Fraud, asset misappropriation and money laundering are among the top five economic crimes reported by Irish companies in the past two years.

In our Summer 2011 newsletter we predicted that the proposed Criminal Justice Act 2011 (which had not yet been enacted) would speed up the Director of Corporate Enforcement’s (the "Director") investigation of Anglo Irish Bank.

Matheson partners, Bríd Munnelly and Carina Lawlor, co-author the Ireland chapter for The International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime 2016.

The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (the "Act") was signed into law on 22 December 2021 paving the way for the establishment of a new independent statutory authority, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA)...

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

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.

The Act was commenced by ministerial order on 30 July 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...

When can a manager be prosecuted for offences committed by a body corporate?

The government's recently published Spring Legislation Programme features the Criminal Justice Bill 2020, which is currently at Committee Stage before the Dail.

Do our financial and economic regulators have adequate enforcement powers or do their powers need to be supplemented by civil financial sanctions?

The Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 (the "Act") has recently been signed into law (on 5 June 2018).

On 23 October 2018, the Law Reform Commission (the "Commission") published its Report on Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences (the "Report").

The recent publication of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021 paves the way for the establishment of a new independent statutory authority, the Corporate Enforcement Authority...

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

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.

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

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...