The Constitution of Ireland: Perspectives and Prospects

Eoin Carolan

The Constitution of Ireland: Perspectives and Prospects brings together a range of Irish and international commentators to examine some of the most significant current issues in Irish constitutional law.

Based on a selection of the papers originally presented at a conference to mark the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the current Constitution of Ireland, the collection touches on many of the challenges facing Ireland today. These include: the possibilities for political and constitutional reform; the state of Ireland’s democratic structures; national sovereignty in an era of international organisations; the role and conduct of referenda; questions of national identity and values; the meaning of modern Irish republicanism; and the place of religion in Irish society and government. The contributors describe how the Constitution has influenced developments in Ireland since 1937 and consider how it might continue to do so in the future. At a time when Ireland’s political and constitutional structures are under review, The Constitution of Ireland: Perspectives and Prospects provides expert insight into these important questions.

About the editor

Eoin Carolan is a practising barrister and lecturer in law at University College Dublin. He is an expert in Irish constitutional and administrative law.

Companies Acts 1963-2012

Companies Acts 1963-2012 is a compendium of Irish company legislation and key European legislation.

This year's edition is updated to:
Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010;
Fines Act 2010;
Companies Act 2012.

There is a plethora of new Statutory Instruments and the case law has been comprehensively updated, in particular where relevant to Examinerships.

New to this edition: Cross-references throughout to relevant UK legislation, which is a real bonus for practitioners.

Contents
Division A: Primary Legislation;
Division B: Secondary Legislation;
Division C: European Legislation;
Division D: Rules.

The MIBI Agreements and the Law, 2nd edition

Richard Lyons SC and Cathleen Noctor

This second edition of The MIBI Agreements and the Law provides a comprehensive guide to the law which has built up around the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland Agreements (focusing on both statutory and common law liability, together with European law). Written by lawyers, it deals with new regulations and is totally up-to-date. The appendices have also been completely updated in this new edition.

Contents includes: Introduction The Obligation to Insure: Liability of the MIBI Exclusion of Claims Claiming Compensation from the MIBI: Conditions Precedent and Decisions on Claims Suing the MIBI: Conditions Precedent and the PIAB Property Damage Unidentified or Untraced Owner or User The 1% Rule Mandates and Recovery Rights of the MIBI Parties to Actions affecting the MIBI and Satisfaction of Judgments Costs where Claimant must bring Two Actions The MIBI: An Emanation of the State Visiting Motorists in Ireland and Irish Motorists Abroad

The Law of Companies, 3rd edition

Thomas B. Courtney

"An essential book for anyone whose business it is to know and to implement or operate Irish company law…The third edition…hardly needs any recommendation from me in order to succeed to its rightful position as one of Ireland’s leading legal textbooks. It will sell itself to a wide variety of readers across the professions, academe and the business world."  Michael McDowell SC, Irish Times, November 2012

The structure of the third edition of this highly regarded title mirrors the forthcoming Companies (Amendment) Bill, which will hold significant changes for companies operating in Ireland. The work has been expanded and revised to account for changes in legislation and important case law.

The Law of Companies – now expanded to include a comprehensive treatment of PLCs, SEs, guarantee companies, unlimited companies, external companies and branches

Six New Chapters:

• Strike Off and Restoration
• Guarantee Companies
• Unlimited Companies
• Prospectus, Market abuse & Transparency Law
• Conversion by re-registration
• External Companies & Branches

Dr Thomas B Courtney, B.A., LL.B., LL.D, Solicitor is a partner at Arthur Cox. He is also Chairman of the Company Law Review Group and Examiner in Company Law for Law Society’s Entrance Examination (FE1).

Contributors:
G Brian Hutchinson, BCL, LLM, DAL, BL, Senior Lecturer & Director, Commercial Law Centre, School of Law, UCD
Daibhi O’Leary, BComm, Associate, Arthur Cox

Contents

The Private Company in Context; Incorporation by Registration; Constitutional Documentation; Incorporation and its Consequences; Disregarding Separate Legal Personality; Corporate Civil Litigation; Corporate Contracts, Capacity and Authority; Shares and Membership; Share Transfer; The Maintenance of Capital; Shareholders’ Remedies; Groups of Companies; Corporate Governance: Management by the Directors; Corporate Governance: Meetings; Duties of Directors and Other Officers; Statutory Regulation of Directors’ Transactions; Financial Statements, Audit and Annual Return; Corporate Borrowing: Debentures and Security; Corporate Borrowing: Registration of Charges; Corporate Borrowing: Receivers; Schemes of Arrangement and Reconstructions; Examinerships; Winding Up Companies; Liquidators; Realisation and Distribution of Assets in a Winding Up; Strike-Off and Restoration; Investigations and Inspectors; Compliance and Enforcement; Public Limited Companies and SEs; Guarantee Companies; Unlimited Companies; Prospectus, Market Abuse and Transparency Law; Conversion by Re-registration; External Companies and Branches.

Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts in Northern Ireland, 3rd edition

James Kessler QC and Sheena Grattan

The specialist information includes a clear overview of Northern Ireland's trust laws, invaluable drafting tips and advice, legal pitfalls and common drafting mistakes, the very latest tax rates and regulations, plus best practice guidelines.

Legal, tax and accountancy practitioners will find this accessible book truly indispensable. It supplies the tools and instructions that will help you build watertight trusts and will trusts in Northern Ireland. The comprehensive precedents on the accompanying CD-ROM will save time without cutting corners. These superb tools allow you to draft crisp, accurate legally binding trusts and will trusts with the minimum of research.

Buy this superb guide to Northern Ireland trust law and benefit from: The practical precedents - use these to create accurate trusts and will trusts time after time; The latest legislation - everything you need to know on Northern Ireland law and tax law; Essential new chapters on Northern Ireland wills, care fees and trustee indemnities; All you need to know on trustees - the role and responsibilities, plus how to appoint somebody; Key financial advice on stamp duty transactions; A vast amount of knowledge and experience from two leading experts in this field; A comprehensive overview of Northern Ireland trust law.

Irish Tax Reports 2012

Edited by Kelley Smith

The only comprehensive set of Irish tax cases Contains many previously unreported judgments

Irish Tax Reports is the only comprehensive set of reports of Irish tax cases ever published. Edited by barrister Kelley Smith, this unique set brings together all tax cases in Ireland since the foundation of the state. Many previously unreported judgments are included, as are many of the cases stated. Each spring, all new cases from the previous year are published in a bound paperback volume along with new Cumulative Tables and an index. These annual volumes are merged and republished in hardback form, every four to five years, allowing users to maintain and expand their hardback sets. Volumes may also be purchased separately.

Contents

1. Contents 2012: This outlines cases and determinations contained in the 2012 Volume; 2. Contents 1922–2012: This is a chronological list of all the cases reported, which also shows key words relating to each case and references indicating where the case was previously reported; 3. Cases 2012: These are all the relevant cases since the 2011 publication; 4. Cases reported: This is an alphabetical list of the cases reported; 5. Cases considered: This is an alphabetical list of the cases referred to in judgments or cases cited in the cases reported in full; 6. Statutes considered: This table lists, in alphabetical and numerical sequence, the statutory provisions considered by the courts; 7. Destination table (Taxes Consolidation Act 1997): This table enables the reader to trace the present location of legislation between 1967 and 1997; 8. Index.

Wills, Irish Precedents and Drafting, 2nd edition

Brian Spierin

The second edition of Wills, Irish Precedents and Drafting has been updated to reflect new case law, the new Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act and the new Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act.

Primarily a practical precedent book, but containing much more than just precedents, this book will prove invaluable to all legal practitioners specialising in probate and succession law. Most chapters cover a constituent part of a will, and include a commentary which summarises the applicable law and gives pointers and advice on matters to be taken into consideration and pitfalls to be avoided. Clear and concise, the precedents are drafted in a straightforward, modern style and annotated where necessary. Full appendices are included containing the relevant statutory provisions - which will be of use to the practitioner when drafting a will.

Contents includes:

Check-lists for Wills; Principles of Drafting and Construction; Introductory Clauses; Revocation of Wills; Appointment of Executors, Trustees and Guardians; Legacies; Devises; Ademption, Satisfaction, Advancement and the Release of Debts Fully Secret and Half-Secret Trusts; Residuary Bequests; Alternative Disposition or Accruer over in the event that a Bequest fails; Executor and Trustee Powers; Miscellaneous Declarations and Directions; Attestation Clauses/Testimoniums; Complete Wills and Codicils.

Arthur Cox Employment Law Yearbook 2012

Arthur Cox Employment Law Group

"The Yearbook will serve as an excellent tool for the researcher and practitioner seeking to keep abreast of the constantly evolving area of Irish employment law."  Dublin University Law Journal, December 2012 (review of previous edition)

"The publication can be used flexibly as either a reference guide or, alternatively, as an in-depth resource."  Law Society of Ireland’s Gazette, December 2012 (review of previous edition)

This annual Irish publication contains selected cases and materials relevant to Employment Law. Practitioners need to be up to date and this annual publication provides that service. By being selective, and having that selection carried out by experienced lawyers, practitioners are pointed in the right direction.

Comprises of: Irish law: decisions of the superior courts, Labour Court, Equality Tribunal, Employment Appeals Tribunal etc; Irish legislation and statutory instruments; English law so far as relevant eg common law decisions; EU law: decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and relevant Directives/Regulations; Other material such as Annual Reports of the EAT, the Labour Court, the Health & Safety Authority, the activities of NERA.

Constitutional Law, 3rd edition

Michael Forde

This major work completely updates the reader on constitutional law developments in Ireland in recent years

Since the previous edition of this book, changes have taken place with Articles of the Constitution; challenges to articles; referenda; new legislation and cases judicially considered. This new edition has been fully updated by an accomplished constitutional law author and practitioner and offers the reader everything they need to know in this complex subject.

Dr Michael Forde is a Senior Counsel at the Irish Bar and a member of the English Bar