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.
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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...
Rome II—scope, exclusions and general provisionsThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to...
E-signatures—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out how e-signatures are used in various international jurisdictions. The table provides a...
The revised EU eIDAS Regulation (EU eIDAS 2.0)This Practice Note provides an overview of Regulation (EU) 910/2014 (eIDAS Regulation), as amended by...
Ireland—Holding company definitionHolding Company•This Precedent contains a definition for the term ‘holding company’, which is a term commonly used...
Ireland—Legal due diligence further information request—private M&A—share purchaseDated [insert date]This form of request for further information...
Ireland—Legal due diligence further information request—private M&A—asset purchaseDated [insert date]This form of request for further information...
Ireland—Group company definitionThis Precedent is a definition for the term ‘group company’, which is a term commonly used in agreements, to be...
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...
Ireland—Designated activity company (DAC)What is a designated activity company?A designated activity company (DAC) is provided for by Part 16 of the...
Ireland—Public limited company (PLC)What is a public company limited by shares?A public company limited by shares (PLC) is a legal entity which is...
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...
This precedent provides a simple template for the sole director of a private company limited by shares to pass one or more written resolutions.The...
Ireland—Counterparts clauseCounterpartsA counterparts clause is a common boilerplate clause which provides that the parties to an agreement may...
Ireland—Company capital and its maintenanceA company’s capital means the sum of share capital and undenominated capital. A company’s share capital...
This Precedent is a sample resignation letter for a director resigning from a private company limited by shares, registered in Ireland.The...
Ireland—Written resolutions (directors)To: The Directors[insert company name][insert company address]Written resolutionsThis Precedent sets out a...
Ireland—Letter to act as a directorIreland—Letter—consent to act as a directorThis is a precedent consent to act as a director letter from an...
Ireland—Directors’ declaration—summary approval procedureRegistrationIn order for the summary approval procedure (SAP) to be valid, a copy of this...
Ireland—Section 110 companies—use and associated tax considerationsIreland’s Section 110 RegimeIreland has established itself as one of the most...
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Ireland—Resolution to approve substantial property transactionThis Precedent contains two alternative resolutions that may be used by a company to...
Ireland—Substantial transactions in respect of non-cash assetsSection 238—backgroundThe Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)) contains...
Ireland—Form of proxy for a general meeting of a private limited companyThis Precedent sets out standard wording for a form of proxy for a general...
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Ireland—Resolution—appointment of director—private company limited by sharesThis is a precedent ordinary resolution to appoint a director of a private...
Ireland—Board minutes—summary approval procedureThese precedent minutes of a meeting of the directors of a private company limited by shares are to be...
Any officer in one of the following whom the Lord Chancellor has authorised to assess costs: —the County Court —a district registry —the Family Court —the High Court —the Costs Office
A partnership in which all partners are companies.
Generally, the appropriate track for claims with a financial value of not more than £5,000.