The Investment Firms Directive and Investment Firms Regulation (IFD/IFR) will become applicable for MiFID authorised investment firms from 26 June 2021. In this briefing, we examine the Central Bank of Ireland's proposed approach to national competent authority discretions in the IFD/IFR.

A new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work came into effect by way of Statutory Instrument on 23 December 2020.

The government may introduce a screening mechanism for foreign direct investment into Ireland.

Mr Justice McDonald has deferred judgment in the FBD business interruption insurance test cases to allow the parties to make submissions following the UK Supreme Court's decision to rule in favour of the FCA and policyholders in a similar case.

In their Winter Briefing, our Pensions team provides an insight into some of the key legal developments we expect to see in the Irish pensions sector this year.

The legislative programme for the forthcoming spring Oireachtas session has been published by the Government Chief Whip, Jack Chambers TD.

Late last year, the European Commission launched its long-awaited set of new rules concerning the digital space.

Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, has released the government's national strategy on remote working.

Our Commercial Litigation Department have been closely monitoring important litigation trends and risks for the coming year. The events of 2020, including COVID-19 and Brexit, have changed how everyone does business and with that, trends have emerged in litigation practice that look set to continue. In this briefing we set out an overview of what you need to know heading in to 2021.