Horizon Tracker
Legal and Regulatory Developments, Spring 2023
Welcome to the Spring edition of the Matheson Horizon Tracker.
As usual the Tracker describes key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments. This Spring we have taken a slightly different approach to the timing of the Tracker and have decided to monitor progress of the legislative programme through the Oireachtas session, rather than looking ahead at the beginning of the term.
The current session is now nearing its closure for Easter recess on 30 March 2023. We have chosen 13 March 2023 as our 'as of 'date. Similarly we have tracked progress of key developments from Europe over the period since our last Tracker.
The European influence on legislative developments is particularly evident in this Tracker, ranging from initiatives in the Employment sphere which anticipate or implement EU instruments, to significant initiatives in the Financial Services sector underpinning sustainable finance and further progress under the Capital Markets Union plan. There are specific energy initiatives regarding fuel use and pricing, and finally, significant initiatives across many areas relating to Consumer Protection, not least the introduction of a consumer class action framework implementing EU law.
In light of this latter initiative, and following the passing of the Consumer Rights Act in 2022, we have collated relevant legislation from a number of our practice areas under a Consumer Protection category for ease of reference. We hope that consumer facing clients will find this guide useful.
To provide our clients with additional context we refer back to the 2022 Horizon Trackers, where initiatives have been in the pipeline over the year (and in some cases beyond that). In our view this provides additional context.
In tandem with our publication of the Horizon Tracker we have also updated and improved access to our external webinar platform, the Matheson Knowledge Hub. Our practice areas, our Professional Support Lawyers Faculty, and our Knowledge Team, collaborate to offer you a range of recorded webinars which are relevant to current developments described in the Tracker. Following a simple registration process you can access webinars such as Employment Law: The Year Ahead; Financing Outlook for 2023; a webinar on the Impact of Developments in Legal Tech on the Practice of Law and many others. We look forward to a Brexit Revisited event broadcast from our London office on 30 March. In April and May, amongst other offerings, we will host events and webinars on Corporate Sustainability, Debt Restructuring and Turnarounds, and Consumer Class Actions.
If you wish to register for our Matheson Knowledge Hub you can contact us at KnowledgeHub@matheson.com.
If you have any further questions, or require detailed advice please get in touch with your usual Matheson contact or please contact any member of our team.