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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

The separate legal personality of a company is a fundamental principle of Irish company law and the High Court has consistently maintained that the corporate veil will only be pierced in exceptional cases.

As a result of the new framework, persons in key functions within regulated firms will face greater personal exposure. In this article, we examine how corporate indemnities and D&O...

Continued growth in revenue, profitability and headcount, a sharp focus on technology and less restructuring are key findings in the PwC 2015 Chief Finance Officers' Survey launched today.

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has published its Corporate Governance Requirements for Investment Firms and Market Operators 2018 (the "Requirements").

The Companies Act 2014 has recently been amended, requiring for the first time in statute that directors of companies, unable, or likely to be unable, to pay their debts must have regard to the interests of creditors.

Glass Lewis has published its 2024 Benchmark Policy Guidelines for the UK and Ireland, which outline its views on current market practices in both jurisdictions and its voting recommendations for the 2024 AGM season.

This note sets out a summary of some of the key changes in company law that came into effect on 1 June 2015 that may be of relevance to you.

The Irish Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr Alan Shatter, today published the Draft Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill 2012, 123 years after the enactment of the statute that is the basis of our current law – the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889

We thought it might be useful to provide some general information on how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect the operation of your Irish fund management company.

It is essential for directors to understand what is required of them. These tips will assist directors and make it easier for them to comply with obligations.

The detection and prosecution of cartel offences is one of the Irish Competition Authority’s main priorities.

Making a minority investment in a company can be financially rewarding if timed well but doing so is not without risk. A minority investor will typically have limited control over the management...

As a continuation of Part 2 in this series, which addressed some themes we commonly encounter relating to the process requirements of public inquiries and the handling of documentary evidence in particular...

The GP of an ILP is responsible for the management of the ILP. The GP has unlimited liability and is responsible for the debts and liabilities of the ILP.

There are now just three months to go until the Senior Executive Accountability Regime (SEAR) under the Central Bank of Ireland's Individual Accountability Framework (IAF) will apply to non-executive directors.

Regulations giving effect to the Gender Pay Gap (Information) Act 2021 ("Act") will be published in the coming weeks.

In this series of articles, Gráinne Boyle (Partner, International Business, Corporate), Catherine Carrigy (Senior Associate, International Business, Corporate), and Elaine Hayden (Solicitor, International Business, Corporate), together with Marie McGinley (Partner and Head of Technology & Innovation) and Stephanie McCarthy (Associate, Technology & Innovation), provide an overview of the key governance considerations arising from recent and upcoming EU tech-focused regulations.