Free AML webinar and updated solicitor guidance
A free CPD webinar from the Law Society, the State’s Financial Intelligence Unit, and the Revenue Commissioners will help you meet your anti-money laundering compliance obligations.
To support solicitors in meeting their anti-money-laundering (AML) compliance obligations, the Law Society’s AML Unit is partnering with the State’s Financial Intelligence Unit and the Revenue Commissioners to run a free CPD webinar for solicitors in practice.
Topics covered by the webinar will include: suspicious transaction reporting generally, how to file reports with FIU using the goAML portal, and filing STR’s on the Revenue Online Service.
The webinar will take place on 17 February 2026, with 1.5-hour CPD (accounting / AML compliance) available for attendees. To book, visit www.lawsociety.ie/courses/cpd-courses.
AML guidance materials
The Law Society’s AML Unit is committed to improving its guidance materials on AML compliance.
The AML hub (www.lawsociety.ie/anti-money-laundering-aml) provides a range of supports and aids, including:
- Checklists on how to ensure compliance with AML and the Solicitors Accounts Regulations,
- Adaptable templates to assist solicitors with business and customer risk assessments,
- A free 30-minute talk for solicitors and non-solicitor staff on how to ensure AML compliance.
Support tools
In addition to the above guidance, the AML Unit also provides the following support tools:
- AML helpline – the AML helpline has recently expanded its operations to provide support to solicitors by both telephone and email. Although the helpline cannot provide advice, it’s a valuable support resource to solicitors when navigating their AML obligations and identifying potentially suspicious transactions. To contact the AML helpline, telephone: 01 879 8788 or email aml@lawsociety.ie,
- AML guidance leaflet for new clients – the Law Society’s Regulation of Practice Committee has published an AML guide for new clients, which solicitors can provide during the onboarding process.
Often, clients may be confused by requests to provide proof of identity and address, and by standard questions relating to the source of funds or the nature of certain transactions. By providing the client with this information leaflet, solicitors are better able to outline their due-diligence requirements by referring to their regulatory and legal obligations.
To download the AML guide for clients, visit www.lawsociety.ie/anti-money-laundering-aml.
Anonymised case studies – a suspicious activity or transaction is not always obvious. Understanding this, the AML Unit, in conjunction with the Law Society’s Money Laundering Reporting Committee, has published a number of anonymised case studies.
These provide real-life examples of the type of actions that may warrant a report to the Revenue Commissioners and/or An Garda Síochána. These include instances of cyber-fraud and examples of clients suddenly aborting a transaction and seeking a return of unaccounted for funds.
The case studies are available to view online.
Gazette notices
The November 2025 edition of the Law Society Gazette published two guidance notes on AML.
The first note titled, ‘AML and terrorist financing – role of the ROPC’, looks at how the Regulation of Practice Committee discharges the Law Society’s responsibilities as a competent authority. Visit: www.lawsociety.ie/news/news/Stories/aml-and-terrorist-financing-role-of-the-ropc
The second note, ‘Money-laundering and terrorist financing: Law Society obligations’ provides insight into the work of the Money Laundering Reporting Committee, and how it reviews and reports any suspicious activities to either An Garda Síochána or the Revenue Commissioners. Visit: www.lawsociety.ie/Solicitors/knowledge-base/Practice-Notes/money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-law-society-obligations.
2026 and beyond
The AML landscape is changing with new EU legislation (namely, the 6th AML Directive and the EU AML Regulation (Single Rulebook), the building out of the EU’s Anti-Money-Laundering Authority, and a new supervisor in Ireland (yet to be identified) of the self-regulatory bodies designated for AML, including the Law Society.
The Regulation Department and AML Unit is committed to keeping the profession fully updated on these evolving regulatory and legal obligations, and to providing ongoing support and guidance.