Ireland: Corporate Governance

The EU's Capital Requirements Directive VI introduces Article 21c, fundamentally reshaping cross-border lending by non-EU banks to EU borrowers. With Ireland's grandfathering deadline of 11 July 2026 rapidly approaching...

The European Union Intellectual Property Office and the European Investment Fund have launched a groundbreaking initiative to help EU businesses unlock the financial value of their intellectual property assets. Through a new Memorandum of Understanding, these institutions aim to address longstanding barriers that prevent innovative European companies from using their IP rights as collateral to access financing, potentially opening alternative funding routes beyond traditional equity and venture debt options

As a continuation of Part 2 in this series, which addressed some themes we commonly encounter relating to the process requirements of public inquiries and the handling of documentary evidence in particular...

Directive (EU) 2024/927 (Omnibus Directive), which amends both the UCITS and AIFMD directives, imposes an obligation on UCITS funds and AIFMs managing open-ended AIFs...

There is no doubt that the Network and Information Security Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (“NIS 2”) significantly raises the bar for cybersecurity requirements in the EU.

In this series of articles, Gráinne Boyle (Partner, International Business, Corporate), Catherine Carrigy (Senior Associate, International Business, Corporate), and Elaine Hayden (Solicitor, International Business, Corporate), together with Marie McGinley (Partner and Head of Technology & Innovation) and Stephanie McCarthy (Associate, Technology & Innovation), provide an overview of the key governance considerations arising from recent and upcoming EU tech-focused regulations.

The Board of Directors ("Board") has collective responsibility for managing the organisation, including setting out and overseeing the successful implementation of the organisation's strategy.

Irish regulations were enacted in July, implementing the two-year deferral of CSRD reporting under the "stop-the-clock" directive. As a consequence, large Irish incorporated companies...

Ireland's new automatic enrolment retirement savings system (AERSS and known as My Future Fund) will take effect from 1 January 2026. It raises some specific considerations for directors...