Prior to joining Walkers, Jill advised fund promoters, asset managers and service providers in relation to the structuring and formation of Irish domiciled funds and provided advice on general funds legal and regulatory matters both in Ireland and in the British Virgin Islands.

Admitted in:

Ireland

England & Wales (non-practising)

The British Virgin Islands (non-practising)

Quakifications:

BA (International) Law and History,  National University of Ireland Galway

LLB, National University of Ireland Galway

Diploma in Islamic Finance, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Claritas Investment Certificate, CFA Institute

2020 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer and Rising Star

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

Member of the Law Society of Ireland

ADVISORY

• Liquidity Risk Management a Key Focus in the Central Bank's Letter to FMCs - On 12 March 2021, the Central Bank published a copy of a letter dated 10 March 2021 which has been s...
  
• Ireland Update - Central Bank's Portal: Deadline for Registration - In a recent communication to the funds industry, the Central Bank advised that the window for regist...
  
• Ireland Update – Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Act 2020 Update - Earlier today, the Irish Department of Finance advised that the Minister for Finance has signed a st...
  
• Ireland Update – Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 Update - In a welcome update on the amendments to Ireland's investment limited partnership regime, the Invest...
  
• Performance Fees – Central Bank of Ireland Takes Initial Steps Towards Implementing ESMA’s Guidelines - On 3 December 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published CP134, a consultation...
  
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ARTICLES

• Ireland | Chambers 2021 Global Practice Guide on Investment Funds - Partner and Head of Asset Management and Investment Funds Nicholas Blake-Knox, Partner and Head of T...
  
• Countdown to Climate Finance Week: ​Climate Finance – Where do asset managers fit in? - Ahead of Climate Finance Week Ireland, Walkers' Joe Mitchell and Jill Shaw contributed an article to...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2020 – Regional Update: Europe - Welcome to Walkers’ 2020 Fundamentals White Paper Series, in which we discuss certain trends ident...
  
• Ireland Update - Covid-19: Central Bank of Ireland launches COVID-19 hub - On 2 April 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") launched a COVID-19 hub. This webp...
  
• Changing the Status Quo - Women and ESG - The growth in investor demand for environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) product...
  
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NEWS

• Ireland Update – Use of Electronic Signatures on Regulatory Documents and Forms - In a statement published on 24 August 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") confirm...
  
• Ireland: Central Bank update - Investment by UCITS in CFDs, CLOs, CoCos and binary options - Ireland Update: Following enhanced scrutiny by the Central Bank in respect of investment by UCITS in...
  
• Ireland Update – Investment Limited Partnerships Reform - Following on from our July 2019 article and our 20 September 2019 update on the Investment Limited P...
  
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