Sean O'Sullivan, BL

Barrister, The Bar of Ireland

Sean O’Sullivan B.L. is a member of the Irish Bar at the Law Library and a CEDR Accredited Mediator. He practises in the areas of Company Law, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial & Contract Disputes and Banking & Financial Services. He has a particular focus on Privacy and Data Protection Law, where he advises data controllers and processors and has represented Privacy and Data Protection activist Max Schrems at all levels of the Irish Superior Courts and in the Court of Justice of the European Union. He is a regular speaker on topics relating to his practice, including in Trinity College Dublin, the Compliance Institute and Digital Trust Europe’s PrivSec World Forum.

Sean is also an elected member of the General Council of the Bar of Ireland, the body responsible for the administration and governance of the Law Library and its members in Ireland. He is a Committee Member with the British and Irish Commercial Bar Association and a former Co-Chair and current Committee Member with the OUTLaw Network.

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Ireland—Company Restoration

Practice Notes

This practice note explores the restoration of a company that has been struck off the Register under Chapter 2, Part 12 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland). Restoration can occur through the Administrative Procedure, a private application to the Registrar, or the Court Procedure, involving the High Court or Circuit Court. The Administrative Procedure applies within twelve months of strike-off, while the Court Procedure can be used within twenty years of dissolution. The requirements for restoration vary but generally involve proving that the strike-off disadvantaged the applicant, completing outstanding filings, appointing directors, and satisfying tax-related obligations. The restoration can be contingent on these actions. Both procedures result in the company being deemed as never struck off upon restoration.

Ireland - Corporate

Ireland—Company strike-off and dissolution

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of voluntary strike-off, involuntary strike-off and dissolution of a company and identifies the statutory provisions of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) which underpin each of these processes.

Ireland - Corporate

Ireland—Contract—breach and remedies

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of breach of contract and the remedies available following a breach. It considers what may amount to a breach of contract, how the courts approach that assessment with reference to contractual interpretation of the parties’ obligations, the remedies for breach and the use of clauses to limit resulting liability and/or compensation. It also considers whether a claim for breach of contract be brought and how to claim late payment interest.

Ireland - Dispute Resolution