In Ireland, company law allows for the incorporation of the following public companies:
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Irish companies may convene two types of general meetings – Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings. An Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) must be held on an annual basis. All...
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Irish companies can have many types of share classes by setting out those classes and the rights attached to each class in their memorandum and articles of association. There are no legal...
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Every company, whether trading or not, is legally obliged to file an annual return each year at the Companies Registration Office ("CRO"), no later than 28 days from its statutory annual return...
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In a world where money laundering is becoming more and more of a global issue, it is important for firms to keep up to date with anti-money laundering legislation. In Ireland, the Criminal...
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A foreign company which establishes a branch in Ireland must be registered with the Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) under the E.C. (Branch Disclosures) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 395 of...
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In Ireland, there are two forms of liquidation: voluntary and compulsory. There are also two forms of voluntary liquidation: members’ voluntary liquidation and creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
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A company should hold an AGM in order to outline its performance over a certain period of time and give the shareholders an opportunity to voice their opinions or concerns. This blog post will...
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A proxy is a person who is designated by a member of a company to attend a general meeting and vote in place of that member.
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An auditor is an independent professional person who is qualified to audit a company’s financial statements.
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A share is the interest of a shareholder in a company, measured by a sum of money.
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Companies incorporated in Ireland must be aware of their obligation to disclose certain information on their company letterheads and order forms. The rationale behind such obligations is that...
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