Ireland: Corporate/Commercial Law

The Fundraising Regulator ('the Regulator') - the independent regulator overseeing charitable fundraising in England...

As part of this engagement, our team of specialists will conduct a detailed review of your current governing documents and arrangements via a desktop review, supplemented with appropriate interviews...

Our Charities Governance Toolkit allows you to select any number of areas where you believe more focused and in-depth guidance and operational know-how may be needed to set your organisation up for success.

The Irish State is poised to exit its final banking shareholding after 17 years, as BAWAG PSK moves to acquire Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc in a €1.6 billion transaction. William Fry, which has guided the Department of Finance through the privatization of Ireland's banking sector since 2015, is once again advising on this landmark deal that will generate approximately €931 million in proceeds for the State.

This report examines how deal activity in the life sciences and healthcare sector performed during 2025, highlighting key trends, significant transactions and emerging themes shaping the market. The report also looks ahead to 2026, considering the factors likely to influence M&A activity in Ireland in the year ahead.

Irish merger control is being reshaped at both policy and enforcement level. Ongoing debate as to the appropriate breadth of jurisdiction under Part 3 of the Competition Act 2002...

The EU Insolvency Harmonisation Directive introduces sweeping changes to insolvency frameworks across Member States, establishing minimum standards in five critical areas including directors' duties to file, avoidance actions, and pre-pack procedures.

Dr Barry Scannell and tech entrepreneur Sean Blanchfield explore the transformative shift from AI copilots to autonomous agentic AI systems that are already functioning as digital workers within organisations. The discussion delves into how these AI agents are reviewing contracts, monitoring compliance, managing projects, and writing software, while examining the critical implications for governance, security, data protection, and the future of professional work.

On 23 April 2026, the Council of the European Union (Council) published the awaited final compromise texts for the legislative proposals on the Third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) (here) and the Payment Services...

The European Commission announced its welcome proposal for EU Inc yesterday, the centrepiece of its wider plans for a ‘28th regime', which looks to be a game-changer for European founders...

This recovery follows a difficult second quarter when funding fell to €112.6m, its lowest level in a decade.

Venture Capital Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ireland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries