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Welcome to the 39th issue of MHC Times. In this issue, we take an in-depth look at what Ireland has to offer, and some recent legal developments which may affect international companies operating in Ireland.

On 20 October 2023, the EBA and ESMA published a consultation paper on two sets of draft Joint Guidelines covering the suitability assessment of members of the management body...

Euronext Dublin published the Irish Corporate Governance Code (the Irish Code) which it consulted upon earlier this year. The Irish Code applies to financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2025.

The first half of the year has seen two very different trends in the Irish M&A market.

The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (the "DETE") is considering responses to a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Companies Act 2014 (the "2014 Act").

On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) relaunched its Capital Markets Union project with the publication of its ambitious new initiative, "A Capital Markets Union for people and businesses – new action plan".

The publication of a draft Company Law Bill will amend a number of core provisions of company law, with important implications for existing companies.

It has become common place that directors give personal guarantees for companies. As more and more companies enter into examinership both creditors and guarantors need to be aware of their exposure to and the limiations of these guarantees.

A recent High Court decision in Ireland highlights the care that needs to be taken in property repossession claims by lenders where a borrower's principal dwelling house ("PDH") ...

EFRAG, the technical adviser to the European Commission with regard to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

One striking aspect of Irish M&A this year has been the range of industries that have seen notable deal activity, with the 20 largest transactions in the first half spread across no fewer than seven sectors of the market.

In the latest of a series of judgments relating to actions taken by the Director of Corporate Enforcement (the Director) against former National Irish Bank (NIB) directors, in December 2011, the Supreme Court overturned a High Court decision to impose a nine-year disqualification order on Mr Barry Seymour, Executive Director of NIB from April 1994 to July 1996.

On 25 September 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in two separate judgments that where a public body decides not to disclose certain records (on the basis of an exemption under the...

It has been shown that one of the most effective ways to enhance corporate governance is through board diversity.

Following the publication of its enforcement priorities for 2012 at the start of the year, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has proceeded to follow through on its commitment to continue its tougher stance on inspections and enforcement.

The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021 (the "Bill") was recently published with the primary objective of replacing theexisting Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement...