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Ireland—Designated activity company (DAC)

Ireland—Designated activity company (DAC)

Ireland—Designated activity company (DAC)What is a designated activity company?A designated activity company (DAC) is provided for by Part 16 of the...

Ireland—Public limited company (PLC)

Ireland—Public limited company (PLC)

Ireland—Public limited company (PLC)What is a public company limited by shares?A public company limited by shares (PLC) is a legal entity which is...

Ireland—Governing law clause

Ireland—Governing law clause

This Precedent is a governing law clause, sometimes known as an applicable law clause or a choice of law clause. The governing law clause is...

Ireland—Written resolutions (sole director)

Ireland—Written resolutions (sole director)

This precedent provides a simple template for the sole director of a private company limited by shares to pass one or more written resolutions.The...

Precedents

Ireland—Counterparts clause

Ireland—Counterparts clauseCounterpartsA counterparts clause is a common boilerplate clause which provides that the parties to an agreement may...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Ireland—Company capital and its maintenance

Ireland—Company capital and its maintenanceA company’s capital means the sum of share capital and undenominated capital. A company’s share capital...
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Produced in partnership with Angela Freeman of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP and Conall Geraghty of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
2nd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Letter—resignation from directorship—private company limited by shares

This Precedent is a sample resignation letter for a director resigning from a private company limited by shares, registered in Ireland.The...
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Produced in partnership with Inez Cullen of Philip Lee
2nd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Written resolutions (directors)

Ireland—Written resolutions (directors)To: The Directors[insert company name][insert company address]Written resolutionsThis Precedent sets out a...
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Produced in partnership with Inez Cullen of Philip Lee
2nd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Letter to act as a director

Ireland—Letter to act as a directorIreland—Letter—consent to act as a directorThis is a precedent consent to act as a director letter from an...
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Produced in partnership with Inez Cullen of Philip Lee
2nd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Directors’ declaration—summary approval procedure

Ireland—Directors’ declaration—summary approval procedureRegistrationIn order for the summary approval procedure (SAP) to be valid, a copy of this...
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Produced in partnership with Inez Cullen of Philip Lee
2nd Jun
Practice notes

Ireland—Section 110 companies—use and associated tax considerations

Ireland—Section 110 companies—use and associated tax considerationsIreland’s Section 110 RegimeIreland has established itself as one of the most...
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Produced in partnership with John Kearns of Addleshaw Goddard
2nd Jun
News

Ireland—Domino’s pizza to buy Irish franchisee in €92m deal

The UK arm of Domino's said that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire the remaining 85% that it does now own in Shorecal Ltd, the largest...
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3rd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Resolution to approve substantial property transaction

Ireland—Resolution to approve substantial property transactionThis Precedent contains two alternative resolutions that may be used by a company to...
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Produced in partnership with Inez Cullen of Philip Lee
2nd Jun
Practice notes

Ireland—Substantial transactions in respect of non-cash assets

Ireland—Substantial transactions in respect of non-cash assetsSection 238—backgroundThe Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)) contains...
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Produced in partnership with Inez Cullen of Philip Lee
2nd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Form of proxy for a general meeting of a private limited company

Ireland—Form of proxy for a general meeting of a private limited companyThis Precedent sets out standard wording for a form of proxy for a general...
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2nd Jun
News

Corlytics acquires Deloitte UK RegTech platform

As part of the acquisition, Deloitte UK partner and head of RegTech Kent Mackenzie is joining Corlytics as its chief operating officer.'The Corlytics...
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3rd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Resolution—appointment of director—private company limited by shares

Ireland—Resolution—appointment of director—private company limited by sharesThis is a precedent ordinary resolution to appoint a director of a private...
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Produced in partnership with John Darmody of Addleshaw Goddard
2nd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Board minutes—summary approval procedure

Ireland—Board minutes—summary approval procedureThese precedent minutes of a meeting of the directors of a private company limited by shares are to be...
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Produced in partnership with Inez Cullen of Philip Lee
2nd Jun
Precedents

Ireland—Board minutes—allotment of shares

Ireland—Board minutes—allotment of sharesCOMPANY NUMBER: [insert company number][insert company name] LIMITED Minutes of a meeting of the board of...
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Produced in partnership with Angela Freeman of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP and Conall Geraghty of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
2nd Jun
Practice notes

Ireland—Corporate horizon scanner 2025

Ireland—Corporate horizon scanner 2025This Practice Note provides a summary the key dates and legal developments that are expected to impact corporate...
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2nd Jun

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Ireland—Designated activity company (DAC)

Ireland—Designated activity company (DAC)What is a designated activity company?A designated activity company (DAC) is provided for by Part 16 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)), and is defined as:•a private company limited by shares with the capacity, including the power, to do only

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companies

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit