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First Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing National Risk Assessment for Ireland Published

First national money laundering and terrorist financing assessment presents a review of and ascribes ratings to the risks present in sub-sectors within the Irish financial services industry


Practical Tips: Companies Registration Office Updates

Digital Certificates of Incorporation rolled out, new e-filing rules introduced and Companies Act 2014 transition period nears an end


Social Media Policy Put to the Test

Employee dismissed for breaching company's social media policy awarded €7,500 by the EAT on the grounds that the policy had not been properly implemented and that not all employees were aware of it


Facebook not Obliged to Remove the Defamatory Posts of An Anonymous User

Internet service provider not obliged to remove defamatory posts, but High Court grants Norwich Pharmacal order enabling applicant to pursue defamation action


Court of Appeal Reverses Ruling that Directors Personally Liable for Debts Arising from Reckless Trading

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling, which found a company's directors personally liable for debts arising from reckless trading, on the grounds that the loss suffered was unforeseeable and accordingly the conduct could not be deemed reckless trading