The new Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the case of Cassidy v. The Provincialate on 16 April, 2015.

Does a suspect in a criminal investigation have a reasonable expectation of privacy?

During the period 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) updated its Single Rulebook Questions and Answers (Q&As) publication on Directive (EU)...

In announcing a new cross-government plan to tackle economic crime and corruption, the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, who will head the cross-government initiative...

Companies and other corporate bodies operating in Ireland will risk criminal liability if they do not have adequate anti-corruption policies and procedures in place, once proposed anti-corruption legislation becomes law.

In recent months there has been a concerning rise in the creation of elaborate "scam" or "clone" websites ("Fraudulent Websites") which purport to represent authorised entities in the Irish financial services sector.

In 2010, the Health and Safety Authority ("HSA") successfully completed 27 criminal prosecutions: 10 summary and 17 on indictment.

Lenders and loan purchasers may find themselves faced with an allegation by a defendant in repossession and/or enforcement proceedings that they are not entitled to the reliefs sought, in circumstances where the defendant's signature on ...

In this audio briefing, Joanelle O'Cleirigh, Partner in the Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Investigations Group, discusses how companies have seen a significant increase in the need for investigations in the Corporate Crime area.

White-Collar Crime Review Group's report highlights the associated risks from a financial and reputational perspective if Ireland fails to develop...

The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 (the "Act") has been signed into law by the President and is expected to be commenced shortly.

What can we learn from failings in the disclosure process in the UK?

Our first and second articles in this series looked at the ways in which the Irish High Court has adapted traditional legal remedies, including injunctions and disclosure orders, as well as equitable remedies...

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

The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021 (Bill) is currently progressing through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill proposes that a new statutory independent agency...

The enforcement powers of Ireland's telecoms regulator are set out in the Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023, signed into law on 2 March 2023 (the "Act")...