The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 - Key Provisions for ROI

Introduction

This virtual classroom seminar will provide a detailed insight into the key provisions of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (the ‘Act’), particularly with regard to company law reform in four broad areas: corporate governance, company law enforcement and supervision, company law administration and corporate insolvency.

What You Will Learn

This live session will cover the proposed changes, in regard to the following:

• Hybrid and virtual Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings
• The execution of documents under the company seal in counterpart
• The appointment of proxies at Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings
• Designated Activity Companies engaging in domestic mergers
• Multi-company mergers by absorption in one transaction
• The proposed new investigatory powers for the Corporate Enforcement Authority
• The proposed new grounds for the involuntary strike off of companies
• The loss of the small company audit exemption upon failing to file the company’s annual return
• Verification of a company’s registered address
• The proposed voluntary disclosure of statistics on gender balance in respect of companies’ boards of directors
• Uncertificated shares
• Corporate insolvency

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.