...by any standard, a remarkable magnum opus ... No serious lawyer, accountant or corporate entrepreneur can do without this work. The 2014 Act and this volume, taken together, are the corner-stone and keystone respectively of the bridge to understanding the corporate law of this State.
Michael McDowell, The Sunday Business Post

The most comprehensive commentary on Irish company law and the recognised authority in this jurisdiction, Law of Companies is an unparalleled statement of the law applicable to the formation, administration and management of companies.

This new edition:
· reviews the amending legislation enacted since 2015;
· completely reviews the law relating to one of the most fundamental principles of company law, lifting the veil,
· expands and improves the chapters on the law on corporate criminal liability and the criminal liability of directors,
· redevelops the chapter on directors' fiduciary and other duties by reference to both Irish and UK developments,
· provides coverage of the significant changes to company general meetings introduced following Covid,
· analyses the new rescue process for small and micro companies that was introduced in 2021, and
· considers the establishment of the State's new corporate enforcer – the Corporate Enforcement Authority.

Fully updated to take account of the hundreds of judgments from the Irish and UK courts delivered since the previous edition, as well as the new statutory provisions, the fifth edition of The Law of Companies is a 'must have' for all practitioners and students of Irish company law.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Irish Company and Commercial Law online service.