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There are four obligations imposed on the directors of companies that fall within the scope of the compliance statement requirement.

The Corporate Enforcement Authority ("CEA") has been established with effect from 7 July 2022, following the commencement of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (the "2021 Act") ...

2017 should reveal what Brexit actually means for the UK and for the EU it is leaving behind. We consider the outcome of the Brexit vote and the prospects for Irish businesses as the year unfolds.

Venture capital funding into Irish SMEs increased by 19% to almost a quarter of a billion Euro or €231m in the third quarter of 2021, compared to €193m last year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey ...

In a recent article we set out the key features of SCARP, the government's proposed rescue process for small and micro companies. The proposed legislation envisages that:

The government has today announced the establishment of the much-anticipated Corporate Enforcement Authority ("CEA") which is expected to swiftly ratchet up the investigation and prosecution...

The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016 came into force, requiring corporate and other legal entities incorporated in the State to obtain...

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank") became a federal law in the US in 2010.

In this article we provide some recent updates from Ireland and the UK on the topic of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR").

The European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022 introduced for the purpose of giving effect to the Preventive Restructuring Directive (EU Directive 2019/1023)...

We anticipate further changes to the Public Works Contracts. The last of the changes throughout 2022 and 2023 were the introduction of a limit on the Contractor's liability to a sum stated or the Contract Price...

A global survey published by William Fry has found that for today's decision makers, the most important driver for international organisations looking to locate data-related investments in the EU is the data-related regulatory regime.

As of 12 July 2023, the new regulatory regime established under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") starts to apply, with the disclosure requirements in the context of future review processes now finalised.

A company is a separate legal entity to its directors and as a general rule, only the company itself is liable in respect of its obligations to third parties. However, there are exceptions (see earlier briefings here and here).

In the second of a series of articles providing insights on the management and corporate governance of Irish companies, Pat English and Grainne Boyle examine who can represent a company and explain the importance of the establishing and ...

Following trilogue negotiations, the EU Commission, Council, and Parliament have reached an agreement (subject to final approval)...