Welcome to the Company Law Review Group
The Company Law Review Group is a statutory advisory expert body charged with advising the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment on the review and development of company law in Ireland. The Review Group was accorded statutory advisory status by Part 7 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 and operates on a two-yearly cycle.
General Scheme of the New Companies Bill.
The General Scheme of Bill contains legislative proposals emergent from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to reform and consolidate all existing companies legislation in a single companies code.
The CLRG submitted the General Scheme of the Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in March 2007. In July 2007, Government approval was granted for its drafting by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. Drafting began in December 2007 and the process is expected to be completed by the end of December 2009.
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Company Law Archive on-line
Each section of legislation features information specific to that section ranging from Oireachtas Debates, Explanatory Memoranda, Briefing Notes to the Minister of the day and Cross References to amending legislation.