Legal News (Commercial & Business)

Hayes partners David Phelan and Kevin Dunne travelled to Birmingham in May to join in the celebrations to toast 150 years of the Veterinary Defence Society

The Companies Bill was published on the 21st of December 2012. The Bill consolidates the numerous existing pieces of company law legislation which date from 1963 to 2012 into one single Act and introduces a number of reforms which are designed to make it easier to operate a company in Ireland. It constitutes a complete overhaul of Irish company law.

Late payment of debt is significantly impacting many businesses which are already facing serious financial pressures. To address this, the government has introduced Regulations* which take effect from 16 March next, which are designed to assist businesses combat the problem of late payments by purchasers.