A SIPTU spokesman has said the agriculture sector should have safety training accreditation, similar to that which exists for construction sites. Statistics from the Health and Safety Authority show ...

The British energy regulator has launched an investigation into British Gas after a London Times undercover reporter revealed its prepayment meter-installation methods. Centrica is the parent company ...

Two sole practitioners have told trainee solicitors that they are still optimistic about the future for smaller and rural practices, despite many challenges. Liam Keane (State Solicitor for Co Meath, ...

Practitioners may have received a phishing email purporting to be from a John Melson enquiring if the practice would be able ...

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been granted its first unexplained-wealth order (UWO) to seize a £1.5 million property in that country’s Lake District. The property is owned by Claire Schools ...

Business and legal leaders see regulatory changes as the biggest challenge to their company this year, according to a survey carried out by law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC). Almost one-third of the ...

The Government has appointed Professor Michael Doherty to chair a group that will examine all aspects of employment law. Prof Doherty is the former head of Maynooth University’s Law School and ...

Research published by the Injuries Resolution Board (IRB) has found that the number of public-liability claims linked to accidents in businesses and public spaces fell by 40% between 2019 and 2023.

The European Commission has expressed concern about US measures announced yesterday (13 January) that restrict access to advanced AI technology for some EU member states. The White House said that the ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as Britain. Announcing the move, Sánchez ...

Lawyers at A&L Goodbody say that a recent High Court judgment is the first to consider in detail the nature and scope of the obligation imposed on public bodies by 2015 legislation on climate action.

Law firm McCann FitzGerald LLP has promoted four of its senior associates to ‘of counsel’. The firm says that it awards ‘of counsel’ positions to senior associates with exceptional technical expertise ...