William Fry

Lobbying Organisation William Fry

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Joint submission with Arthur Cox LLP, Matheson LLP, A&L Goodbody LLP, Byrne Wallace, Evershelds Sutherland LLP, Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, Mason Hayes and Curran LLP, Walkers LLP and McCann Fitzgerald LLP on Sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by Sections 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024.

Intended results Requesting that if the new powers of the Registrar (under Sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by Sections 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024) to prescribe the forms of declaration for the purposes of each of Sections 203-207 are to be exercised, consideration could be given to prescribing those forms for use only in respect of declarations that are made after the date of the prescribing regulations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aisling Doran and Julie Murray

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

The lobbying took the form of a letter dated 27 November 2024 (jointly submitted on behalf of 10 law firms, including William Fry

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Maureen O’Sullivan Registrar of Companies (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)