Here is a summary of developments in relation to the Irish Companies Act 2014 as of this date.

The 2014 Act has changed address disclosure which will enable an officer in certain circumstances to request that their residential address be exempted from inclusion in the register of companies.

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.

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

The new European Pensions Directive - IORP II became effective in January 2017. Member States now have two years in which to transpose its provisions into national law.

We examine the facts of the case and suggest the best course of action for schools faced with similar complaints.

An employer that provides a reference for a former employee can be sued for negligent misstatement if the reference is found to be inaccurate.

In October 2017, the Irish Government announced in a press release that mothers of premature babies will receive additional maternity leave and maternity benefit for babies born on or after 1 October 2017.

Welcome to the Mason Hayes & Curran Pensions Update which will briefly outline the proposed changes for pensions contained in the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 (the "Bill").

The Labour Court recently held that the dismissal of an employee on the grounds of her capability was not justified on either substantive or procedural grounds and, therefore, was unfair.

In general, an employee is not entitled to be represented by a solicitor in an internal disciplinary investigation or hearing.

The issue of working hours and other terms and conditions of employment for Special Needs Assistants ("SNAs") has caused difficulty for Boards of Management in recent years.

January 1, 2017 saw the introduction of a new law in France which permits employees, in organisations of more than 50 people, to ignore emails after working hours.

Often when an employee is suspected of misconduct, an employer will commence an investigation prior to initiating any disciplinary process.

A delay of more than 7 months has been proposed for the go-live of the I-SEM, the new wholesale electricity market for the island of Ireland.

As we head into a new Legal Year, we examine recent trends in debt recovery litigation.

On 18 February 2015, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its Green Paper on Building a Capital Markets Union ("CMU") inviting contributions from all interested parties by 13 May 2015...

The Central Bank of Ireland's Online Reporting System is now fully operational and Regulatory Returns for Irish authorised collective investment schemes are now to be filed through it.

On 12 July 2013, the European Securities and Market Authority ("ESMA") published a discussion paper (the "Discussion Paper") on the clearing obligations applicable under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation ("EMIR"), on which they are seeking stakeholder’s views on regulatory technical standards ("RTS") which will implement provisions of EMIR.

On 21st July 2014 the Department of Finance opened a five (5) week public consultation process to consider the issue and options available to the Irish Government in context of regulating purchasers of mortgage loans (www.finance.gov.ie/news-centre).