The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing 473 data-protection lawsuits as a result of the 2021 cyberattack. RTÉ News reports that there have also been 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE. The ...

The Government has agreed to nominate High Court judge Mr Justice Michael MacGrath for appointment as an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal. The Appeal vacancy arose after the retirement of Mr ...

The European Commission’s latest round of infringement actions includes moves against Ireland in several areas of EU law. The EU body has sent formal letters of notice – the first step in infringement ...

The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 as amended, which finally commenced on 26 April 2023, is important, complex, reforming legislation, writes Áine Flynn (Director of the Decision Support ...

Lawyers at McCann FitzGerald have warned that there will be no transitional period for financial firms ahead of the introduction of new EU legislation on digital operations. The EU rules aim to ...

The Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO) held its annual client conference at Farmleigh House on 11 November 2023. The conference, titled ‘Principles in Practice’, was attended by senior delegates ...

Almost four in ten (39%) Irish organisations still lack a dedicated sustainability function, while only one in five (21%) have adopted a climate transition plan, according to a report from A&L ...

Applications are now open for Law Society 2025 Practising Certificates (PC). The Law Society PC renewal process is now fully online with back-up by email, web chat and telephone. The deadline for ...

The in-house sector is expected to make up close to 30% of the profession within a few years. Mary Hallissey speaks to Alison Bradshaw, chair of the Law Society’s busy In-House and Public Sector ...

Personal-injury specialist and partner at Tracey Solicitors, Maria Lakes has always had a strong sense of justice and a drive to right wrongs, she tells Mary Hallissey For Maria Lakes, it was a mock ...

Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Stg £750,000 for a data breach last year in which the ...

A recent High Court judgment has important implications for the aftermath of dawn raids and will inform the conduct of, and engagement between, regulators and regulated entities. Cormac Little ...