White Collar Crime

Agencies tackling economic crime and corruption will gain the same surveillance powers as gardaí and Revenue Commissioners under legislation to be developed by the end of the year. The extension of powers under the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 to other "appropriate bodies" forms p

Two major pieces of legislation on money laundering and white collar crime have been passed by the Oireachtas and will soon come into effect. The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill strengthens existing anti-money laundering legislation and will give effect t

Jason O'Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, examines the deficit of a proper legal framework for white-collar crime in Ireland. The unprecedented €4.13 million fine imposed on stockbroker Davy by the Central Bank for breaching market rules will have far-reachi

The government has announced plans to strengthen the prevention and prosecution of white-collar crime following a review headed by James Hamilton, a former director of public prosecutions. Mr Hamilton, who was Ireland's top prosecutor from 1999 to 2011, was appointed in 2017 to head a working group

A new book on white collar crime in Ireland, written by leading senior practitioners, academics and regulators in the field, has been published by Clarus Press. White-Collar Crime in Ireland: Law and Policy, edited by Dr Joe McGrath at University College Dublin, was published today.