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Where a reportable credit agreement is entered on or after 1 February 2025, and a guarantee is entered into in respect of that credit agreement on or after 1 February 2025...

The Irish High Court has ruled that shareholders no longer have an automatic right to access a company's privileged legal advice, abolishing the shareholder rule that previously allowed such disclosure. This landmark decision aligns Irish law with recent developments in England, Wales, and Bermuda, fundamentally reshaping the relationship between corporate privilege and shareholder information rights.

In times when money and resources are ever constrained, legal costs are certainly to the forefront of clients’ minds.

Directive 2019/879 (Bank Resolution and Recovery Directive or "BRRD II") introduced a new Article 71a into Directive 2014/59/EU.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the examinership framework in Ireland and given the current challenges facing businesses, ...

The Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") has widened the number of companies that are required to set up an audit committee ("Audit Committee") under Irish law.

From 30 December 2024, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will require operators and traders to comply with new due diligence obligations, to ensure that certain products traded...

The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 (the "2020 Act") is now on the statute books following its quick passage through the Oireachtas and recent commencement by...

Corporate sustainability themes remain firmly in the spotlight with the recent announcement of far-reaching EU proposals aimed at certain prescribed large companies and their directors.

The draft text of a new EU Data Protection Regulation was approved by the European Parliament in March 2014.

ESMA issued a statement reminding issuers of their obligations under the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) in the context of "pre-close calls"...

The European Commission launched its proposed EU Green Bond Standard in July 2021 but the scope and nature of the proposals have changed significantly as it works its way through the...

ESMA's consultation on its first batch of technical standards under the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) Regulation closes for feedback on 14 June 2024.

On 2 June 2025, the European Commission imposed fines totalling €329 million on Delivery Hero and Glovo for their participation in a four-year cartel in the online food delivery sector.

In December 2020, the European Commission launched a much-heralded and far-reaching reform of the rules governing online commerce and activity.

Where an entity which is incorporated outside of Ireland (an "External Company") intends to establish a presence in Ireland, it will need to consider whether its activities constitute those of a 'branch'...

On 26 July 2021, the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts ("Central Register") was launched allowing trustees (or agents, advisors or employees of trustees) to register and...