Corporate-law firm William Fry is in talks with senior representatives of the Irish division of global firm Eversheds Sutherland about a potential agreement, according to a report in the Irish Times.

Georgia will ban paid-for commercial surrogacy from 1 January, 2024. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this week (12 June) that paid-for commercial surrogacy will now only be permitted for ...

The Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts provide protections from racial discrimination to employees and to non-employees who are accessing goods and services, and place obligations on employers ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

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 ...

Lawyers advising children to be considered for entry to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme should take note of a High Court decision given on Tuesday 4 July, barrister David Byrnes has said. At the ...

The Government is to nominate Mr Justice Maurice Collins as an ordinary judge of the Supreme Court, and Judge Melanie Greally as an ordinary judge of the High Court. The Supreme Court vacancy arose ...

The ALG choir performed its annual concert at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin at the weekend (8 December), in aid of Depaul Ireland. Clients, family and friends were in the congregation as the choir ...

Ireland’s data-protection watchdog has handed out the biggest fines linked to breaches of GDPR rules since the regulations came into effect, according to figures published today (18 January). Law firm ...

As it stands, there is no specific EU legislation governing crypto-assets, except for anti-money-laundering regulations. This regulatory gap leaves holders of such assets vulnerable to various risks.

The EU’s highest court has annulled a European Commission finding that tax rulings from Luxembourg had granted illegal state aid to French energy company Engie. The commission had ordered Luxembourg ...

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is to grant temporary release to 138 prisoners this Christmas. The IPS says that many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences, adding that ...