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CRO Update: Implementation of the PPSN project

CRO Update: Implementation of the PPSN project

What is the PPSN project? The Companies Registration Office (CRO) is currently working on implementing new legislation that, once in force, will requi ...

Dublin Corporate and Commercial 2022 Wrap Up

Dublin Corporate and Commercial 2022 Wrap Up

Welcome to the DAC Beachcroft Dublin Corporate and Commercial Wrap Up. 2022 was a busy year for corporate governance developments, with updates emergi ...

Corporate Governance Update: High Court confirms that the fiduciary duties of directors of semi-state companies should not be encroached by Ministerial interventions

Corporate Governance Update: High Court confirms that the fiduciary duties of directors of semi-state companies should not be encroached by Ministerial interventions

The High Court has helpfully clarified the position in relation to the duties of directors acting under Ministerial appointment in semi-state companie ...

The Arm of Justice Lifts the Corporate Veil – Part II: A Warning for Shadow Directors

The Arm of Justice Lifts the Corporate Veil – Part II: A Warning for Shadow Directors

In part two of our update on the exceptional case of Powers -v- Greymountain Management Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] IEHC 599, we discuss the High Cour ...

Access to RBO suspended

Access to RBO suspended

In a recent landmark judgement in Joined Cases C-37/20 (Luxembourg Business Registers) and C-601/20 (Sovim), the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) ...

Progress on The General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumer Bill 2022

Progress on The General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumer Bill 2022

The introduction of Directive (EU) 2020/1828, foresees the creation of a new tool within the sphere of consumer redress: consumer class action, or rat ...

The Arm of Justice Lifts the Corporate Veil – A Warning for Passive Directors

The Arm of Justice Lifts the Corporate Veil – A Warning for Passive Directors

In the exceptional case of Powers -v- Greymountain Management Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] IEHC 599 the High Court has lifted the corporate veil in fin ...