Annotated Companies Legislation

A comprehensive guide to companies legislation in a convenient paperback volume. Written from the perspective of the 2006 regime, it gives detailed section-by-section commentary alongside the Companies Act 2006 and surviving parts of the previous legislation as well as including the text of relevant statutory instruments.

The third edition of the complete companion to company law provides access to a comprehensive set of companies legislation, including Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act, with detailed commentary on the prospectus provisions, in one handy volume.

The Companies Act 2014 is the longest Act in the history of the State, and consolidates 13 Acts of the Oireachtas as well as numerous statutory instruments. The Act also introduces numerous radical reforms to existing company law. This new title is the essential annotated reference to the Companies Act 2014. It is the successor publication to Bastow Charleton's Combined Companies Acts, which has been published and widely used since 1989. Key Features * Table of Origins and Destinations for ready reference to equivalent provisions in the prior legislation. * Table of Optional Provisions in the Act, identifying the provisions which a company may contract out of through its constitution. * A narrative introduction to each Part of the Act explaining the key changes introduced in that Part. * Annotations to each section referring to the equivalent provision in prior legislation, explaining the section's application and referring, where necessary, to relevant case law. * Annotations directing the reader to the equivalent provisions in UK legislation. Author Brian Conroy, BL, LLB (ling. fr.), LLM (Cantab), AITI, is a practising barrister and qualified tax consultant. He practises in company and insolvency law and has published widely in this area. He is the co-author of Specific Performance in Ireland (Bloomsbury, 2012). About Crowe Horwath Bastow Charleton Crowe Horwath Bastow Charleton is a leading accountancy and business advisory practice in Ireland. Since 1941 they have been providing tailored financial and business advice to clients across a range of sectors. Known for their commercially driven solutions paired with personal service, they have built a national reputation in the areas of audit, tax and advisory. With over 100 professional staff in Ireland, they provide a comprehensive service to a client base ranging from private clients, sole traders and owner managed businesses, to financial institutions, government agencies, to not for profit and multinational organisations.

"The Annotated Guide to the Companies Act offers practical, in-depth, section-by-section commentary identifying the key requirements of each provision of the Companies Act 1985, taking into account all of the statutory amendments since 1985 as well as judicial pronouncements. Detailed commentary is included on those areas of particular interest to the busy practitioner, e.g. meetings and resolutions, unfairly prejudicial conduct, transactions with directors, charges and overseas companies. Important case law affecting legislative provisions is analysed, including O'Neill v Phillips (1999) on unfairly prejudicial remedy; Re Duckwari (1999) on transactions with directors; Re Brumark (2001) on fixed and floating charges and BCCI v Akindele (2000) on financial assistance. It also covers legislative developments including the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on company investigations, the effect of the Electronic Communications Order on meetings and the new Part XA on political donations. The Annotated Guide to the Companies Act provides invaluable day-to-day advice for the busy corporate practitioner. "