Dr Thomas B Courtney, FCIS, Solicitor (non-practising) is founder of Courtney Governance Limited, author of The Law of Companies, a speaker, trainer and thought leader on Irish company law and corporate governance and a strategic governance advisor .
In this new podcast series Tom speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance. The podcast will be of interest to everyone and anyone with a passing interest in company law, so whether you are a practicing lawyer or accountant, a business person who has to manage your interactions with the Companies Act 2014 or students of company law, I hope you find at least something of interest to you in each episode.
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
Many lawyers find themselves shying away from the accountancy side of company law. Our guest for this episode is passionate about making accountancy clear and understandable for all.
Frank Keane is a partner at EisnerAmper Ireland in its Governance, Risk and Compliance Advisory Department. Additionally, he leads EisnerAmper Ireland’s Strategic Advisory & Facilitation services and in that role he designs and facilitates professional training programs which frequently involve the dissemination of accounting concepts and principles, the interpretation of financial statements and to non-accountants such as solicitors.
Topics covered in this episode include:
Understanding the fundamentals of financial statements
The impact of AI when dealing with clients
The purpose of an audit
The most effective early warning tools for insolvency.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
22 Jun 2026
Kevin Prendergast... In Company with Courtney
Welcome to our podcast, Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Dr Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies, a speaker, trainer and thought leader on Irish company law.In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
Joining the podcast for this episode is Kevin Prendergast, Chief Executive of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA). Kevin is Chair of IFIAR, the International Forum for Independent Audit Regulators, and also a member of the Consultative Group of the Committee of European Audit Oversight Bodies (CEAOB).
Under discussion in this episode is the establishment and role of IAASA, the purpose of sustainability reporting, and the future of the Companies Act 2014.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
7 Apr 2026
David McFadden... In Company with Courtney
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
In this episode I’m in company with Dr David McFadden, the Legal Advisor to the Registrar of Companies.
Listeners of this podcast shouldn't miss Bloomsbury Professional's Company Law Conference, taking place April 15th.
Click here to find out more about this year's conference and to book your place.
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
17 Feb 2026
William Johnston... In Company with Courtney
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
In this episode I’m in company with William Johnston, former partner in Arthur Cox, solicitor and author of Banking and Security Law in Ireland.
William is one of the fantastic speakers at our upcoming 2026 Company Law Conference: Corporate Security: Creation, Registration and Enforcement.
Click here to find out more about this year's conference and to book your place.
Early bird tickets available until February 28th.
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
2 Dec 2025
Suzanne Kearney... In Company with Courtney 2025
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
This podcast is of interest to everyone and anyone with a passing interest in company law, so whether you are a practicing lawyer or accountant, a business person who has to manage your interactions with the Companies Act 2014 or students of company law, I hope you find at least something of interest to you in each episode.
In this episode I’m in company with my former colleague from Arthur Cox, Suzanne Kearney with whom for a number of years I recorded the Back to Basics series.
Suzanne is Of Counsel and heads up the Knowledge team in the Corporate Department at Arthur Cox LLP and is responsible for legal, regulatory and commercial awareness horizon-scanning for clients and colleagues at Arthur Cox. Suzanne regularly authors and presents tailored updates on key legal developments for Arthur Cox’s clients and fee earners.
You can listen to Suzanne's Back to Basics podcast here.
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
24 Sept 2025
Shelley Horan... In Company with Courtney
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
This podcast is of interest to everyone and anyone with a passing interest in company law, so whether you are a practicing lawyer or accountant, a business person who has to manage your interactions with the Companies Act 2014 or students of company law, I hope you find at least something of interest to you in each episode.
This episode features a discussion with Shelley Horan. A practising barrister for over 19 years, Shelley specialises in commercial and regulatory law and is the author of Corporate Crime. . Shelley was an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Law in Trinity College Dublin and had in the last number of weeks been granted a Patent of Precedence by the Government and will be in practice as a Senior Counsel from next month, October 2025. She joins us on the podcast for an in-depth discussion on director's criminal liability.
Find out more about Bloomsbury Professional's Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
In our next episode in November, which will be the last podcast in 2025, Suzanne Kearney joins us to review the company law and corporate governance ‘year that was’ and horizon scan for 2026, marking our cards for what we should be on the look-out for.
31 Jul 2025
Blanaid Clarke... In Company with Courtney
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
This podcast is of interest to everyone and anyone with a passing interest in company law, so whether you are a practicing lawyer or accountant, a business person who has to manage your interactions with the Companies Act 2014 or students of company law, I hope you find at least something of interest to you in each episode.
In this podcast, Tom is delighted to be joined by Professor Blanaid Clarke, the McCann Fitzgerald Chair in Corporate Law at Trinity College where she lectures on a number of modules including Corporate Governance in the EU, Contract Law and, of course, Company Law. Many listeners who are relatively recently qualified solicitors and barristers will be most familiar with Blanaid as their former teacher of company law! Blanaid’s research interests include governance (corporate governance, fund governance and central bank governance), ethics and takeover law.
Blanaid is also Deputy Chair of the Irish Banking Culture Board, Chair of the Irish Corporate Governance Code Advisory Panel, the Irish representative on the OECD’s Corporate Governance Committee and a Vice President of the Academic Board of the European Banking Institute.
Find out more about Bloomsbury Professional's Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
In the next episode, Tom will be joined by Shelly Horan BL, author of the exceptionally helpful book Corporate Crime the first edition of which was published in 2011 by Bloomsbury Professional and the second edition of which is in preparation. Join us for that in September.
27 May 2025
Ian Drennan... In Company with Courtney
Tom Courtney interviews Ian Drennan, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Enforcement Authority, about his experience in investigation, regulation, and civil enforcement, offering insights into corporate governance.
10 Mar 2025
Niamh Brennan... In Company with Courtney
Click here to book your place at our Company Law Seminar 2025: Emerging and Overlooked Liabilities of Company Directors.
With Dr Thomas B. Courtney acting as Chair, speakers for this seminar include Prof William Binchy, Senator Michael McDowell SC, Shelley Horan BL, and Kelley Smith SC.
Date: Thursday, 10th April, 2025
Time: 8:30 am—12:30 pm
Venue: Chartered Accountants Ireland, Pearse St, Dublin 2
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
In this episode I'm joined by Niamh Brennan. Niamh is Emeritus Full Professor at University College Dublin and founder of the UCD Centre for Corporate Governance in 2002, to name but two of her numerous accomplishments. I'm delighted to welcome her to the podcast to discuss a range of corporate governance issues including the mindset of governance, the paradox of transparency and the behavioral impact in governance failure.
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
28 Jan 2025
Paul Egan... In Company with Courtney
Welcome to Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
This podcast is of interest to everyone and anyone with a passing interest in company law, so whether you are a practicing lawyer or accountant, a business person who has to manage your interactions with the Companies Act 2014 or students of company law, I hope you find at least something of interest to you in each episode.
In this episode I’m in company with Paul Egan, an old friend with whom I worked for many years, as a colleague and fellow member of The Law Society, when I practised law for over 30 years and particularly when we both served on the Company Law Review Group.
Paul is currently the Chair of the Company Law Review Group, a member of the Council of the Law Society of Ireland, and a member of the Council of the Faculty of Notaries in Ireland.
Paul is the author of a number of company law books, including Irish Securities Law, published by Bloomsbury Professional, which was joint winner of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association law book of the year for 2021.
You can order a copy of Paul's new edition of Irish Securities Law by clicking here.
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
27 Nov 2024
Suzanne Kearney... In Company with Courtney
Suzanne Kearney, Of Counsel at Arthur Cox LLP, shares her insights on key legal developments in company law and corporate governance with host Tom Courtney.
25 Sept 2024
Brian Hutchinson … In Company with Courtney
Welcome to the first episode, of our new podcast, Bloomsbury Professional’s In Company with Courtney, hosted by Tom Courtney, author of The Law of Companies and consultant with Bloomsbury Professional.
In each episode Tom Courtney speaks with a leading light in Irish company law and corporate governance.
This podcast is of interest to everyone and anyone with a passing interest in company law, so whether you are a practicing lawyer or accountant, a business person who has to manage your interactions with the Companies Act 2014 or students of company law, I hope you find at least something of interest to you in each episode.
In this first episode we welcome Brian Hutchinson to the podcast. Brian is the author of the sixth edition of Keane on Company Law which is due to be published by Bloomsbury Professional in the coming weeks.
You can pre-order a copy of Brian's new edition of Keane on Company Law by clicking here.
Find out more about our Irish Company and Commercial Law Online service by clicking here.
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