The Government has approved the publication of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021. This will allow a transition of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE)...

A discussion on two recent key proposals which have been published in the area of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing.

The settlement of a recent financial services regulatory enforcement action by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) highlights the interconnectedness of regulatory breaches.

A Finnish court has imposed a three month suspended sentence on the former CEO of a psychotherapy firm that experienced a major personal data breach.

In what can be regarded as a further product of the fallout from the banking crisis, the new Criminal Justice Act 2011 (the "Act") was signed into law on 2 August 2011.

Following the publication of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International, the organisation's Irish faction has urged government...

On 25 April, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., announced the publication of the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2012.

Following the signing of a commencement order on 30 July 2018, the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 (the "Act") is now in force.

On 26 November 2018 the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018 ( the "2018 Act") was commenced, transposing the Fourth Anti- Money Laundering Directive ("4AMLD") into Irish law.

In a recent ruling by the German Courts, three defendants were found guilty of fraud for sending scam invoices to EUIPO consumers. The actions of the perpetrators serve as a stark...

Following on from the publication at the end of 2017 of the Government's White Collar Crime Package, 2018 was a busy year in the corporate crime sphere.

Nicola Sharp of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the reasons for this and the challenges facing banks.

It has recently been reported that a Dublin man is facing criminal prosecution for giving false and misleading evidence in a personal injuries claim.

The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, announced last week that the Government has approved the General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018...

This was the first imposition of a sanction by the Central Bank where there has been a loss of client funds from cyber-fraud as a direct result of the firm's regulatory breaches.

Preparation of this Strategy closely follows on from the recently published National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing 2026 and its associated Priority Action Implementation Plan...

On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in WM and Sovim SA v Luxembourg Business Registers (joined Cases C‑37/20 and C‑601/20)...

Fraud is costing the Insurance Industry over €200 million per year. The proposed Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 is welcome legislation that can assist in combatting false or exaggerated claims.

The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 2019 (the Act) was signed into law by the President on 23 July 2019 under the auspices of the Stormont House Agreement of 23 December 2014,...

Regulators and other bodies with the power to search premises should consider identifying the specific offence suspected when applying to court for a search warrant and setting out the specific offence on the face of the warrant.