Dr Thomas B Courtney

Dr Thomas B Courtney
Disseminating legal information to company law practitioners through writing and seminars; providing practical guidance to company directors on discharging their legal duties through bespoken training and mentoring; strategic governance reviews to help companies develop appropriate governance arrangements and structures
Managing Director and Founder
Dr Thomas B Courtney, Solicitor (non-practising) and author of The Law of Companies, (4th ed; 2016) is a writer, speaker and thought leader in Irish company law and corporate governance.
As Chairperson of the Company Law Review Group, from its establishment in 2000 to 2018, Tom is recognised as being the architect of the pioneering Companies Act 2014 which made the private LTD front and centre of Irish company law. Tom was a member of the EU Commission’s Advisory Group on Company Law and Corporate Governance, established by Commission Decision (2005/380/EC) and of the McDowell Group on Company Compliance & Enforcement.
A former director, company secretary and head of legal at Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank, Tom worked in banking for 11 years before spending 18 years as a senior partner in Arthur Cox LLP where he established and headed the company compliance and governance group. During his time in Arthur Cox, Tom advised the Department of Finance on the State's legislative response to resolve the Irish banking crisis. Tom also advised companies on complex shareholder disputes, subsidiaries' directors on their relationship with the parent company and the boards of many State bodies on their governance obligations and the relationship with their sponsoring department.
Strategically reviewing governance structures and arrangements in companies to assist chairpersons, boards and executives in determining whether the arrangements represent good practice.
Proposals on request
Training directors on their duties and liabilities under the Companies Act 2014, applying the law to practical challenges; to include induction training for newly appointed chairpersons and directors and company secretaries
Proposals on request
Company Law Refresher Courses for Solicitors
Bespoken training on aspects of company law for practitioners , delivered in your own office or remotely.
Proposals on request
Proposals on request
In Company with Courtney ... is a podcast hosted by Dr Thomas B Courtney and a joint venture between Courtney Governance and Bloomsbury Professional. Tom and his guests discuss issues of relevance to practitioners of company law and governance, company directors, students and anyone with an interest in company law.
See below for a link to the latest podcast
Register here for the 2025 Bloomsbury Professional Company Law Seminar on Emerging and Overlooked Liabilities of Company Directors to be held on 10 April 2025
Chaired by Dr Thomas B Courtney, the speakers are Prof William Binchy, Sen Michael McDowell SC, Kelley Smith SC and Shelly Horan BL
https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/ie/discover/events-and-conferences/2025-company-law-seminar/
In partnership with Bloomsbury Professional, Courtney Governance will be publishing briefings on significant decisions of the Irish and UK Superior Courts concerning company law with links to the Courts Service website and Balii.org
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Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
email: tom@courtney-governance.com phone: 01 - 2780140 Directors: Thomas B Courtney and Aileen Hughes Courtney Company number: 761035 Registered for VAT. Courtney Governance is the registered business name of Courtney Governance Limited
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