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...

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 Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 ("the Act") is now in force.

In June 2019, the Fitness to Practise Committee (Committee) of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) directed the removal of a pharmacist's registration following his conviction in 2018

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")...

The Irish Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr Alan Shatter, today 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 – the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889

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

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

The commencement on 29 April 2016 of the Spent Convictions Act 2016 (the "Act") and the National Vetting Bureau Acts 2012 - 2016 (the "Acts") represented a significant legal development in Ireland.

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

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...

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.

In BC and Others v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland and Others, the Inner House of the Court of Session in Scotland upheld the Outer House's decision...

In this briefing, we consider some of the issues that arise in dealing with requests by law enforcement authorities to produce records that contain personal data.

An analysis of the recent Court of Appeal judgment: Platt v. OBH Luxury Accommodation Limited & Anor [2017] IECA 221.

There was a distinct air of positivity and delight to be out and about networking again at the FIRE Starters Global Summit in Dublin. Once again the event was well attended by a wonderful and dynamic group of...

"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.

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.

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.