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The Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021
26/08/2021 - President Higgins signed the Residential Tenancies (No.2) Act 2021 (the “2021 Act”) into law on 9 July 2021. The 2021 Act extends the temporary protection put in place to protect tenants who have been financially impacted by Covid-19 in addition to more significant and longer-term changes to landlord and tenant law.

Covid’s Start-Up Explosion: 28% increase in job title change to business owners
24/08/2021 - The number of professionals who have changed their job title to Founder/Co-Founder in the past year has increased by +10%, Small Business Owners have risen by +8%, and those formally adopting the title of Entrepreneur (+5%) or Owner or Co-Owner by (+4.9%) has also increased during the pandemic.

Liquidity Risk Management a Key Focus in the Central Bank's Letter to FMCs
30/03/2021 - On 12 March 2021, the Central Bank published a copy of a letter dated 10 March 2021 which has been sent to the chair of the board of certain fund management companies ("FMCs").

Lessons from CBI findings on fund management companies have broader application
12/11/2020 - The Central Bank of Ireland has released (27.10.20) the findings that arose from its thematic review which assessed how fund management companies have implemented the Central Bank requirements in this area – termed the CP86 framework.

Cyber and Data Protection : The New SCCs: What You Need to Know
29/06/2021 - On 4 June 2021 the European Commission issued its eagerly awaited decision publishing the new Standard Contractual Clauses, or SCCs (“New SCCs”) for the GDPR-compliant transfer of personal data to third countries.

A Level Platform: The P2B Regulation and its Impact on Online Business
23/07/2020 - On 12 July 2020, EU Regulation 2019/1150 (the “P2B Regulation” or the “Regulation”) became directly applicable across the EU. This Regulation aims to provide protection for businesses that rely on third-party online platforms to reach their customers, whilst simultaneously being designed to preserve the business model of the third-party online platforms themselves.

Narrowing the Gap – Gender Pay Gap Reporting set to Become Law
24/08/2021 - Mandatory gender pay gap reporting is set to become a legal requirement in Ireland.

Chambers Global Practice Guide 2021: Aviation Finance & Leasing
24/08/2021 - The 2021 Aviation Finance & Leasing Guide provides expert legal commentary on the latest issues for businesses and it also covers important developments in the most significant jurisdictions.

Counting the cost of “free” Education
31/08/2021 - The lifetime cost of putting a child through school exceeds €20,000 and when college is included the total rises to almost €50,000.

Regulation could help move cryptocurrencies into the mainstream but regulators have been slow to step up
24/08/2021 - The crypto assets market is rapidly becoming too big to ignore. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are attracting significant capital inflows and major financial institutions are increasingly interested in crypto as an asset class.