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.

• Video: Employment Law Roundup for 2021
  See our video guide to notable employment law developments in 2021.
• Video: Employment & Pensions – A look ahead to 2022
  Watch our quick guide on employment and pensions-related developments expected in 2022.
• IORP II – the Pensions Authority publishes final Code of Practice
  We discuss the Pensions Authority’s final Code of Practice and next steps for employers and trustees.
• Copy That! Ireland Implements EU Copyright Directive
  This briefing looks at how the EU Copyright Directive has been implemented in Ireland. 
• High Court Departs from Normal Rule on Costs:  Legal Practitioner and Client Costs Awarded on Foot of a Contractual Clause
  Read our summary of a recent ex tempore judgment in a landlord and tenant dispute in which the High Court made an order for costs, but departed from the normal measure of those costs. 
• EU Adopts Environmental Performance Benchmark
  On 9 December 2021, the EU published final technical screening criteria for assessing activities as having a positive impact on mitigating and/or adapting to climate change.
• Central Bank of Ireland’s “Dear CEO Letter” on Supervisory Expectations for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions
  The 9 December 2021 “Dear CEO Letter” reminds Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions of the Central Bank’s supervisory expectations and requires Boards to confirm completion of an assessment of key obligations by 31 March 2022.
• Central Bank Outsourcing Guidance for all Regulated Firms
  Access our Briefing on the Central Bank’s recently published cross-industry guidance for Irish regulated financial service providers on the management of outsourcing activities. 
• Employer Successfully Defends Mandatory Retirement Age Policy
  This article examines a recent Labour Court decision in which the Court upheld an employer’s mandatory retirement age policy.

In Shorts 

• Asset Management & Investment Funds Update – Dec 21
• Life Sciences Deals of the Year
• A Further Update on the Unified Patent Court