Ireland: International Law

The European Union Intellectual Property Office and the European Investment Fund have launched a groundbreaking initiative to help EU businesses unlock the financial value of their intellectual property assets. Through a new Memorandum of Understanding, these institutions aim to address longstanding barriers that prevent innovative European companies from using their IP rights as collateral to access financing, potentially opening alternative funding routes beyond traditional equity and venture debt options

RAM prices have surged over 500% since October 2025, driven by AI data centres consuming global memory chip supplies. This analysis examines the contractual implications for enterprises with multi-year hardware agreements, exploring price adjustment mechanisms, specification flexibility, and termination rights when market conditions shift dramatically.

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism’s (AMLA) consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under Article 28(1)...

RAM prices have surged over 500% since October 2025, driven by AI data centres consuming global memory chip supplies. This analysis examines the contractual implications for enterprises with multi-year hardware agreements, exploring price adjustment mechanisms, specification flexibility, and termination rights when market conditions shift dramatically.

On 23 October 2025, the Council of the European Union ("the Council") adopted its 19th package of sanctions against Russia ("the 19th package") in response to Russia's war against Ukraine.

The seizures value €1.36m and took place in multiple operations in Dublin and Leitrim in April and October this year.