachment...

When lending to an Irish company under English or US law, specific filing and registration requirements apply to security documents.

The Central Bank of Ireland's latest Financial Stability Review examines intensifying global risks facing the domestic financial system, with particular focus on AI financing developments and their potential market implications. Governor Makhlouf highlights elevated vulnerabilities from Middle East energy supply shocks, AI-related stock valuations, and evolving cybersecurity threats, while emphasizing the accumulated resilience in Ireland's financial system through strong capital buffers and prudent lending

When lending to an Irish company under English or US law, specific filing and registration requirements apply to security documents.

On 20 May 2026, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on the review of Regulation (“EU”) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”).

Ireland's EU Council Presidency has unveiled an ambitious programme centred on three interconnected priorities: competitiveness, values, and security. The agenda spans critical legislative files across financial services, technology, energy, and industrial policy, while positioning simplification and resilience as cross-cutting themes that will shape policy choices across all Council formations.

Amendments to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR), made by the EU Listing Act (2024/2809), take effect on 5 June 2026. The amendments relate to when inside information has to be disclosed where there are intermediate steps in a protracted process.

Issuances Approved by the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye – May 2026

Foundry Partners launches the Fund Foundry, the Crown Dependencies' first structured support programme for emerging fund managers, offering five annual places with £25,000 service vouchers, regulatory fast-tracking through Guernsey's established framework, and dedicated mentorship from experienced GPs.

The EU's Capital Requirements Directive VI introduces Article 21c, fundamentally reshaping cross-border lending by non-EU banks to EU borrowers. With Ireland's grandfathering deadline of 11 July 2026 rapidly approaching...

The most common category of Irish Fund subject to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”), and the fund most used by private capital sponsors, is the Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Fund (“QIAIF”). A QIAIF is subject to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (“CBI”) AIF Rulebook.