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.

The UK's long-anticipated Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011.

The Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") has published its response to the Law Reform Commission's ("LRC") Issues Paper on "Regulatory Enforcement and Corporate Offences" (which can be found here).

The European Union's payment services regulatory framework is undergoing significant modernization through PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation. Final compromise texts have been published...

On 14 May 2018 the European Council voted in favour of the proposed Fifth Money Laundering Directive namely the ‘Proposal for a Directive (EU) ...

The Order commencing the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (Amendment Act) has been published.

The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in DPP and E.C. and Media Outlets [2020] IECA 292 highlights a section of the Children Act, 2001 which urgently needs legislative amendment to cure...

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Appian Asset Management Limited ("Appian") has been fined €443,000 for regulatory failures which, according to the Central Bank of Ireland (the "CBI"), left it exposed to cyber-fraud.

In a landmark ruling Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, delivering judgment on behalf of the three-judge court, has ruled that children before the courts for a criminal...

The Minister for Justice’s plans to tackle corruption and white-collar crime are continuing, with a range of new measures being rolled out.

The Irish Government has recently published its Implementation Plan in respect of its review of structures and strategies to prevent, investigate and penalise economic crime and corruption.

New anti-corruption legislation has been signed into Irish law. The introduction of new corruption-related offences and tough penalties in the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 ..

When regulators start corporate investigations, we are often asked whether directors, managers and other company officers can be prosecuted. The answer can be "yes".

The recent publication of the General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the "General Scheme") paves the way for the reform and strengthening of lobbying laws in...

The Supreme Court also referred to other evidence put forward by Mr. Casey to support his argument of officially induced error.

The Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment in Sweeney v Ireland [2019] IESC 39.

Following confirmation from the Justice Minister, Helen McEntee, that the proposed incitement to hatred elements of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed, or dramatically accelerated the rate of change, in working practices for people in all sectors of the economy.

Regulatory authorities in Ireland and the UK have begun to adopt a more aggressive stance on legal professional privilege in the context of regulatory investigations.