A whistleblower is a person who raises a concern about wrongdoing in an organisation. The misconduct can be a violation of the law or internal rules/ regulations or in some cases, for example where there is an occurrence of fraud or corruption, a direct threat to public interest.

The detection and prosecution of cartel offences is one of the Irish Competition Authority’s main priorities.

The first cross-government plan on implementing reforms to tackle economic crime and corruption (the "Action Plan"), was published by the Department of Justice on 19 April 2021.

The Minister for Justice and Equality recently published the draft scheme of the Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill 2012, 123 years after the enactment of the statute that is the basis of our current law.

As set out in our Initial Observations on the Central Bank of Ireland's Consumer Protection Code Consultation Paper, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has proposed a revised structure...

If you have information relevant to white collar or financial crime and do not report it, you may be guilty of a criminal offence.

On 2 November 2017, the Government published a package of measures designed to strengthen Ireland's response to white collar crime

Corporate investigations are an increasingly common feature of corporate activity, as illustrated by recent media headlines here and across the water.

The Law Reform Commission ("LRC") published yesterday (23 October 2018) its report on "Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences".

"The Criminal Justice Act 2011" ("the 2011 Act") came into effect on 9 August 2011. It introduces new procedures to facilitate Garda access to information and documentation that will assist in the investigation of white collar crime.

The Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 ("Act") came into force on 30 July 2018, consolidating Irish law on bribery and corruption and introducing a new form of corporate liability where a company...

Earlier this year, the ECJ issued a landmark judgment in DB v Commissione Nazionale per la Società e la Bora in which it confirmed that natural persons have the right to silence under EU law, particularly in administrative proceedings ...

The Irish Government's "White Collar Crime Package", announced in early November 2017, identifies a number of initiatives for further strengthening the corporate governance framework.

The separate legal personality of a company is a fundamental principle of Irish company law and the High Court has consistently maintained that the corporate veil will only be pierced in exceptional cases.

The Irish Government's "White Collar Crime Package", announced in early November 2017, identifies a number of initiatives for further strengthening the corporate governance framework.

APP fraud, an overview of recent UK cases and the current position in Ireland.

See our recent article detailing key aspects of the report here. The Report describes financial crime as involving the abuse of the financial system by criminal actors.

Money laundering continues to present a major global challenge in the financial services world, as criminals seek to exploit weaknesses in the financial system every day.

As RDJ head of Insurance Fraud and in collaboration with Insurer clients I have had oversight over many successes before the courts in fighting fraudulent claims, many of which go unreported.

A recent High Court decision has seen another first for statutory adjudication in Ireland as a Sub-Contractor sought to restrain payment to a Contractor on foot of an on demand bond.