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The Communications (Retention of Data) Act, 2011, came into force in January. The Act imposes an obligation on service providers to retain such data as specified in the Schedule for periods of two years and one year respectively. Data is defined in the Act as meaning traffic data or location data, and the related dataRead more

Under the Companies Acts, every Company registered is obliged to have a Company Secretary. One of the Directors may act as Company Secretary.  A Company can also act as a Company Secretary. No formal qualifications are required, although qualifications can be available.  There are Certificates and Diplomas available in Irish Company Secretarial Practice and anRead more

Under the Companies Acts, a Company is obliged to have two Directors.  While the Company is owned by the Shareholders, the Directors are appointed by the members to oversee the corporate governance.  Every Company is required to have a minimum of two, and certain types of companies are required to have more.  The term “Directors”Read more

any one who has been involved in any level of litigation will be familiar with the concepts of discovery, meaning the documents that need to be formally put before a Court as part of the evidence supporting the allegations made in the case.  eDiscovery refers to discovery in Civil Litigation which deals with the exchangeRead more

Choosing your company name Care needs to be taken when selecting your company name so that it is not rejeected or refused by the Companies Office. The Companies Office may refuse a name if it is identical or so similar to another name already appearing on the Register ot as would cause confusion, or ifRead more

The centre of registration for companies in Ireland is the Companies Registration Office which has two offices, at Parnell House, 14 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, and at a new office at O’Brien Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow. The CRO’s main functions are the incorporation of companies, the registration of business names, the registration of companies postRead more

I am frequetly asked about the ways a person can operate a business in Ireland. T here are a number of legal forms of business organisation that a business person can adopt and principally these are as follows; 1.         Sole Trader 2.         Partnership 3.         Industrial and Provident Society 4.         Building Society 5.         Credit Union 6.        Read more

As the London marathon grows nearer, the excellent team of fundraisers will be finalising their preparations, polishing off the last few training miles and packing their bags. I had the pleasure of running with them last year, and raising some much needed funds for the Hospital, and it was a tremendous experience. Good luck toRead more