Business Law

Business law is one of the most varied, challenging and dynamic areas of law in study and in practice. This book provides clear and practical guidance to trainee solicitors on areas of the law that most typically apply to business clients. Each chapter gives a clear and comprehensive overview of the subject in question and focuses on the key legal issues that solicitors face in practice.The book considers how private companies limited by shares are formed and governed, and goes on to deal with partnership law and business taxation. The final section explores various legal issues that can arise in the course of trade, including competition law, intellectual property law, and technology law issues. The sixth edition of this book features new chapters on the conversion process, company decision making, share capital, and business taxation, and has been updated to coverthe Companies Act 2014.The manual is essential reading for traniee solicitors on the Law Society of Ireland's Professional Practice Courses, and is also an excellent resource for Irish legal practicioners.

Neil Campbell is a senior associate in Mason Hayes & Curran, solicitors. Neil studied law at Trinity College Dublin. Neil works in the Financial Services Department where he advises on all aspects of banking and financial services law and advises institutional and private clients, both international and domestic, on a range of practice areas including secured lending, commercial real estate lending, debt finance structures, corporate restructuring and loanportfolio acquisitions and disposals in the context of bank deleveraging programmes.Dominic Conlon is a partner in Leman Solicitors, where he leads their corporate and commercial department.. He qualified as a solicitor in 1995. Dominic's practice is primarily focused on Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Restructurings, Outsourcings and Commercial Contracts. He has a leading practitioner in the Payments industry, advising many international and domestic financial institutions, payments service providers, and related technology companies. Dominic has lectured and published onMergers & Acquisitions, Shareholder arrangements, Venture Capital, Corporate Governance, Outsourcing, and Commercial Contracts, including at the Law Society.Rob Corbet is a partner in Arthur Cox, where he heads the Technology & Innovation Group. He qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Rob's practice is primarily focused on technological innovation, where he has extensive Intellectual Property and IT Law experience. He has a leading practice in data protection, advising many of Ireland's largest organisations in this area. He is also a leading adviser in the area of betting and gaming and in broader aspects of online innovation. Rob has been widelypublished on IT, IP and related matters both domestically and internationally. He has lectured and published internationally on technology law, data protection, open source, betting and gaming regulation and intellectual property, including at the Law Society.Joanne Cox qualified as a solicitor in England in 1999. Joanne holds an LLB from Warwick University and a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from Nottingham Trent University. She practised in Commercial Litigation before becoming a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Law School. Since August 2007, Joanne has been the Course Manager responsible for the Law Society's PPC I and PPC II Business Law Courses. Joanne was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2009.Fergus Doorly is a partner in William Fry, Solicitors. He practises in all aspects of insolvency, corporate recovery and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in advising liquidators, receivers, examiners and others in all aspects of insolvency law. Fergus has lectured and tutored on the business law course at the Law Society.James Heary is Associate Director in the Company Compliance and Governance Group of Arthur Cox. An affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Ad