The ODCE will examine all complaints it receives about suspected breaches of the Companies Acts by a company or one of its directors/agents. Where a breach of Company Law has been clearly established, the ODCE will take action as appropriate. This may include the prosecution of a case through the Courts.
However, there are many cases where complainants will have a legal right of civil action against a company or other party with whom he/she is in dispute. Where such action offers a sufficient remedy to the complaint, the ODCE may not regard the issue as a matter of public interest warranting its intervention.