Philip Lee

This Practice Note covers how a director of a company can be appointed, retire and resign. It examines the role of a director and the experience and qualifications that a person must have in order to be a director. It also sets out the notifications and other steps that are required when there is a change of director, such as the need to update the statutory registers. It considers relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) and a company’s constitution.

This is a precedent set of board minutes following the passing of an ordinary resolution to remove a director at a company’s general meeting.

These are precedent board minutes to approve the use of the summary approval procedure to a transaction which would otherwise be prohibited by section 239 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland).

A company limited by guarantee is a type of company with members who have undertaken to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up. This Practice Note summarises the main features of a company limited by guarantee in Ireland and why a guarantee company might be used as a vehicle to carry on a business as opposed to a company limited by shares.

This Practice Note discusses the form of the constitution of a private company limited by shares (LTD), the commencement and application of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland), mandatory and supplemental provisions of the constitution and the steps for adopting and amending a constitution.

A Precedent bespoke constitution for a private company limited by shares.

This Precedent sets out the declaration of interests paragraph that may be included in the board minutes of a meeting of the directors of an Irish private company limited by shares.

This Practice Note provides an overview of the Defamation Act 2009 (Ireland). It considers the elements of the tort of defamation. It introduces the defences to a claim for defamation, the offer of amends procedures, reliefs available under the DA 2009 (IRL). It also examines the proposed reforms of the DA 2009 (IRL).

A designated activity company (DAC) is a new type of company introduced by Part 16 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)). This Practice Note summarises the main features of a DAC and discusses why a DAC might be used as a vehicle to carry on a business as opposed to the other forms of business vehicles.

Directors' declaration for summary approval procedure of a company in accordance with the requirements of Companies Act 2014 (Ireland), s 203, to approve financial assistance for acquisition of shares or transactions with directors.

This Precedent is a general power of attorney made under section 16 of the Powers of Attorney Act 1996 (Ireland) by which a donor may confer authority on one or more attorney(s) to do on behalf of the donor anything which they can lawfully do by an attorney. The authority will not survive the incapacity of the donor.

This Precedent is heads of terms for the sale of a freehold or long leasehold property.

A letter from an individual indicating their willingness or consent to act as a director of a private company limited by shares.

This Precedent is a sample resignation letter for a director resigning from an Irish private company limited by shares. There is an option to resign from a named company and subsidiary/associated companies, as well as an option to execute as a deed. A waiver of claims is included.

This Practice Note summarises the main features of a public company limited by shares in Ireland: limited liability, members, constitutional documents, directors, company secretary and administrative matters. It also covers key differences with private companies limited by shares, and why a public company limited by shares might be chosen as a preferred business vehicle instead of another form of Irish company.

This Precedent put and call option enables either the purchaser or the vendor to require the other to enter into a Contract for Sale of the identified property. The land is to be sold as a whole without any requirement that planning permission should be obtained. The purchase price is fixed at the outset.

This Precedent sets out standard wording for an ordinary resolution to be passed by the shareholders of an Irish private company limited by shares pursuant to their statutory rights to remove a director of the company from office.

This Precedent sets out the wording for an ordinary resolution of an Irish private limited company limited by shares to authorise directors' conflicts.

This Precedent contains two alternative resolutions that may be used by a company to approve a substantial property transaction between that company and one of its directors, a director of its holding company or a connected person of such a director in accordance with sections 238 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)).

This Practice Note summarises the provisions of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)) in relation to the restrictions approval of on loans, quasi-loans, credit transactions, guarantees to directors, persons connected with directors, and related arrangements.