Irish Securities Law

This new title is concerned with the securities law provisions in the Companies Act 2014 and derivative enactments, which are of most concern to listed companies and companies issuing equity and debt securities in Ireland. It deals comprehensively with the legal obligations to produce a prospectus or similar document, what is in it, what are the exceptions, what information must be made available to the markets and what are the other legal consequences on companies and dealers in shares and other securities as a result of having securities admitted to listing. Part A of the book gives an overview of the four key areas: Prospectus, Listing, Market Abuse and Transparency. It explains the structure of the law to enable non-experts to understand the law. Part B gives the legal and regulatory texts, which will be more of interest to lawyers and financiers in this area who need to be familiar with the primary law, which is not as yet readily accessible.

Shortlisted for the DSBA Law Book of the Year Award 2020 Please note: In order to fully cover the many changes and developments since the first publication of Banking and Security in Ireland, the content has been massively extended. This means that this new edition is split into two titles: Banking and Security in Ireland by William Johnston and Consumer and SME Credit Law in Ireland by Nora Beausang. Both titles are available to purchase now. The long-awaited new edition of Banking and Security Law in Ireland provides a comprehensive update on the law in practice and the pitfalls involved in taking security over land, machinery, agricultural assets, shares, debts, deposits and their registration. This new edition covers the many changes in the 22 years since its first publication. It includes updated case law and legislation (including the new Companies Act) governing the relationship of banker and customer, bank confidentiality, facility letters, payment demands, appointment of receivers and the avoidance of guarantees and security including undue influence case law. (1) Execution including virtual execution and delivery of agreements (2) Impact of waiver of CPs for guarantors of loans, limited recourse loans, covenants and shadow directors, material adverse change clauses and transfers of loans (3) Extensive case law on guarantees and their enforceability over the past 10 years (4) New financial assistance approval procedures brought about by the 2014 Companies Act - commercial benefit in the giving of financial assistance, examinerships and guarantees and independent advice (5) An extensive chapter on security over land dealing with the 2009 Conveyancing Act applicable to charges and what may be excluded, the enforcement of security whether or not registered in the Land Registry as well as collating the many Law Society Practice notes and Regulations particularly on the conflicts of interest and High Court decisions on solicitors' undertakings (6) Updated security treatment on other assets as well as coverage of the EU financial collateral arrangements and the beneficial ownership regulations applicable to security over shares (7) Practical advice on the new registration of security under the Companies Act and the different ways of filing in the CRO as well as priority of security (8) A new chapter on making demands on borrowers and guarantors and the manner of appointing receivers covering also extensive new cases on proving debt and dealing with redacted documents being used by assignees to enforce security. This book's practical style is designed to assist bankers, practising lawyers and compliance professionals in the application of the ever-increasing and complex law of banking and security. Much of the content cannot be found in any other publication. An essential addition to the library of every practitioner and compliance professional in the banking area.

"For practising solicitors and barristers working in the banking and financial services sector, this popular book will enable them to advise their clients with absolute confidence. Immensely practical, Banking and Security Law in Ireland provides a detailed treatment of the ever-increasing exceptions in Ireland to the bankerís duty of secrecy, liability for payment or non-payment of cheques, recent case law on payments and tracing, as well as accounts. The coverage includes a thorough treatment of facility letters, guarantees, pledges, mortgages and charges over land, chattels (including agricultural equipment), debts, deposits and shares. "

This third edition of Irish Corporate Procedures has been updated to include additional material on: -- the new schedule of regulated industries with an overview of the regulatory regime applicable to them -- the Irish company law reform process with commentary on the published scheme of the proposed consolidation Act -- the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 -- the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005 (the '2005 Act') -- the Prospectus Directive and the Market Abuse Directive as transposed into Irish law by statutory instrument

Enabling power: Companies Act 1989, s. 207. Issued: 07.11.2001. Made: -. Laid: -. Coming into force: 26.11.2001. Effect: 1870 c.71; 1892 c.39; 1915 c.89; 1916 c.24; 1949 c.47; 1975 c.45; 1985 c.6; 1986 c.60; 1987 c.22 & S.I. 1965/1420; 1974/519; 1979/1678; 1985/724; 1986/1711; 1996/1469, 1571, 1587; 1999/2383; 2001/1228 amended & S.I. 1995/3272 revoked. Territorial extent and classification: E/W/S/NI. Superseded by S.I. 2001/3755 (ISBN 0110389166)

With 2000+ pages of guidance, this important new textbook provides an extensive and in-depth guide to the current labyrinthine regulatory regime relating to consumer and SME credit (by way of cash loans) and protection generally, including the Consumer Protection Code, the Consumer Credit Act (housing loans and non-housing loans), the EU Consumer Credit Regulations, the EU Mortgage Credit Regulations and the Central Bank Housing Loan Regulations. Other lending-related conduct of business requirements are also covered in detail, including the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, the Lending to SME Regulations, the Code on Related Parties Lending and the Credit Reporting Act, together with applicable EBA/ECB Guidelines dealing with loan origination, product oversight and governance, non-performing exposures/loans and arrears. The regulated activities triggering authorisation as a retail credit firm or credit servicing firm are also addressed in detail. The book additionally extends beyond lending to have application to the wider business of regulated firms in the financial services arena, dealing in detail with issues including the general principles and requirements of the Consumer Protection Code,the fitness and probity regime including the area of minimum competency, distance marketing requirements and other background to the regulatory regime in Ireland including the increased regulatory focus on the culture of regulated firms and product oversight and governance. The available redress/recourse mechanisms are also covered, including the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, the Credit Review Office, the regulatory and other consequences of breach of applicable requirements and the significant risk management area for regulated firms of their customers' statutory right to redress on breach of financial services legislation. In addition, the book has relevance to professionals dealing with consumers in any contractual context including extensive treatment of how the concept of 'consumer' has developed under common law, the unfair commercial practices regime and the increasingly topical area of unfair contract terms legislation. Relevant case law of the Irish courts and other common law jurisdictions, together with an expanding corpus of decisions from the CJEU, are addressed in detail. This book's practical style is designed to assist bankers, other regulated firms, lawyers, compliance professionals and regulators in the application of a complex area. Rather than simply setting out the separate requirements, the book seeks to navigate the at times contradictory legislative and regulatory strands to give (in so far as is possible) a coherent sense of how they integrate. Much of the content is unique and cannot be found in any other publication. An essential addition to the library of every lender, practitioner and compliance and regulatory risk professional, particularly in the areas of consumer and SME credit.

For practising solicitors and barristers working in the banking and financial services sector, this popular book will enable them to advise their clients with absolute confidence. Immensely practical, Banking and Security Law in Ireland provides a detailed treatment of the ever-increasing exceptions in Ireland to the banker's duty of secrecy, liability for payment or non-payment of cheques, recent case law on payments and tracing, as well as accounts. The coverage includes a thorough treatment of facility letters, guarantees, pledges, mortgages and charges over land, chattels (including agricultural equipment), debts, deposits and shares.