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There is now increased focus on the efficacy of boards of directors and how they serve their organisations and the public good. Organisations need to ensure that governance and decision making at board-level are meeting...

In this ‘Back to Basics' episode, Suzanne Kearney, Of Counsel in the Corporate and M&A Department in Arthur Cox, is joined by Aisling Carey, Professional Support Lawyer in the Corporate...

The Companies Act 2014 has recently been amended, requiring for the first time in statute that directors of companies, unable, or likely to be unable, to pay their debts must have regard to the interests of creditors.

In this episode, Technology Department Consultant Susan Walsh and Morgan Flanagan-Creagh discuss the expanded responsibilities for directors and senior management under the NIS2 Directive.

New Companies Registration Office identity verification obligations for directors came into effect on 11 June 2023, following a short delay to resolve IT issues.

The rationale for the introduction of compliance statements was to foster a culture of compliance by creating a greater sense of accountability and responsibility among company directors and by developing good systems of internal controls within companies.

The Central Bank has published: (i) its feedback statement on its third consultation on fund management company effectiveness; (ii) details of new rules on the location of directors and designated persons...

In this ‘Back to Basics' episode, Suzanne Kearney, Of Counsel in the Corporate and M&A Department in Arthur Cox, is joined by Aisling Carey, Professional Support Lawyer in the...

This note sets out matters for companies to consider when its directors are making decisions and/or holding board meetings when unable to meet in person. The Companies Act 2014, provides for a number of mechanisms...

This month, the European Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on a proposed directive aimed at improving the gender balance on the boards of large EU listed companies

Welcome back to the third episode in our new series of audio-briefings looking at legal and regulatory developments from a corporate law perspective.

One of the features brought in under the Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") was the Directors' Compliance Statement ("DCS") requirement which placed new obligations on directors of certain Irish limited liability companies.

The Irish Minister for Finance today published Finance Bill 2015. Among the proposed measures is a welcome change in the tax treatment of certain travel and subsistence expenses of non-Irish resident non-executive directors.

On 22 November, the European Parliament adopted the proposed "Women on Boards" directive, which will require large EU-listed companies to have at least 40%...

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a Notice of Intention in relation to the location requirement for directors and designated persons of Irish UCITS management companies and AIFMs (the "Notice").

The Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") was enacted on 23 December 2014 and is expected to come into force on 1 June 2015.

In the second episode of our new series of audio briefings looking at legal and regulatory developments from a corporate law perspective, Suzanne Kearney and Aisling Carey are joined by Dr Tom Courtney,...

The Companies Act 2014 (the "Act") was signed in law in December 2014 and will modernise company law in this jurisdiction.