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

An EU directive on working time has come into effect for the Defence Forces, after the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment signed regulations on the issue. The department said that members ...

Ireland’s data-protection watchdog was responsible for more than half of the €1.2 billion fines handed out across Europe last year for breaches of the GDPR rules on data privacy, according to figures ...

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 EU’s 'common charging' requirements for mobile phone and other similar electronic devices have come into effect since 28 December. These requirements will also apply to laptops as of 28 April 2026 ...

The British government is to examine the role of computer evidence in criminal cases, according to the Law Society Gazette of England and Wales. The move is aimed at preventing future miscarriages of ...

A draft programme for Government published yesterday (15 January) includes a commitment to set up an expanded Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. This department will have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...