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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 ...

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Enhanced Consumer Protection – Advanced Trader Compliance

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Enhanced Consumer Protection – Advanced Trader Compliance

The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 (the “Bill”) was initiated in Dáil Éireann on the 22 April 2022, and is well on its way to entering the business-to-cons ...

Irish company law update: Think of the creditors

Irish company law update: Think of the creditors

It is well established under Irish case law that company directors who are aware of the company’s insolvency have a duty to have regard to the interes ...

Irish company law update: Further extension of COVID-19 measures

Irish company law update: Further extension of COVID-19 measures

The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Act”) was enacted during the summer of 2020 in order to help companies and societie ...

Tick Tock – countdown to mandatory online filing with the Companies Registration Office

Tick Tock – countdown to mandatory online filing with the Companies Registration Office

From Tuesday 1 March 2022, certain Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) forms will become mandatory online filings only. This is part of an ongoing e ...

Annual return filing deadline extended for Irish companies

Annual return filing deadline extended for Irish companies

The Companies Registration Office (the “CRO”) has announced that any company with an annual return date falling on or after 30 September 2020 will be ...

New Irish companies legislation signed into law

New Irish companies legislation signed into law

Further to our recent update regarding proposed changes to the Companies Act 2014, the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 has be ...

General scheme of new Irish company law bill to address certain COVID-19 related issues

General scheme of new Irish company law bill to address certain COVID-19 related issues

Introduction The General Scheme of the Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (COVID-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020 (the “Bill”) has been publish ...

ODCE statement on COVID-19 related insolvency and restriction orders

ODCE statement on COVID-19 related insolvency and restriction orders

Introduction The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (“ODCE”) has released a statement to alleviate the concerns of directors of Irish com ...

COVID-19: Further extension for filing annual returns of Irish companies and other entities

COVID-19: Further extension for filing annual returns of Irish companies and other entities

The Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) previously announced that all annual returns due to be filed by Irish companies up until the end of 30 June ...