High Court proceedings taken by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) against social-media platform X have been struck out. Welcoming the development, the DPC said that the proceedings had ended on the ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has highlighted the challenges her office faces in dealing with a “sharp increase” in court activity last year, as well as the ever-increasing volume of ...

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (LPDT) has been launched by James Browne (Minister of State at the Department of Justice). The LPDT was established under section 74 of the Legal Services ...

Putting in place an enduring power of attorney should be considered as necessary and important as making a will, write Niamh Doyle, Aoife Sheehy, and Neva Watchorne. Recent research by Safeguarding ...

‘Environmental law and climate change – shaping a greener future’ is the theme for the Law Society Diploma Centre’s 2021 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) starting on Tuesday, 18 May. MOOCs are free ...

The Government has approved the drafting of legislation that would modernise the law on limited partnerships and business names. The proposed bill would also give the Companies Registration Office, ...

Former Law Society President (2012-13) James McCourt has been appointed to the Circuit Court, along with senior counsel Garrett Simons who goes to the High Court and solicitor John Hughes who is ...

High Court President Ms Justice Mary Irvine yesterday confirmed the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) decision to impose a €145,000 fine on former Wexford estate agents. The financial ...

Join us in the Law Society, Blackhall Place on Wednesday 13 November 2024 for the Business Law Committee’s Annual Conference. This year’s theme is “ESG Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence - how ...

The highly regarded Diploma in Education Law covers key topics such as grievance and disciplinary procedures, admission policies, student conduct, child protection issues, school governance and ...

A solicitor has alerted the Law Society to potentially malicious emails circulating using their hacked email address.

Law firm A&L Goodbody (ALG) has announced a partnership with Harvey AI, which provides a generative artificial-intelligence (AI) platform designed for the legal profession. ALG has been using AI ...