In the Dáil this week, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe addressed the proposed 17% increase in personal-injury awards, stating that such a rise had broader implications for businesses and ...

Dublin-based law firm Lavelle Partners LLP has appointed four new solicitors after the successful completion of their traineeships with the firm. The newly qualified solicitors are: Liam Tully ...

A webinar on legal trends in prosecutions has heard that the courts have “largely dismissed” many arguments against the admission of CCTV evidence in recent years. Barrister Tony McGillicuddy SC was ...

A law that compels open disclosure of any serious safety incidents in a healthcare setting has now come into effect. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 provides a ...

Several solicitors will make their declarations as judges early next week. Solicitor Stephanie Coggans will make her declaration as a judge of the District Court on Monday (11 September) at 10am in ...

The Law Society Small Practice Training Grant was given to six legal firms countrywide in 2023. The grant can make a real difference to a rural practice’s ability to continue to provide much-needed ...

Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, has appointed 19 lawyers following a period of exceptional growth and activity. Five senior lawyers were appointed to partner ...

Amazon is considering an appeal against a €746 million privacy fine upheld by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in the tech giant’s ongoing battle over data protection violations in the European ...

Leinster law firm McGroddy Brennan LLP Solicitors has completed a merger with Donal O’Kelly and Co Solicitors, with the deal coming into effect yesterday (1 December). McGroddy Brennan, which has ...

The Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 may significantly change existing processes for repatriation and restitution in Ireland. Martin Bradley gets digging. In 1801, Thomas Bruce, the ...

A review of the effectiveness of legislation known as ‘Coco’s Law', introduced in 2021, has described the early indications as “positive”. The law criminalises the sharing of, or threatening to share, ...

High Court President Mr Justice David Barniville has said that the system intended to restore capacity to vulnerable adults will be damaged if they are forced to switch from the previous ‘wardship’ ...