Ivana Bacik is the Leader of the Labour Party and TD for Dublin Bay South. She was first elected as a Senator on the Dublin University panel in 2007 and was re-elected at each subsequent Seanad ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Conference will include updates on developments in law and litigation practice and the keynote address will be delivered by Ms. Justice Eileen Roberts. Other speakers include Joe O’Malley (Hayes ...

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