Resources
Free AML webinar and updated guidance
Register now for a free CPD webinar designed for solicitors to help you meet your anti-money laundering (AML) compliance obligations.
Save the date: 17 February
The Law Society’s AML Unit is partnering with the State’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Revenue Commissioners to run a free webinar, with topics including:
- Suspicious transaction reporting generally
- How to file reports with FIU using the goAML portal
- Filing Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) on the Revenue Online Service
The webinar will take place at 2.30pm on 17 February 2026, and you can earn 1.5 hours CPD (accounting/AML compliance). Use the link below to book your place and receive login details.
AML Supports
The Law Society’s AML Unit has committed to improving its guidance materials on AML compliance. You can access a range of resources, 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.
Visit the AML hub.
In addition to the above guidance, the AML Unit also provides the following supports:
AML helpline
We now provide AML support to solicitors by telephone and email. Although the helpline cannot provide advice, it is a valuable support resource to solicitors navigating their AML obligations and identifying potentially suspicious transactions. To contact the AML helpline, call 01 879 8788 or email aml@lawsociety.ie.
New Client guidance
The Law Society’s Regulation of Practice Committee has published an AML guide for new clients, which you 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 reference to their regulatory and legal obligations.
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 which provide real-life examples of the type of actions which 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 funds unaccounted for.
New practice notes
The November 2025 edition of the Law Society Gazette published two guidance notes in respect of AML, which are also on the Practice Notes area of the website. 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. 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.
2026 and beyond
The AML landscape is changing:
- New EU legislation (Sixth AML Directive and the EU AML Regulation ‘Single Rulebook’)
- Building out of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority
- 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.
For queries, contact aml@lawsociety.ie.
