The Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (the "RBO") opened today, 29 July 2019.

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).

The Director of Corporate Enforcement (the "ODCE") has successfully applied to the High Court for Inspectors to be appointed to Independent News and Media PLC ("INM") to investigate and report...

The Irish investment limited partnership (the "ILP"), now re-shaped as a flexible fund investment vehicle following amendments made to the existing Investment Limited Partnership Act, 1994...

The Financial Regulator is an Irish statutory body established by the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act, 2003 ("the Act").

In March 2023, the European Commission (Commission) detailed a proposal for a green claims directive (GCD Proposal)...

On 9 August 2011, the main provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 (the "Act"), came into operation, namely Part 1 (other than Section 5), Section 7 (other than paragraph (c)) and Section 8 of Part 2, Part 3 and Schedules 1 and 2.

The Disclosures Tribunal has brought whistleblowing into sharp focus. Muireann Reedy looks at some key whistleblowing legislation, the difference between voluntary and mandatory reporting and why it is advisable for all employers to have whistleblowing policies in place.

The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 (Act) came into force on 29 June 2026. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has published a code of practice (Code), also operative since 29 June 2026...

Over the past 30 years Ireland has attracted over 1,000 asset managers from over 50 countries. These asset managers manage over 14,000 funds with assets under management approaching Euro 6 trillion.

The CBI has recently published a Prohibition Notice in relation to an individual who was formerly a partner in a firm which was authorised under the IIA 1995 and under the European Communities Regulations 2005.

Retail clients may be treated as professional on request and thereby waive some protections afforded under the MiFID conduct of business regime.

As readers will be aware, Irish domiciled funds which fall within the scope of Article 8 or Article 9 of the SFDR will be required to update their pre-contractual documentation to incorporate an "SFDR"...

Following a public consultation on a proposed new minimum competency regime late last year, the Central Bank has published an updated Minimum Competency Code

On 9 September 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published two consultation papers in which it has outlined proposed changes to the Irish domestic AIFMD and UCITS frameworks.

On 12 June 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland announced measures to ban the sale of binary options to retail investors and restrict the sale of contracts for difference ("CFDs").

We outline below certain developments which occurred during July 2022 with respect to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 (the "Crowdfunding Regulation").

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) creates a harmonised regulatory framework strengthening the information and communication technology (ICT) security of financial entities.

On 31 March, 2016 the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its final Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD (the "Guidelines").

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