The High Court (Court) has appointed an inspector to investigate the affairs of a company following the first recorded application by a creditor, under Section 747 of the Companies Act 2014 (Act).

Under Irish law, offences are divided between summary (minor) offences and indictable (serious) offences. In general, regulatory bodies are authorised to prosecute summary offences along with the Garda Siochána

The Court of Criminal Appeal recently imposed a nine year sentence in a case of significant and systematic fraud on the public revenue involving illegal tax evasion and social security fraud.

Ireland will move further away from its perceived "light touch" regulatory regime if commendations made by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) in a recent report are implemented.

The government has today announced the establishment of the much-anticipated Corporate Enforcement Authority ("CEA") which is expected to swiftly ratchet up the investigation and prosecution...

On 16 February the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the "Minister)" announced the publication of the General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill (the "General Scheme").

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)...

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "CBI") has fined The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland ("BOI") €1,660,000 for five regulatory breaches relating to two cyber-fraud incidents.

On 20 June 2012, the Minister for Justice published the draft scheme of the much anticipated Criminal Justice (Prevention of Corruption) Bill 2012.

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

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...

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.

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 Irish Government has recently published the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021.

Can I bring my client to the All-Ireland Football Final to thank her for her business?

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...

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 ...