Ireland: Corporate and Company Law

Corporate governance encompasses the internal policies and procedures that control, direct, and manage corporate entities, serving to protect and enhance a business's most valuable asset - its name and reputation. This framework includes legally mandated requirements, voluntary best practices, and strategic measures that span from accurate financial record-keeping to board management and director training.

The European Commission updated its State aid review timetable (PDF 440 KB), confirming that work is ongoing on revisions to key State aid instruments, including the General Block Exemption Regulation, the State Aid Guarantee Notice, the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines, the ETS State aid guidelines and the aviation State aid framework.

The European Union has introduced sweeping reforms to foreign direct investment screening that will fundamentally reshape how Member States, including Ireland, review cross-border transactions for security and public order concerns. These changes establish a harmonised baseline for mandatory notifications, introduce coordinated timelines for multi-country deals, and create enhanced information-sharing mechanisms across all 27 Member States. Ireland's recently implemented FDI screening regime will need to ad

When lending to an Irish company under English or US law, specific filing and registration requirements apply to security documents.

The EU's Capital Requirements Directive VI introduces Article 21c, fundamentally reshaping cross-border lending by non-EU banks to EU borrowers. With Ireland's grandfathering deadline of 11 July 2026 rapidly approaching...

The European Commission's EU Inc proposal promises to revolutionize startup formation with 48-hour digital company registration across Europe. But could this streamlined framework inadvertently erode Ireland's competitive advantage in attracting founders, and what role will Ireland's 2026 EU Council Presidency play in shaping the final outcome?

Inquiries into matters of significant public concern have become a common feature of the Irish business, legal and political landscape in recent years.

Welcome to our monthly update, featuring a curated selection of articles published over the past month.

The High Court granted an application to enforce an adjudicator's decision in BMC Renovation Ltd ("contractor") v Gael Property Investments Ltd ("employer") [2026] IEHC 195.