Alexandra Drummy

Sep 9, 2024 | mondaq.com | Paul Convery |Alexandra Drummy

The Bill seeks to bolster and enhance the powers of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) as part of continued efforts to assist Ireland's corporate watchdog in carrying out its statutory functions. You can access our previous articles discussing the establishment of the CEA and details of the CEA's efforts to tackle white-collar crime in Ireland here and . The key changes proposed in the Bill include: 1.

Sep 6, 2024 | williamfry.com | Jack Stokes |Ashely Hennessy |Paul Convery |Alexandra Drummy

The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024 (Bill) was published in July 2024 and is expected to be enacted before the end of 2024. The Bill seeks to bolster and enhance the powers of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) as part of continued efforts to assist Ireland’s corporate watchdog in carrying out its statutory functions.

Apr 9, 2024 | williamfry.com | Kate Abell |Gail Nohilly |Fergus Doorly |Alexandra Drummy

In De Lacy v Hevey [2024] IEHCC 80, the High Court (Court) found that two men involved with the operation of Arden Forestry Management Limited (Company), which carried out no genuine business, were personally liable for certain debts of the Company totalling €3.8m. The Company defrauded creditors by offering investments in forestry schemes allegedly operated by the Company. Investors paid a combined total of €6,432,745 believing that these funds had gone to acquire interests in forestry.

Feb 2, 2024 | williamfry.com | Cassandra Byrne |Kate Abell |Alexandra Drummy

The Supreme Court has refused to grant John Delaney leave to appeal the 2023 judgment of the Court of Appeal. They dismissed his appeal against the 2022 determination of the High Court that Mr Delaney had failed to establish privilege in  any of 1,123 documents seized by the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) in 2020, as part of an investigation into the conduct of the affairs of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).

Oct 10, 2023 | williamfry.com | Sarah Young |Craig Sowman |Alexandra Drummy

In November 2022, the High Court (Court) held that Mr Delaney had failed to make out his claim that Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) applied to certain documents sought by the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) in the context of an investigation into the affairs of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) under Section 795 of the Companies Act 2014 (2014 Act).