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Extension of Virtual AGMS to 31 December 2024
19 December 2023
On the 15th December, 2023, the Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary TD, announced that the interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 which relates to the holding of virtual meetings, including AGMs, had been further extended to 31 December 2024. Read more
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
02 November 2023
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “Act”) became law in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2022. The Act creates a registration requirement at Companies House for any overseas entity which owns a qualifying estate to register on the Register of Beneficial Ownership of Overseas Entities (the “Overseas Register”) maintained by the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales (the “Registrar”) and to disclose details of their beneficial owners therein. Read more
PPSNs for Directors verification and filings with the CRO
06 October 2023
The requirement for company directors to provide Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSN) came into force on 11 June 2023. After three months, the system has bedded in and the CRO has been able to identify some particular issues that presenters and directors may wish to address. Read more
Gender Balance on Company boards and the Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021
08 December 2022
On 22 November 2022, the European Parliament formally adopted a new EU law on the composition of corporate boards following ten years of discussions between the European Parliament and the European Council. The Directive provides that the board of Directors of large EU Listed companies must be compromised of 33% of members of the under-represented gender at the minimum for all director positions (or 40% of Non-Executive Director positions). Read more
An update on the new PPSN disclosure requirement for directors of Irish companies
09 November 2022
This new requirement will be implemented by the Companies Registration Office in the latter part of Quarter 1, 2023 giving presenters time to ensure company director PPSNs are known in the interim. Read more
Extension of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020
28 April 2022
As highlighted in an earlier blog, the interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Act”) was due to expire at the end of this month on 30 April 2022. Read more
Conclusion of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020
27 April 2022
The interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Act”) is due to expire at the end of this month on 30 April 2022. Read more
Recent company law changes
28 January 2022
There a number of important company law changes that members should familiarise themselves with, as set out below. Read more
Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021
10 November 2021
An interesting change to corporate governance and company law in Ireland has been put forward in the form of the Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021 (the “Bill”). Read more
