Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 passed by Dáil and Seanad (12/22/2009): The Companies (Miscellaneous) Provisions Bill 2009 has now been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas and is expected to be signed into law by the President in the coming days.
New Reporting Obligations For Irish Companies: The Company Reporting Regulations, 2009 (12/22/2009): On 18 November 2009, Directive 2006/46/EC was implemented in Ireland by the European Communities (Directive 2006/46/EC) Regulations 2009 (the Regulations).
Rome I Regulation comes into effect (12/22/2009): On 17 December 2009, Rome I, a new EU Regulation (Regulation 593/2008/EC on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations) came into effect.
Budget 2010 (12/15/2009): The Irish Minister for Finance made his budget speech to the Irish Parliament on Wednesday, 9 December.
Eligible Liabilities Guarantee Scheme (12/15/2009): The Department of Finance has published on its website the statutory instruments implementing the Eligible Liabilities Guarantee Scheme (or ELG Scheme) which commenced on 9 December 2009.
Supreme Court gives Examinership a much needed boost (12/15/2009): Last week the Supreme Court overturned Mr Justice McGovern's recent decision in the Linen Supply of Ireland examinership that the current legislation does not permit the repudiation of leases in an examinership.
Using Share Awards in a Recession (12/15/2009): The focus on the twin pillars of employee costs and executive pay in recent months has turned the spotlight on share-based awards, which are at the heart of some innovative and high-profile initiatives by companies to address the challenges presented by the current business environment.
Website content and defamation: A duty to monitor after initial publication (12/08/2009): A recent UK High Court case has highlighted the danger for website owners of failing to keep website content monitored after its initial publication, from a defamation point of view. Where new evidence comes to light, website owners should consider whether content on their websites needs to be amended.
Walker Review final report: Potential significant changes for all listed companies (12/08/2009): The final report of the independent review undertaken in the UK by Sir David Walker in relation to corporate governance in UK banks and other financial institutions was published on 26 November 2009 (the Walker Review).
The Arbitration Bill 2008 (12/08/2009): The Arbitration Bill 2008 ("the Bill") went through Report Stage in the Dáil on 24 November 2009 and the Attorney General, Paul Gallagher SC, is now indicating that it will be enacted in February 2010.

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