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New Irish FDI Screening Regime: Key Points

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the "Act") will establish a new FDI screening regime in Ireland. The Act was signed into law by the Minister for Enterprise...

Ireland Government

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Matheson

Competition And Regulated Markets - What's Another Year 2024 (Video)

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 was signed into law on 31 October 2023.

Ireland Government

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Arthur Cox

Overview Of The Screening Of Third Country Transactions Act 2023

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (Act), which we previously discussed in an article from earlier this year, was signed into law on 31 October 2023.

Ireland Government

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Ogier

Government Publishes Autumn Legislation Programme

The Government recently published its legislation programme for Autumn 2023Opens in new window. We have set out below the status of key Bills of relevance to the data protection and technology sector.

Ireland Technology

M

Matheson

Access Right Changes To The Register Of Beneficial Ownership Of Companies

Ireland Government

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Maples Group

Access To Company Ownership Information: New Developments

European Union Government

M

Matheson

The Screening Of Third Country Transactions Bill - Looking Forward And Backwards

Ireland Commercial

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RDJ LLP

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 02/03/2023

Worldwide Government

M

Matheson

European Union (Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing) (Use Of Financial And Other Information) Regulations 2023

European Union Government

M

Matheson

Privacy, Transparency, Money Laundering And Terrorism: Big Changes To The Register Of Beneficial Ownership

European Union Government

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Ogier

New Irish Data Retention Laws Coming Down The Track

European Union Privacy

M

Matheson

Recent Fines Issued By The CBI

Ireland Government

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RDJ LLP

A New Tune For Whistle-Blowers – Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 Signed Into Law

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

First VASP Registration As CBI Highlights Weaknesses In Applications

Ireland Government

DE

Dillon Eustace

CSRD: Irish Government Announces Support For Omnibus As Stop-the-clock Is Approved By The European Parliament

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Europe's Digital Soup: Navigating AI, NIS2, DORA, DSA, DMA And The Rest Of The EU's Tech Regulations

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

Anonymous No More: Belfast High Court Sets Landmark Precedent In £300,000 Libel Case Against Tattle Life

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Between Prohibition And Reform: Recent Developments In Irish Litigation Funding

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Central Bank Of Ireland Clarifies Rules On Alternative Investment Funds Acting As Guarantors

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Virtual Asset Service Providers' AML/CFT Frameworks: Central Bank Observations On VASP Applications For Registration

On 11 July 2022, the Central Bank issued a bulletin to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) outlining its regulatory expectations and setting out recurring weaknesses in, VASP registrations.

Ireland Government

WF

William Fry

Irish FinTech Regulation Focus - Six Key Areas

The Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") regulates the provision of certain FinTech products and services by e-money and payment institutions ("Firms") in Ireland.

Ireland Technology

MG

Maples Group

Updated Central Bank Of Ireland PCF List - Required Actions And Filings

Following our previous client update on the Central Bank of Ireland's ("Central Bank") Notice of Intention setting out proposed changes to PCF categories (the "Notice of Intention"), ...

Ireland Finance

MG

Maples Group

Insurance Quarterly Legal & Regulatory Update For 1 January - 31 March 2022

On 4 January 2022, the Council of the EU published a progress report, dated 16 December 2021, on its work on the European Commission's package of insurance reforms (Progress Report).

European Union Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Payments, E-Money And Crypto-Assets: Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update For 1 January 2022 - 31 March 2022

Ireland Technology

DE

Dillon Eustace

Central Bank Updates List Of Pre-Approval Controlled Functions ("PCFs")

Ireland Government

DE

Dillon Eustace

Fitness And Probity : Central Bank Amends PCF List

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Central Bank Of Ireland Notice Of Intention Re PCF Roles

Ireland Government

M

Matheson

Central Bank Of Ireland Calls For Fund ManCos To Enhance Their AML Frameworks

Ireland Government

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Maples Group

New Pre-Approval Controlled Functions (PCFs) Planned By The Central Bank

Ireland Government

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RDJ LLP

Central Bank Proposes Changes To PCF List

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Central Register Of Beneficial Ownership Of Trusts (CRBOT)

European Union Commercial

GT

Grant Thornton

Ireland Update: Central Bank Of Ireland Proposes Amendments To Certain Pre-Approval Controlled Functions

Ireland Government

W

Walkers

Central Bank Of Ireland Issues Revised AML And CFT Guidelines: Key Changes

Ireland Government

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Maples Group

Central Bank Proposes Changes To PCF List

On 22 September 2021, the Central Bank published a notice of intention to amend the Pre-Approval Controlled Functions (PCF) list by bringing managers of branches Irish regulated financial services providers (RFSPs)...

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Central Register Of Beneficial Ownership Of Trusts (CRBOT)

Anti-Money Laundering legislation requires each EU Member State to establish a Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT).

European Union Commercial

GT

Grant Thornton

Ireland Update: Central Bank Of Ireland Proposes Amendments To Certain Pre-Approval Controlled Functions

The Central Bank has provided details of the requirements for in-situ PCFs impacted by these changes which are set out below...

Ireland Government

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Walkers

Central Bank Of Ireland Issues Revised AML And CFT Guidelines: Key Changes

On 23 June 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") published revised Guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") and Countering the Financing of Terrorism ("CFT") (the "Guidelines")...

Ireland Government

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Maples Group

AML – What's Changed – What's Proposed?

European Union Government

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Matheson

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 Signed Into Law

On 18 March 2021, the President signed into law the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 (the Act).

Ireland Government

WF

William Fry

FDI Screening: EU Investment Screening Framework And Latest Irish Developments

The EU Investment Screening Regulation became fully operational across the EU on 11 October 2020.

Ireland Government

M

Matheson

CBI Issues AML Letter To Schedule 2 Firms

On 16 December, 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) issued a "Dear CEO" letter to Schedule 2 Firms concerning its findings as regards the compliance of such firms with Anti-Money Laundering...

Ireland Government

DE

Dillon Eustace

A Path Forward – Draft Guidance Published For Dealing With International Data Transfers Post-Schrems II

In the wake of the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Schrems II, controllers and processors have been working closely with legal advisors to find a compliant way to...

European Union Privacy

WF

William Fry

AML/CFT Reminder For Irish Funds And Their Management Companies

Ireland Government

DE

Dillon Eustace

EPrivacy: CJEU Places Restrictions On Mass Surveillance In Decision On Data Collection And Retention By Electronic Communications Providers

European Union Privacy

AC

Arthur Cox

Investment Firms Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update, July - September 2020

European Union Government

DE

Dillon Eustace

Publication Of Draft Legislation Implementing Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Ireland Government

W

Walkers

FDI And Brexit: Shifting Sands

European Union Government

M

Matheson

Irish Government Consultation On FDI Screening – Foreshadowing Of A Fully-fledged Irish Regime?

Ireland Government

M

Matheson

Investment Firms Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update January - March 2020

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Investment Firms Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update 1 October - 31 December 2019

European Union Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Funds Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update, October - December 2019

European Union Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Consultation Paper 128 For Anti-Money Laundering And Countering The Financing Of Terrorism Guidelines For The Financial Sector

Ireland Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018 Signed Into Law

Ireland Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018

Ireland Government

M

Matheson

AML/CTF: New Registration Requirements

Ireland Government

DE

Dillon Eustace

EU-Canada Data-Sharing Deal Grounded

European Union Privacy

MH

Mason Hayes & Curran

The Trump Travel Ban: What's The Law And Procedure?

Ireland Immigration

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Mason Hayes & Curran

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