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Aug 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Dáire McMullin |Amelia Walsh |Keith Smith |Eve Mulconry |Deirdre O'Mahony |Joanelle O'Cleirigh | +2 more
Ireland is on the verge of a significant overhaul in its defamation laws following the recent publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the “Bill”). As outlined in further detail in our in December 2023, the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill was unveiled in March 2023 and, in September 2023, the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice (the “Committee”) produced a report on the General Scheme (the “Committee Report”).
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Eve Mulconry |Keith Smith |Deirdre O'Mahony |Dáire McMullin
Ireland is on the threshold of a significant overhaul of
its defamation laws following the publication of the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment)
Bill (the "General Scheme") in March 2023 and the Report on Pre Legislative Scrutiny of the General
Scheme prepared by the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee
on Justice (the "Committee") in September
2023.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Deirdre O'Mahony |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Richard Willis |Keith Smith
Key modifications to the regulation of lobbying in
Ireland will commence in 2024 following the publication on 7
November 2023 of a commencement order to give effect to the
provisions of the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances
to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (the "Lobbying Amendment
Act").
As discussed in our previous briefing the Lobbying Amendment Act
strengthens and amends the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (the
"2015 Act"), by expanding its scope and
enhancing enforcement.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Willis |Deirdre O'Mahony |Keith Smith |Amelia Walsh
Following its consultation on changes to the
Administrative Sanctions Procedure (the "ASP"), the
Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") has published a Feedback Statement and new Guidelines (the "Guidelines") on the
ASP which came into effect on 13 December 2023.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Keith Smith |Deirdre O'Mahony |Amelia Walsh
In a recent judgment, the High Court held that a party
waived their right to privilege over legal advices received by it
(Elsharkawy v The Minister for Transport [2023]
IEHC 672). The Court reached its decision based on a finding
that the party went further than merely referring to the fact that
legal advice was obtained and chose to disclose, in part, the
contents and effects of that legal advice for its litigious
advantage.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Deirdre O'Mahony
The Health and
Safety Authority (HSA) and State Claims Agency (SCA) have published joint
guidance to assist employers to manage the risk of exposure to
sensitive content by employees.
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Jun 28, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Willis |Deirdre O'Mahony |Robert Cain
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has just launched a
consultation on proposed changes to its ASP (here), which follows its recent consultation
on the Individual Accountability Framework which concluded on 13
June 2023 (here).
The ASP Consultation will run for twelve weeks until 14
September 2023 and seeks to canvass views on revisions to the ASP
on foot of changes introduced by the Central Bank (Individual
Accountability Framework) Act 2023, as well as other revised
procedures in the ASP.
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Jun 26, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Richard Willis |Deirdre O'Mahony |Robert Cain
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has just launched a consultation on proposed changes to its ASP (here), which follows its recent consultation on the Individual Accountability Framework which concluded on 13 June 2023 (here). The ASP Consultation will run for twelve weeks until 14 September 2023 and seeks to canvass views on revisions to the ASP on foot of changes introduced by the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023, as well as other revised procedures in the ASP.
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Apr 28, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Maedhbh Clancy |Richard Willis |Robert Cain |Deirdre O'Mahony |Sarah Thompson |Amelia Walsh
Following last week's commencement of key sections of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 (read our insights here), the Central Bank has published updated regulations and guidance for its fitness and probity (F&P) regime. As expected, the new regulations and guidance apply immediately, and are not subject to consultation on the basis that they reflect changes required by the new 2023 Act.
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Apr 11, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Amelia Walsh |Deirdre O'Mahony
Click here to listen to the audio. One of the four key pillars of the new Individual Accountability Framework is stronger Central Bank enforcement capabilities. In this podcast episode, Amelia Walsh and Deirdre O’Mahony discuss what the Central Bank of Ireland will be able to investigate individuals for under the new regime, including breaches of new conduct rules and the new duty of responsibility.
