Types of Irish company

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The company is a very commonly-used business vehicle, there are over 270,000 registered companies in Ireland. A company is a separate legal entity,

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No share in privilege—the end of the Shareholder Rule in England and Wales

Ireland—Corporate analysis: This article, was written by A&L Goodbody LLP’s Disputes Team. On 24 July 2025, in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd No 2 [2025] UKPC 34, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered a landmark judgment abolishing the ‘Shareholder Rule’.

ESMA publishes ECEP statement for 2025 corporate reporting and ESRS fact-finding results

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2025 European Common Enforcement Priorities (ECEP) statement and the results of a fact-finding exercise on 2024 corporate sustainability reporting under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

Directors restricted for failing to act in company's interests

Ireland—Corporate analysis: This article, was written byA&L Goodbody LLP’s Corporate Team. The High Court restricted two directors for five years for failing to act responsibly and in the interests of their company, allowing debts to accumulate without a means of discharging them.

Directors made personally liable for petition costs

Ireland-Corporate analysis: This article, was written by A&L Goodbody LLP’s Corporate & M&A Team. In exceptional cases a non-party can be held personally liable for litigation costs. We examine a recent English case where directors were made personally liable for the costs of defending a winding up petition.

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