We offer a broad range of expertise in the following key areas:

Start Up and Company Formations

Registration of all types of companies, branches and Limited Partnerships
Charitable Status Applications
Residency requirements for Irish companies and branches
Non-EEA resident director insurance bonds and Continuous Link Certificates
Registered office address
Named Company Secretary
Company names and company name reservations
Drafting and filing of Constitution and registration application
Provision of corporate documentation post-registration
Business name registration
Initial disclosure to the Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO)

Corporate Governance

Advice on all aspects of corporate governance and Company Law in Ireland
Directors Duties and Governance Training
Direct Support to the Board and Chairperson
Health Checks
Implementation of Target Structures
Regulatory Disclosures

Board and Shareholder Meetings

Board Room Facilities
Ensuring proper procedures for meetings
Agendas, Notices, Proxy Forms and Meeting Packs
Minute Taking

Annual Company Secretarial Compliance Services

Advice in relation to Audit Exemption and Financial Reporting
Approval of Financial Statements
Holding AGMs
Dividends
Filing of Annual Returns
Maintaining Statutory Registers and Minute Books
Named Company Secretary
Registered Office Address
Beneficial Ownership Disclosure
Advice on legislative developments

Other Company Secretarial Services

Reconstruction of Statutory Registers
Alteration to Constitution and Memorandum and Articles of Association
Rectification to Share Register
Share Restructuring and variation of Share Capital
Change of Company Name
Change of Company Officers
Removal of Directors
Re-registration of Company Type
Resignation of Auditor
Registration of Mortgages and Charges
Summary Approval Procedure
Remediation of non-compliance and discrepancy notices from the RBO
Notarisation and Apostille

Winding Up

Members’ Voluntary Liquidation
Voluntary Strike Off
Creditors Voluntary Liquidation
Cancellation of Voluntary Strike Off
Administrative or High Court Restoration

Court Applications

District Court Application to Restore Audit Exemption
High Court removal of CRO filings from the Register
High Court Restoration

Experience

Assisting domestic and international clients with the registration of companies, funds, limited partnerships, branches, companies limited by guarantee and charities in Ireland
Providing company secretarial support to Regulated Fund companies, SPVs, private and public companies, and charities.
Advising clients on best practice for holding successful board and shareholder meetings.
Advising company officers in various sectors on their duties and responsibilities under the Companies Act.
Attending and minute taking at Board and shareholder meetings.
Advising companies on audit exemption and financial reporting requirements in Ireland
Advising clients on Summary Approval Procedures (SAPs) and requirements relating to a reduction of share capital requiring High Court approval pursuant to Section 84 of the Companies Act 2014.
Advising clients on requirements relating to the winding up of companies and branches.
Advising clients on High Court and administrative restorations of companies.
Advising clients on discrepancy and non-compliance notices from the Register of Beneficial Ownership
Assisting clients with the preparation of minutes, resolutions, statutory declarations and associated documentation relating to share transactions and re-organisations, changes to company officers, alterations to Constitutions, rectifying public filings and other regulatory matters.

Head of Practice

Colm Hanley

Head of Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance
Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance

chanley@lkshields.ie
+353 91 341 346

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Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance Team

Colm Hanley

Head of Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance

chanley@lkshields.ie
+353 91 341 346

Patricia Kelly

Company Secretary

pkelly@lkshields.ie
+353 1 637 1584

Michelle Howe

Company Secretary

mhowe@lkshields.ie
+353 1 6371595

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