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A central principle of Irish company law is the doctrine of separate legal personality, allowing incorporated entities to enter into contracts, trade, file claims and take on debts in their own name.

We are pleased to share an exciting development that is poised to have a significant impact on companies seeking investment opportunities through Enterprise Ireland (EI). In a strategic move to enhance.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have soared up the corporate agenda recently and Europe has been at the forefront of policy making and legislative developments in this area.

The Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) regulates insider dealing, provision of information to the markets, market manipulation and the reporting of directors' dealings for all quoted companies.

On 30 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its Final Report on the common supervisory action ("CSA") it carried out during 2023 and 2024...

On 4 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a set of measures intended to simplify the application of the EU Taxonomy, aiming to reduce the administrative burden for companies...

The EU Takeovers Directive (2004/25/EC) (the "Takeovers Directive") has been transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Takeover Bids (Directive 2004/25/EC)) Regulations, 2006 (S. I. No. 255 of 2006) (the "Takeovers Regulations").

On 20 July 2017, a new EU Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) entered into force, with its provisions due to become effective on a phased basis over a two year period...

On 15 November 2016, the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016 (the "Regulations") came into force...

Following a succession of deadlines in 2016 and new requirements from the Companies Act, we look forward to our first full year under the new governance regime.

The liquidator sought orders of disqualification or, in the alternative, orders of restriction, against the company directors pursuant to sections 842 and 819 of the Companies Act 2014 respectively.

2015 will be characterised as an important year for the modernisation and consolidation of Irish company law, the framework of which applies to investment fund companies and management companies.

The High Court (Court) has found that it was not appropriate to make a winding up order in respect of a company under section 760(2) of the Companies Act 2014 (Act)...

In the case of RGB Plastering Limited v Tawe Drylining and Plastering Limited the TCC considered the validity of an application for payment under the terms of the subcontract between the parties

Small Company Administrative Rescue Process (SCARP) was introduced to provide a restructuring option to SME's, akin to the Examinership process, but, quicker...

Under regulations which came into force in 2016 most corporate and other legal entities incorporated in Ireland are required to gather information on individuals who are their underlying beneficial owners...