‘A lick of paint and a new name’ not enough for ODCE
Top legal firm says agency should be able to quickly draft Garda and DPP resources
Moves to overhaul Ireland’s corporate watchdog must address the failings exposed by the trial of Seán FitzPatrick or be seen as “window dressing”, according to a senior partner at blue chip law firm McCann Fitzgerald.
Reacting to the government’s proposal to establish a new, beefed-up white collar crime agency in place of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), Sean Barton said he would hope the re-brand would be more than ...