CPDStore Ireland

10:00am

Key Company Law & Secretarial Updates You Need to Know

Speaker: Sinead Gortland – OmniPro Corporate Consultants

Stay ahead of the latest developments in company law, case law, and company secretarial practice with this essential webinar. As regulations evolve and new legal precedents emerge, it’s crucial for accountants, company secretaries, and business advisors to stay informed and compliant. Join us as our experts break down the most important updates, their implications, and what you need to do to stay on top of your obligations.

Sinead Gortland will cover the following topics during this webinar:

• Recent changes in company law – Key legislative updates and their impact.
• Case law developments – How recent rulings could affect your practice.
• Company secretarial best practices – Ensuring compliance in 2025.
• Regulatory trends & what’s ahead – Preparing for future changes.
• Practical insights & real-world applications

Course Level: Intermediate

11:00am

Corporate Insolvency - What the Advisor Needs to Know in 2025

Speaker: Tom Murray – Friel Stafford

Corporate insolvency is a factor for many companies in 2025. The ongoing financial pressures are driven by rising interest rates, higher costs of doing business, as well as global geopolitical tensions. As a result, practicing accountants are more essential than ever in guiding clients through these financially challenging times.

Successfully navigating these situations with clients not only supports their immediate needs but also builds a foundation for long-term retention.

This course equips practicing accountants with the knowledge and tools to confidently assist clients in identifying and managing corporate restructuring and insolvencies. By understanding the current economic climate and the specific steps required for navigating insolvency, accountants will be better prepared to support clients through difficult financial times.

In this session Tom Murray will cover the following topics:

• A Step-by-Step Guide for Practicing Accountants in managing corporate insolvency
• SCARP – lessons learned
• Liquidation Process: Comprehensive guide from initiation to completion
• Creditors Meetings – the new / old rules as we return to in person meetings
• Directors’ Responsibilities and Implications: Key considerations for directors entering insolvency proceedings
• Creditors’ Rights and Information Needs: What creditors should understand when a customer enters an insolvency process
• Employees redundancies – where collective redundancy impacts insolvency as a result of legislative change.

This session is tailored for general practicing accountants with corporate clients facing increased financial challenges.

Course level: Intermediate

12:00pm

Update on Shareholders Agreements, Disputes and Remedies

Speaker: Sean Nolan – Clark Hill Solicitors

Accountants are often requested to incorporate a multi member company or a two-person company. Apart from getting the company formation documentation prepared correctly, it is so important to remind the shareholders that they should regulate their relationship in a formal shareholders’ agreement. Shareholders particularly those setting up a new business may see the professional cost and tension involved in preparing a shareholders’ agreement an unnecessary cost. The purpose of attending is to reaffirm for the accounting profession the importance of encouraging the founding shareholders to regulate their relationship through a shareholder’s agreement. Accountants may also be asked to value a company or the shareholding in a company. The existence of a shareholder’s agreement will be very relevant to the accountant’s role in valuing the company or the shareholding in a company.

Sean Nolan will cover the following topics during this session:

• the benefits of entering into a shareholder’s agreement
• the essential issues to be addressed in a shareholder’s agreement
• the legal position of the shareholders if a shareholder’s agreement is not entered into
• recent case law concerning shareholders disputes and remedies
• share valuations

By attending this session, you will understand how to provide guidance for clients as to why a shareholders’ agreement should be entered into and the consequences of not entering into a shareholder’s agreement.

The session will be of most interest to accountants tax advisors auditors company formation practitioners and business owners.

Course Level: Intermediate

1:30pm

Company Law Briefing from the Four Courts with Barrister Brian Walker

Speaker: Brian Walker – The Bar of Ireland

During this webinar Brian Walker will examine 10 Really Useful Applications under the Companies Acts that clients will need in 2025 which also have the capacity to increase fee income.

Course Level: Intermediate

2:30pm

The CEA, The Enforcement of the Companies Act 2014 and Recent Developments 2025

Speaker: Sam Deasy - CEA

The Corporate Enforcement Authority is Ireland’s company law enforcement agency. Its mission is to promote and serve the public interest by ensuring high levels of compliance with company law through effective advocacy and proportionate, robust, and dissuasive enforcement. This course will promote knowledge of high levels of compliance with Companies Act 2014, Independence and accountability, Interaction with other Regulatory Agencies, principal sources of case work for the CEA Enforcement, principles Investigative tools (civil and criminal), potential civil and criminal outcomes.

Sam Deasy will cover the following topics during this webinar:

• the work of the CEA, structure, and function
• sources of work
• investigative powers,
• evidence gathering tools and outcomes,
• complaints and protected disclosures process
• case studies

By attending this session, you will learn/understand more about Directors’ skills and duties, the work of the CEA, Companies Act 2014 and the CEA's role in enforcing it.

This session will be of particular interest to qualified and trainee accounting professionals.

Course Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Disclaimer: Information provided during the webinar is general in nature. It should not be considered to amount to legal advice, and no reliance should be placed on it.

3:30pm

RBO Refresher for 2025 - Stay Compliant & Up to Date

Speaker: Sinead Gortland – OmniPro Corporate Consultants

Are you up to speed with the latest Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) requirements? With ongoing regulatory obligations, it’s crucial for accountants and company agents to stay compliant and ensure accurate reporting.

Join us for this essential RBO Refresher for 2025, where our experts will walk you through the key requirements, best practices, and your obligations when it comes to beneficial ownership reporting.

Sinead Gortland will cover the following topics during this webinar:

• The background of Beneficial Ownership & RBO – Why it matters and who it applies to.
• How to identify a Beneficial Owner – Understanding control and ownership structures.
• Requirements for filing Discrepancies & Non-Compliance Notices – What accountants need to know.
• Navigating the RBO Portal – A step-by-step guide to using the system effectively.

Course Level: Intermediate