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This Practice Note discusses the sections of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) which activate prohibitions on discrimination in schools, the different types of discrimination including sex, race, religion or belief, age, marriage or civil partnership and disability, and the exceptions that may apply. It notes that the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017, SI 2017/353 require public authorities with education functions to publish information annually to demonstrate their compliance with the public sector equality duty under EqA 2010, s 149.

This Practice Note looks at a party’s entitlement to adjudication of a payment dispute pursuant to the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (Ireland). It also considers the relevance of non-Irish case law, the appointment of an adjudicator, the adjudication process and the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision in the High Court.

This Practice Note provides an overview and introduction to forms of alternative dispute resolution commonly used to settle disputes in Ireland: direct negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and conciliation. It provides an overview of the key features of these forms of alternative dispute resolution and the governing legislation, namely, the Mediation Act 2017 (Ireland), the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (Ireland) and the Arbitration Act 2010 (Ireland).

This Practice Note provides an overview of the application of elements of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consumer Duty to pension providers and pension schemes, including the key issues arising in respect of products created by authorised firms, as well as pension schemes operated by authorised firms for occupational pension scheme trustees.