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Minority shareholders may now be awarded compensation by the courts for wrongs suffered at the hands of majority shareholders. This change, brought about by the Companies Act 2014, is a further powerful weapon in the armoury of a wronged shareholder of which both minority and majority shareholders should be mindful.

The Companies Bill 2012 was signed by the President of Ireland on 23 December 2014 and has been enacted as the Companies Act 2014 (Act No. 38 of 2014).

This general corporate update summarises some legislative and case law updates.

The Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment has made Orders commencing the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (2021 Act) with effect from 6 July 2022 (save for section 35)...

The Council of the EU has approved the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD"). The CSRD was approved by the European Parliament on 10 November 2022.

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions (COVID-19) Act 2020 (the "Act") came into force on 21 August 2020. It recognises cash flow and practical difficulties being faced by Irish companies due to COVID-19

On 29th May 2020 the Companies Registration Office (the "CRO") announced that they have decided to extend the current arrangement in relation to the filing of annual returns which had been introduced...

In episode one our host Craig Sowman, Partner and head of the Sports and Entertainment Group, is joined by colleagues, Derek Hegarty, Partner and Patrick Murphy, Senior Associate.

The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 was signed into law on 12 November 2024. Commencement orders are needed for its provisions to become operational.

The interim period introduced by the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 (the Act) has been extended until 9 June 2021.

A key innovation under the Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") is the summary approval procedure ("SAP").

Last year a new Companies Act came into effect in Ireland. Along with consolidating all historical company law, the Act was designed to reduce business complexity in the country in 2016 and beyond.

There were 309 inbound deals for Irish companies last year, worth a combined €14bn – that was up 9% by number of transactions on the prior year, but down 47% in total value...

On April 18, 2012, Irish Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, launched a website the purpose of which is to make it easier for businesses in Ireland to comply with regulations.

Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") published its Proposed Benchmark Policy Changes for 2022 seeking views from stakeholders with regard to a number of proposed voting policy changes for 2022 and beyond.

Ireland's economy bounced back remarkably strongly in 2021 from the Covid-19 disruption of the previous year.

We are delighted to introduce this publication, produced by the Philip Lee corporate team in association with Experian.