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Principal powers and duties of the company secretary

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
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  • Ireland
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  • June 12 2013

Every Irish registered company is required by law to have a company secretary ("Secretary"), who may also be one of the directors. The functions of a

Update on the Companies Bill 2012

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
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  • Ireland
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  • June 12 2013

The Companies Act 1963 and the many amendments, other acts and orders which govern company law in Ireland will shortly make way for an

Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2013

  • William Fry
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  • Ireland
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  • June 11 2013

Opposition parties' attempts to enact legislation creating a criminal offence of corporate manslaughter continue. In February 2012, we reported on

What does "consent not to be unreasonably withheld" mean in a commercial agreement?

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • February 7 2012

The UK High Court in Porton Capital Technology Funds v 3M UK Holdings Ltd & 3M Company 2011 EWHC 2895 (Comm) recently considered the meaning of the phrase "which shall not be unreasonably withheld" in the context of a requirement to obtain a party's consent in a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA

Audit exemption checklist

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
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  • Ireland
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  • June 12 2013

Existing company law provides that a company may avail of an audit exemption provided it meets all of the following conditions: it is a private

Irish survey points to need for the right culture and behaviours for good corporate governance

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • June 11 2013

The results of a survey carried out in advance of the recent 2013 European Corporate Governance and Company Law conference in Dublin (the survey was

ODCE Annual Report 2012 published

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • Ireland
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  • June 11 2013

The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) published its Annual Report for 2012 recently. The report outlines the efforts and

Unfair terms in consumer contracts regulations extended

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • May 28 2013

The legislative framework governing unfair terms in Consumer Contracts in Ireland has been extended by the publication of the European Communities

Companies Bill 2012 completes Second Stage of the legislative process in the Dáil

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • Ireland
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  • May 14 2013

The Companies Bill 2012 has completed Second Stage of the legislative process in the Dáil. At 1,429 sections and 17 schedules, and covering

Recent developments in corporate governance

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • Global, Ireland
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  • February 21 2012

In recent years, hardly a month goes by without news of a new development in the corporate governance framework which overhangs the law of companies, both domestically and internationally