Welcome to the November 2020 issue of Legal News
William Fry aims to keep you up to date on legal developments that may affect you or your business. Here are some of our recently published articles and insights you may have missed.
We continue to bring you articles relating to COVID-19; these can all be found in our COVID-19 Hub.
For more information on any of the topics covered in this edition, please call or email the key contacts in the article, or your usual William Fry contact.
- Petition to Appoint an Examiner to New
Look Dismissed by the High Court
High Court considers the meaning of when a company is insolvent for the purposes of an examinership. - Fintech - Markets in
Crypto-Assets
FAQ on the key proposals contained in the The European Commission proposed regulatory framework for Markets in Crypto-Assets. - To Interrogate or Not to
Interrogate?
Further judicial guidance on the use of interrogatories in litigation. - Budget 2021 – Key Highlights for
Employers and Employees
We analyse the key measures of support and protection introduced for employers and employees in Ireland's biggest ever budget. - P86 Compliance
Review
Analysis of Central Bank findings from its review of fund management companies' implementation of the rules and guidelines under the organisational effectiveness framework or CP86. - H&M Subject to €35.3m GDPR Fine
for Keeping a Clothes Eye on Employees
H&M has been fined €35.3m by the Hamburg data protection authority for unlawful employee-monitoring practices in breach of the GDPR. - COVID-19 Concerns Bring About Code of
Conduct for Commercial Rents
The Government has published a voluntary code of conduct for commercial leases with the aim of facilitating discussions between landlords and tenants impacted by COVID-19. - Insurance: Relaxation of the Part VII
Market
We discuss how the sanctioning of the transfer of business from Legal and General Assurance Society Limited to ReAssure Limited, may result in the relaxation of the Part VII market. - Impact of Behaviour on Fines Imposed by
the Central Bank
We look behind the recent fine imposed on KBC by the Central Bank arising out of its handling of tracker mortgage accounts.
In Short
- Launch of our Medical Device Publication
- Beginning of the End of the "Fishing Expedition"? English High Court offers DSAR Guidance to UK Data Controllers
- The Future of How Ireland Works Part 3: Is Working Time Legislation Keeping up with the Times?
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