The most comprehensive commentary on Irish company law and the recognised authority in this jurisdiction, Law of Companies is an unparalleled statement of the law applicable to the formation, administration and management of companies.

This new edition:

reviews the amending legislation enacted since 2015
completely reviews the law relating to one of the most fundamental principles of company law, lifting the veil
expands and improves the chapters on the law on corporate criminal liability and the criminal liability of directors
redevelops the chapter on directors' fiduciary and other duties by reference to both Irish and UK developments
provides coverage of the significant changes to company general meetings introduced following Covid
analyses the new rescue process for small and micro companies that was introduced in 2021, and
considers the establishment of the State's new corporate enforcer – the Corporate Enforcement Authority

Contents:

Chapter 1: The Private Company Limited by Shares in Context

Chapter 2: Incorporation and Re-registration of LTDs

Chapter 3: The Constitution of a Company

Chapter 4: Incorporation and its Consequences

Chapter 5: Disregarding Separate Legal Personality

Chapter 6: Corporate Civil Litigation

Chapter 7: Corporate Contracts, Capacity and Authority

Chapter 8: Shares and Share Capital

Chapter 9: Share Transfers

Chapter 10: The Maintenance of Company Capital

Chapter 11: Shareholders' Remedies

Chapter 12: Groups of Companies

Chapter 13: Corporate Governance: Management by the Directors

Chapter 14: Corporate Governance: Meetings

Chapter 15: Directors: Corporate Obligations and Criminal Liability

Chapter 16: Directors: Fiduciary Duties and Personal Liability

Chapter 17: Directors: Regulation of Transactions and Arrangements

Chapter 18: Financial Statements, Audit and Annual Return

Chapter 19: Corporate Borrowing: Debentures and Security

Chapter 20: Corporate Borrowing: Registration of Charges

Chapter 21: Corporate Borrowing: Receivers

Chapter 22: Schemes, Reorganisations, Mergers and Divisions

Chapter 23: Examinerships

Chapter 24: Winding Up Companies

Chapter 25: Liquidators

Chapter 26: Realisation and Distribution of Assets in a Winding Up

Chapter 27: Strike Off and Restoration

Chapter 28: Investigations and Inspectors

Chapter 29: Company Law Compliance and Enforcement

Chapter 30: Designated Activity Companies

Chapter 31: Public Limited Companies

Chapter 32: Companies Limited by Guarantee

Chapter 33: Unlimited Companies

Chapter 34: Conversion by Re-registration

Chapter 35: External Companies