New CRO Registrar

Maureen O’Sullivan has now been appointed Registrar of the Companies Registration Office (CRO).  Familiar territory in one sense as she previously worked in the CRO but, unfamiliar in another as she comes to terms (like all practioners and companies in the South of Ireland are doing) with the Companies Act enacted in December 2014.  The practical application of the Companies Act, although challenging for everyone, must surely be one of the biggest challenges ever faced by the CRO.  The CRO must be ready to “go live” from the date of commencement (currently expected 01.06.2015) whilst the rest of us will probably be able to take a more staggered approach.  Given the amount of work the CRO have already done behind the scenes they should be well prepared for commencement and the likely deluge of queries from companies getting to grip with the consolidation of Acts from 1963 to date.  Good luck to the new Registrar and her staff it is going to be an interesting year for sure!