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The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 (the "2020 Act") is now on the statute books following its quick passage through the Oireachtas and recent commencement by...

The Central Bank first flagged the safeguarding audit requirements for PIs and EMIs authorised in Ireland in a Dear CEO letter dated 20 January 2023 (the Dear CEO Letter).

European Parliament formally adopted Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") on 10 November 2022.

Section 819 of the Companies Act 2014 operates to restrict directors of insolvent companies from being appointed or acting as a director or secretary of a company and from being concerned in or taking part in ...

With the recent introduction of the IFIA Corporate Governance Code for Collective Investment Schemes and Management Companies, there is an increased focus on the role and on performance of directors on fund/management company boards.

The legal limits of ministerial powers to intervene in the board matters of semi-state companies was the focus of a recent High Court ruling. The legal principles underlying the judgment,...

Mr Dillon is a teacher at the Catholic University School. He allegedly called a male student of his a "little bitch", told him to "stop whining" and engaged with him again in a similar fashion on...

Earlier this year the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") carried out an assessment of certain aspects of UCITS and RIAIF.

The Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") was signed into law in December 2014 and is expected to commence on Monday, 1 June 2015.

Corporate insolvency rates have been relatively low during the pandemic, but as government support measures fall away, there is an expectancy of an increase in corporate restructurings, together with an increase in distressed M&A activity.

A PAYE Exclusion Order (PEO) issued by Revenue to an employer relieves the employer from the obligation to deduct tax at source under the PAYE system from emoluments paid to an employee.

The European Union (Gender Balance on Boards of Certain Companies) Regulations 2025 (the Regulations) transpose the EU Gender Balance on Boards Directive into Irish law, establishing new measures to address gender balance on the boards of large EU listed companies.

If the company wilfully disobeys the court judgment/order, you can apply to the High Court to have it enforced.

On 26 June 2020, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") enacted the Monetary Authority (Administrative Fines) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

In Pat Keating v Shannon Foynes Port Company [2022] IEHC 505, the High Court (Sanfey J) held that the CEO of Shannon Foynes Port Company was entitled to a performance-related-payments...

Disclosure requirements of the Irish Companies Act 2014 impact company websites and letterheads. Irish companies need to ensure they are compliant with this law.

In July 2022, the European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022 (the "Regulations") were transposed into Irish law.

The Irish High Court has recently ruled on the test for determining whether the transfer of a debt is a "true sale" or is by way of a charge