By Simon O’Connor, 8th of September 2015 On the 1st September 2015, The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 was implemented in Ireland. The Lobbying Act introduces the requirement for those involved in Lobbying to register their activities on a public web-based register which will be maintained by the Commission for Standards in Public Office (SIPO). […]
By Liz Niland, 14th August 2015 The Companies Act 2014 commenced into law on the 1st of June 2015 and has consolidated and reformed Irish Company Law. Every Company, director and shareholder is affected by this and will have choices to make. One of the main choices is whether you convert your Limited company during […]
By Simon O’ Connor, 6th August 2015 Updated 17th February 2017. The new Companies Act 2014 which was commenced on the 1st of June 2015 has made significant changes to the law regarding company re-registrations. Re-registration is where a company changes from one company type to another. E.g. Limited to Unlimited, from Private to Public or […]
By Sinéad Floody, 10th July 2015 (Updated 4th August 2020) The Companies Act 2014 introduced general guidelines for company directors. These Irish company director duties are to be abided by when making the decision to run a company. Before the introduction of the Companies Act 2014 in 2015, Directors of Irish companies had to ensure […]
By Simon O’ Connor, 7th July 2015 Under the new Companies Act 2014 it is possible for a private limited company to be involved in a merger or division of companies. Under the previous Act, this was only available to public limited companies. PLC’s still have the option to merge or divide under the new […]
By dotNice International Limited -Experts in Digital Brand Protection, 4th June 2015 Starting your own business can be an exciting and fulfilling experience. However, many will agree that the process can be fraught with complex and difficult challenges. All start-up’s at one point or another will encounter obstacles that they must overcome. Knowing the potential problems you may […]
By Simon O’ Connor, 8th April 2015 Under the new Companies Act 2014, loans, quasi-loans, or other arrangements are prohibited to directors or a party connected to a director except under these five circumstances: The value of the arrangement is less than 10% of the net relevant assets of the company. The arrangement is with […]
By Andrew Lambe, 16th April 2015 The Companies Act 2014 will introduce a new two-way procedure in which a charge can be registered. Priority of charges, as and from the commencement of the New Companies Act in June 2015, will be linked to the date of receipt by CRO of the particulars of the charge. […]
Maximum Working Hours By Emma Richmond, 10th April 2015 The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 states that the maximum average working week for most employees cannot exceed 48 hours. This does not mean that a working week can never exceed 48 hours; it is the average that is important. The average is calculated in […]
By Simon O’ Connor, 12th March 2015 The Companies Act 2014 will introduce a conversion process which will require all private companies limited by shares to convert into one of the two new Irish company types: LTD – Private company limited by shares DAC – Designated Activity Company limited by shares Private company limited by […]