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The Test For Class Constitution In Schemes Of Arrangement Reconfirmed By The Privy Council

In particular, the Privy Council considered: (1) whether the minority shareholders (whose shares were to be cancelled as part of the scheme) constituted a separate class...

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Diverging Paths: The EU-US ESG Regulatory Debate And The Implications For EU Competitiveness

The pace of change with regard to attitudes, laws and regulations on climate change matters in the ten years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 has been head spinning.

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Corporate Disputes: Derivative Actions As A Shareholder Remedy

A derivative action refers to proceedings taken on behalf of a company by a member of that company. The right to issue derivative proceedings is not automatic and instead...

Ireland Commercial

DE

Dillon Eustace

Corporate Disputes: The Shareholder Rule Under Scrutiny

The ‘shareholder rule', a principle that a company cannot assert privilege against its own shareholders, save in certain circumstances, had been recognised in English law for over 135 years.

Ireland Commercial

DE

Dillon Eustace

European Commission Cartel Decision: Key Lessons On No-Poach Agreements And Minority Shareholdings

Ireland Anti-trust

RL

RDJ LLP

Shareholder Privilege Rule Abolished In England And Wales

Worldwide Commercial

M

Matheson

UCITS Mergers - Aug 2025

Ireland Commercial

DE

Dillon Eustace

The Latest Insights On Minority Shareholders Rights And Protections

Ireland Commercial

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

Diverging Paths: The EU-US ESG Regulatory Debate & EU Competitiveness

Worldwide Finance

M

Matheson

Help! A Company Director Has Breached Their Duties

Ireland Commercial

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

A Guide To Buying A Business In Ireland

Ireland Commercial

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

Pros And Cons Of Setting Up A Limited Company In Ireland

Ireland Commercial

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

Cross-Option Agreements – Safeguarding The Future Of The Family Business

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland As A Location For MiFID Investment Firms 2025

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

AI Model Training On Trial: Getty Images v Stability AI Decision Explained

RL

RDJ LLP

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

US Listed Companies Update December 2025 - Sustainability Reporting & ESG

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

New National Cyber Risk Assessment And SME Cyber Resilience Report Published

Ireland Technology

M

Matheson

US Listed Companies Update December 2025 - Company Law & Governance

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Irish Funds Industry Insights – Entering The European ETF Space

Assets in European ETFs have continued to grow over the last two decades and now stand at over $2.1 trillion.

Ireland Finance

MG

Maples Group

Restructuring & Insolvency 2025

Ireland's insolvency and restructuring regime is generally regarded to be creditor-friendly with well-established and flexible remedies available to pursue delinquent debtors through enforcement of security...

Ireland Insolvency

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Asset Management & Investment Funds Update - April 2025

The following are key dates and deadlines in Q2 2025 along with possible impacts and action items arising for fund managers.

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

Essential Considerations For Irish Public Company Takeovers

Where the target in a public takeover is an Irish incorporated public company with a listing on a recognised securities exchange (TargetCo), the acquisition process is regulated...

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

Corporate M&A Update February 2025 - Corporate Governance

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

The Central Bank's MiCAR Authorisation And Supervision Expectations

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

Euronext Dublin Publishes Revised Listing Rules

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Glass Lewis Publishes 2025 Policy Guidelines For Ireland

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Private Equity: Transactions, December 2024

Worldwide Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Proxy Advisors Publish US Voting Policies And Guidelines

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Glass Lewis Publishes 2025 UK And ESG Policy Guidelines

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

A New Companies Act Is Signed

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Chambers Private Equity 2024

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Private Equity: When Is A Leaver "Transfer Notice" Deemed To Be Served By An Employee Who Is Also A Director?

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Glass Lewis Publishes 2025 UK And ESG Policy Guidelines

On 15 November 2024, Glass Lewis (GL) published its 2025 Benchmark Policy Guidelines for the UK and for Shareholder Proposals & ESG-Related Issues.

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

A New Companies Act Is Signed

A new Companies Act, namely the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (the "Act") was signed into law by President Higgins this month...

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Chambers Private Equity 2024

In line with global markets, Ireland has seen a cautious start to 2024, which is reflective of broader macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. During the first half of 2024, there has been a 20%.

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Private Equity: When Is A Leaver "Transfer Notice" Deemed To Be Served By An Employee Who Is Also A Director?

In its recent judgment in Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman & Anor [2024] EWHC 1561 (Ch) the English High Court of Justice found that the correct interpretation of a "leaver" provision in a company's articles of association.

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

European Single Access Point Regulation – An Update

European Union Commercial

M

Matheson

D&O And Company Reimbursement Insurance: Commercial Court Considers Aggregation And Coverage Disputes

In Chubb European Group SE & Ors v. Perrigo Company PLC & Ors [2024] IEHC 9, the Commercial Court considered the interpretation of an aggregation clause in a contract...

Ireland Insurance

DE

Dillon Eustace

IP Talk Episode 36 :Rob Sahr on the Administration's Aggressive Approach to Bayh-Dole Compliance (Podcast)

Rob Sahr is a shareholder in Wolf Greenfield's Biotechnology Practice. He develops strategies for life science companies to maximize exclusivity for therapeutic...

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Disregards Motive For Company's Assignment Of Cause Of Action

The Supreme Court, by majority decision, has found that an assignee of a company's interest in litigation may in principle be permitted to pursue the action by being substituted as plaintiff...

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

ISS Publish 2024 UK And Ireland And US Proxy Voting Guidelines

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its 2024 Proxy Voting Guidelines for the UK and Ireland and the US effective for meetings held on or after 1 February 2024.

Worldwide Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Glass Lewis Publishes Updated Benchmark Policy Guidelines

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

Irish High Court Approves First Cross-Border Conversion Into Ireland

European Union Commercial

WF

William Fry

Overview Of A Members Voluntary Liquidation

Ireland Commercial

W

Walkers

Shareholder Proxy Advisors Publish Voting Guidelines

Worldwide Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

MICA Update: Joint ESMA And EBA Guidelines On Suitability Assessments

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

Stamp Duty And Share Transfers: Five Key Considerations

Ireland Commercial

O

Ogier

Certain Exemptions From Consolidation Of Financial Statements

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Personal Liability Risk For Passive Directors

Ireland Commercial

DE

Dillon Eustace

Examinership In Ireland: Recent Cases Emphasise That A Conditional Rescue Scheme Is Not A Bar To Court Approval

Ireland Insolvency

W

Walkers

Mobility Regulations – Increased Cross-Border Restructuring Flexibility For (Re)Insurers

European Union Insurance

WF

William Fry

Securitisation: Commission Approves Risk Retention RTS

European Union Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Environmental, Social and Governance Regulation Comparative Guide

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Automatic Conversion Of Shares Ruled A Variation Of Class Rights

Ireland Commercial

RL

RDJ LLP

Prioritising Shareholders Over Bondholders: Credit Suisse

European Union Commercial

WF

William Fry

To Refer Or Not To Refer? High Court Provides Further Guidance On Solicitor Referrals To Medical Specialists

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

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