With over 30 years of track record and total net assets under management on trajectory to reach €3 trillion (source – Irish Funds), Ireland is the European jurisdiction of choice for investment fund ...

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) aims to ensure that products with digital elements (which is broadly defined) are designed, developed, and maintained with appropriate levels of cybersecurity. Most of ...

The EU AI Act has continued its transition from legislative framework to practical regulatory regime, with important developments in recent weeks at both EU and national level. This briefing ...

On 14 July 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published Binding Decision 1/2026, which will be unwelcome news to businesses subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ...

The Report outlines progress made under the CBI’s 2022-2027 Strategy, which is built around four interconnected themes: Future-Focused, Open & Engaged, Transforming, and Safeguarding. The CBI reports ...

The Irish High Court has held that exemptions from data subjects’ right of access set out in the Irish Data Protection Act 2018 (the “2018 Act”) are compatible with the GDPR, and specifically Article ...

EU Member States are required to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law by 7 June 2026. It has now been formally confirmed that Ireland will not meet this deadline. In a written ...

This is the second in a series of briefings on the European Commission's draft Guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems under Article 6 of the EU AI Act. It covers critical ...

Anti-competitive practices are adapting to exploit emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. At the same time, competition authorities in the EU and beyond are themselves utilising AI ...

As a continuation of Part 2 in this series, which addressed some themes we commonly encounter relating to the process requirements of public inquiries and the handling of documentary evidence in ...

This week, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) announced a new initiative which aims to help EU businesses better leverage their intellectual ...