The CEA, The Enforcement of the Companies Act 2014 and Recent Developments
Category: Company Law & Insolvency | Date: 03/08/2023 14:30 | Duration: 1hr | Tag: CLCOIE23S5 | Type: Webinar | Speaker: David Hegarty
Course Details
During this session David Hegarty will talk about the role of the CEA, provide an overall picture of enforcement options and tools available to the CEA. I will also talk about developments in Insolvency and CSRD from the enforcement perspective.
By the end of the presentation attendees will:
- Have an increased awareness of how the Companies Act 2014 can be enforced
- Understand the role of the CEA and its investigative powers, both civil and criminal
- Have an improved awareness of recent judicial decisions regarding restriction and disqualifications
- Have an up-to-date awareness of developments with CSRD and non-financial reporting
Course Level: Intermediate
CPD Course Speaker
CEA
David Hegarty
David Hegarty is Director of Legal & Policy. A barrister, he was formerly an Enforcement Portfolio Manager with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE).
He qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and transferred to the Bar in 2006, practising primarily in the area of criminal defence and advocacy.
Prior to joining the ODCE, he was Advisory Counsel in the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Adviser advising the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and Service and Parliamentary Committees on constitutional, parliamentary and administrative law matters.
He has also worked as a legal officer in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague, working in Judges’ Chambers with international judges trying economic crime, corruption, abuse of public office, war crimes and conspiracy to commit terrorism cases.
He qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and transferred to the Bar in 2006, practising primarily in the area of criminal defence and advocacy.
Prior to joining the ODCE, he was Advisory Counsel in the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Adviser advising the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and Service and Parliamentary Committees on constitutional, parliamentary and administrative law matters.
He has also worked as a legal officer in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague, working in Judges’ Chambers with international judges trying economic crime, corruption, abuse of public office, war crimes and conspiracy to commit terrorism cases.