Following on from the UK Supreme Court decision in Sequana (discussed here), the recent UK High Court (UKHC) decision in Hunt v Singh [2023] EWHC 1784 (Ch), further considered the duty of directors to take into account the interests of creditors in certain circumstances.

The High Court (Court) had to determine whether proceeds from two investments in the estate in the bankruptcy of Bernard McNamara (McNamara) were payable to NALM under its security package, or whether they should be retained in the estate in the bankruptcy of McNamara for the benefit of creditors generally (substantive question).

Two significant European laws have recently come into force which have a significant impact on how bidders from outside the EU, or subsidised by third countries, participate in public procurement processes within the EU.

On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in WM and Sovim SA v Luxembourg Business Registers (joined Cases C‑37/20 and C‑601/20) (Decision), which affects European Union Member States' national beneficial ownership registers.

Two EU legislative acts relating to digital operational resilience in the financial industry were recently published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This article explains Ireland's experience with requests for judicial cooperation from the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).

IORP II is set to be transposed into Irish law in the "coming months", although no actual date has been given by the Department of Social Protection. It will have a significant impact on the pensions landscape in Ireland and impose a range of new requirements on pension schemes.

Read Pensions and Tax in the Irish Agenda on Ireland Supports Mechanisms to Resolve Double Taxation Disputes Between Member States.

Businesses and communities are dealing with many COVID-19 related issues that are causing severe business disruption. The Irish government has been swift to introduce new measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on business.