The RBO recently published its Annual Report for 2023 and the following are some of the key points from the report:- 258,241 (86.23%) of companies and 702 societies (74.60%) had filed beneficial ownership information with the register. A total of 89,920 submissions were received in 2023 18,797 companies and 4 societies registered their beneficial ownership
The Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) recently published its first annual report covering the 18-month period from July 2022 to 31 December 2023. The report provides an excellent insight into the activities of the CEA, its approach to investigation and enforcement and case studies. We have highlighted some of the key points from the report below.
The Companies Registration Office has issued its annual report for 2023 and we have highlighted some of the main points from the report below. Re-open of the office The question of whether the office will re-open is still being kept under review however the CRO have cited that 96% of submissions were submitted electronically in
We have covered a couple of topics our July Newsletter Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024 European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 (“CSRD”) Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and
The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 was commenced on 1st July 2024. The Act seeks to increase the protection of employees in insolvency situations and imposes additional requirements on company directors to ensure that they act responsibly particularly when a company is facing insolvency. Some of the main provisions
The Companies Registration Office have issued a Step-by-Step guide to filing a B10 form. The guidance note highlights the “Dos and don’t’s” when filing a B10 followed by a more detailed but still informal step-by-step guide explaining how to file a B10 as well as a brief explanation of the importance of each the fields
In this Month’s Newsletter you can get links to the new look websites of both the CRO and the RBO. You can also see our article on the guidance given in the CEA Information Note on Disqualification of Directors Under Company Law, Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and
The Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) have published an Information Note on the circumstances leading to the Disqualification of Directors under the Companies Act 2014 and the associated consequences. The Information Note provides guidance on the purpose and effects of disqualification, and on the various ways in which a person can be disqualified from acting as
The General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024 was published on 15th March 2024. The Bill makes some significant amendments to the Companies Act 2014 primarily relating to four areas of company law: corporate governance company law enforcement and supervision company law administration corporate insolvency Some of the key
Our February Newsletter is here with information on Restriction and Disqualification of Directors and Offences under The Companies Act 2014. Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.