Practice notes and precedents covering key aspects of setting up a private company limited by shares, including guidance on company and business names, trading disclosures and registered office.
Guidance on the allotment and issue of shares, the maintenance of a company’s share capital and the rights that attach to different classes of shares.
A range of precedents to assist practitioners on issues ranging from declarations of interests in a transaction and resolving directors’ conflicts through to removal of a director and written resolutions of directors.
Core content for practitioners dealing with public or private mergers and acquisitions, including practice notes and precedents.
European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has published a paper detailing the synergies between the voluntary Eco-Management and Audit...
ISS Governance has published its 2025 Proxy Voting Guidelines for the UK and Ireland, which will apply to shareholder meetings held on or after 1...
On 22 November 2024, the last scheduled day of the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)...
On 21 November 2024, the eleventh day of the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)...
On 20 November 2024, the tenth day of the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) focused...
EU phase I mergers—closed cases trackerThe table lists completed European Commission phase I merger investigations since 13 June 2013.For information...
EU mergers—ongoing cases trackerThe below tracks live European Commission merger investigations.For information on completed investigations see EU...
INSOL Europe/Lexis+® UK Joint Project on ‘How EU Member States recognise insolvency and restructuring proceedings of a third country’: consolidated...
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Ireland—Corporate horizon scanner 2024 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived corporate horizon scanner tracks the progress of Irish legislation (including...
Ireland—Counterparts clauseCounterpartsA counterparts clause is a common boilerplate clause which provides that the parties to an agreement may...
Ireland—Holding company definitionHolding Company•This Precedent contains a definition for the term ‘holding company’, which is a term commonly used...
Ireland—Group company definitionThis Precedent is a definition for the term ‘group company’, which is a term commonly used in agreements, to be...
Ireland—Subsidiary definitionSubsidiary•This is a Precedent definitions for the term ‘subsidiary’, which is a term commonly used in agreements. It...
Ireland—Group definitionGroup•This Precedent is a definition for the term ‘group’, which is a term commonly used in agreements, to be included in the...
EU phase I mergers—closed cases trackerThe table lists completed European Commission phase I merger investigations since 13 June 2013.For information...
EU mergers—ongoing cases trackerThe below tracks live European Commission merger investigations.For information on completed investigations see EU...
INSOL Europe/Lexis+® UK Joint Project on ‘How EU Member States recognise insolvency and restructuring proceedings of a third country’: consolidated...
Forum shopping and practical ways to move COMIRationaleIn any cross-border case involving a formal insolvency procedure, insolvency practitioners...
Ireland—Corporate horizon scanner 2024 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived corporate horizon scanner tracks the progress of Irish legislation (including...
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Panoramic Next—Private EquityJurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:China; Colombia; Japan; Luxembourg; Nigeria;...
Ireland—Counterparts clauseCounterpartsA counterparts clause is a common boilerplate clause which provides that the parties to an agreement may...
Ireland—Holding company definitionHolding Company•This Precedent contains a definition for the term ‘holding company’, which is a term commonly used...
Ireland—Group company definitionThis Precedent is a definition for the term ‘group company’, which is a term commonly used in agreements, to be...
Ireland—Subsidiary definitionSubsidiary•This is a Precedent definitions for the term ‘subsidiary’, which is a term commonly used in agreements. It...
Ireland—Group definitionGroup•This Precedent is a definition for the term ‘group’, which is a term commonly used in agreements, to be included in the...
This Precedent is a governing law clause, sometimes known as an applicable law clause or a choice of law clause. The governing law clause is...
Ireland—Resolution—adopting new constitution—private company limited by sharesThis Precedent sets out a special resolution to adopt a new...
Ireland—Resolution—company name change—private company limited by sharesThis is a precedent special resolution to change the name of a private company...
Ireland—Board minutes—company name change—private company limited by sharesThis Precedent set of board minutes is to approve a change of name of a...
Execution of contracts—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for executing simple contracts in various international jurisdictions....
Execution of deeds—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for executing deeds in various international jurisdictions. The table...
A period of three years prescribed by the Limitation Act 1980 for bringing personal injury actions.
If time is of the essence for performance of an obligation under the Agreement and the party responsible does not perform within that time, the other may terminate the Agreement and claim damages.
A facility borrowed by a European company but marketed to US investors, governed by New York law and drafted in a US style.