All Verticals

AML Compliance in Ireland: What Your Firm Is Being Inspected Against Today, and What Changes in 14 Months

The Law Society and Central Bank are conducting field inspections now using modernised criteria. Here is what Irish solicitors, accountants and QFAs are being inspected against today — and what the July 2027 Single Rulebook requires you to build before the deadline arrives.

May 2026

All Verticals

August 2026: The AI Act Obligations Irish Practices Cannot Defer

The EU AI Act Omnibus deferred high-risk deadlines to December 2027. It did not defer the August 2026 transparency obligations, AI literacy requirements, or self-classification exposure that apply to every Irish practice deploying AI tools today.

May 2026

QFA & Brokers

Consumer Protection Code 2025: Four Obligations Your Firm Must Have Closed by Now

The Consumer Protection Code 2025 has been enforceable law since 24 March 2026. Eight weeks have passed. If your firm has not actioned these four structural changes, you are carrying live regulatory exposure today.

May 2026

QFA & Brokers

Central Bank Enforcement 2026: What QFAs and Brokers Are Being Sanctioned For

Central Bank administrative sanctions in 2026 are targeting systemic failures in suitability assessment and disclosure — not isolated fraud. The firms being sanctioned operated processes that were inadequate, not intentions that were dishonest.

May 2026