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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 ...

Irish company law update on the continuation of certain interim measures into 2023

Irish company law update on the continuation of certain interim measures into 2023

The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Act”) was enacted in order to help companies and societies comply with statutory ob ...

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”) ...

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 ...

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 ...