Pearse Trust Blog

This blog expands on the commentary in our post Finance Bill 2012 - Supporting Ireland's Continued Economic Recovery, published 20 February 2012.  The focus of this note is on the details of some of the more significant international / cross-border aspects of the Finance Bill. 

The UK Corporate Governance Code sets out a best standard of practice for the quality of corporate governance within an organisation. 

On 25th January 2012, the Irish Government announced the introduction of new legislation designed to reform Ireland’s “arcane” personal insolvency laws, in a bid to strengthen a culture for entrepreneurship and business growth. The heads of the Personal Insolvency Bill include the introduction of automatic discharge from bankruptcy, subject to certain conditions, after three years, in place of the current 12 years.

In the year of the Queens Diamond Jubilee, will the London Olympics provide the UK economy with a much needed boost in 2012?

Recent controversies involving social media companies, and in particular the recent investigation of Facebook Ireland Limited by the Data Protection Commissioner, have once again cast the spotlight on Data Protection and the safeguarding of the right to privacy. 

Through Ireland’s domestic tax legislation, access to EU directives and extensive Double Tax Treaty (DTT) network, a very favourable taxation regime exists for Irish companies that wish to pay interest and royalties to companies (“recipients”) located outside of Ireland.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a self-regulating system whereby a business supervises and ensures that it conforms to ethical standards, the spirit of the law and international practices Many Companies which build CSR into their business model accept their responsibility for the company's endeavors and attempt to ensure that the company’s actions positively affect all stakeholders whether they be employees, clients, communities or the environment.

The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) in New Zealand has released its briefing papers to incoming ministers following the General Election in 2011.