Alan Heuston

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Alan Heuston |Eleanor Cunningham |Caitríona Callanan

Employers must report details of share incentive schemesoperated during 2024 with Revenue by 31 March 2025. The samedeadline applies to trustees of certain share schemes in2024. Share incentive: Restricted Stock Units,Discounted or Free Shares, Restricted Shares, ConvertibleSecurities, Forfeitable Shares, Growth Shares, Hurdle Shares,Phantom Shares, Stock Appreciation Rights and any other award witha cash payment equivalent to shares.

Nov 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Josh Hogan |Alan Heuston |Martin O'Neill |Holly Draper-Spillane

The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 is the most significant reform of gambling legislation in Ireland since the formation of the State. For an overall summary and discussion of the key aspects of the Act, please see our earlier briefing (here). In this briefing we focus on the important issue of the anti-money-laundering and combatting terrorist-financing ("AML") regime applicable to providers of gambling services ("providers").

Nov 5, 2024 | mondaq.com | Alan Heuston

Alan Heuston provides an overview of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 in EGR Global's recent publication on the new Irish gambling regulations. On 23 October, the Gambling Regulation Bill was signed into law, almost two years after the bill was initially published, three years after it was announced by the current government and 17 years of planning and which involved the work of six successive ministers.

Oct 29, 2024 | mondaq.com | Alan Heuston |Eleanor Cunningham

Share-based remuneration ("SBR") has long been cited as an efficient way to attract, incentivise and retain employees and directors in a competitive employment landscape. Following a government consultation on SBR incentives, Indecon Economic Consultants considered the submissions made and evaluated policy developments in Ireland and internationally. Indecon's report, published on 1 October 2024, contains six recommendations to the Government on the way forward for Ireland.

Oct 17, 2024 | lexology.com | Alan Heuston |David Lydon

On 16 October 2024, after almost two years since it was initially published and after many false dawns, the Gambling Regulation Bill (the “Bill”) was passed by the Irish Parliament.  The Bill once enacted will represent the most significant reform of gambling legislation since the establishment of the Irish State. A copy of the statement from the Department of Justice on the passing of the Bill is available here.