Legal News - March 2023

• Published date: 08 March 2023
• Subject Matter: Insurance, Privacy, Technology, Data Protection, Insurance Laws and Products, Security, Fin Tech
• Law Firm: William Fry
• Author: William Fry

Welcome to the March 2023 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.

For more information on any of the topics covered in this edition, please contact the people listed in the articles or your usual William Fry contact.

• High Court Decision Provides Clarity to Foreign Shareholders
  A recent High Court case clarifies when a foreign shareholder's sale of unquoted shares in an Irish PPP company is within the charge to Irish capital gains tax.
• Dear CEO Letter on the Central Bank's key regulation and supervision priorities for 2023
  On 16 February 2023, the Central Bank published a Dear CEO Letter addressing the Central Bank's key regulation and supervision priorities for 2023.
• Irish Employment Law Developments 2023
  This article looks at new legislation set to change the employment law landscape in 2023.
• Non-material Damage for Data Protection Breaches before the Irish and EU Courts - Clarity Ahead?
  Data protection claims are in the dock. The Circuit Court has temporarily halted proceedings for non-material damage claims pending decisions by the CJEU on compensation for non-material damage in relation to "mere upset" as a result of data privacy infringement.
• ELTIF Enhancements En Route
  Enhancements to the ELTIF fund product will go live early next year.
• ESG Litigation - World's First ESG Suit against a Commercial Bank
  In an ever-increasing raft of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) litigation, news has broken that that BNP Paribas the largest bank in the euro zone, is facing legal action for fossil fuel financing.
• English Court of Appeal Delivers Notable Ruling In Crypto Disputes Case
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