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John Whelan Fewer than one in five Irish businesses who have identified GDPR as a significant issue are well prepared for the new regulations, according to a new report commissioned by A&L Goodbody.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors has been named The Legal 500's Northern Ireland Law Firm of the Year 2018. Managing director Jonathan Forrester said he was delighted with the accolade on the eve of the commercial law firm's 125th year in business.

Edward Evans Edward Evans investigates the corporate criminal liability measures within the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017.

A detective found guilty of harassing a State solicitor by sending her abusive letters has been jailed for three years. Judge Melanie Greally said that while Eve Doherty, 50, is considered at low risk of re-offending, she maintains her innocence and has shown no remorse for the crimes.

Pictured (l-r): Lisa McElherron and Eoghan McKenna The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) has handed over a record sum of £15,000 to its 2017 charity partner, Inspire.

Joel Hyatt Big companies increasingly want to work with smaller law firms, a new survey of more than 300 general counsel and senior in-house lawyers at international businesses generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue has found.

Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems can bring an individual action in Austria against Facebook Ireland, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. However, he cannot bring proceedings on behalf of seven other users in Austria, Germany and India who assigned him their claims for

Northern Ireland lawyers have told the Law Society Gazette in England and Wales that attacks on lawyers by mainstream newspapers and politicians have led to them facing harassment and death threats. It follows the New York Bar writing to Prime Minister Theresa May and then Northern Ireland Secretary

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has apologised to a man over a series of failings by prosecutors and police which led to him being placed on bail for almost two years and tried for rape. Liam Allan, 22, from London, had been charged with 12 counts of rape and sexual assault.

Deirdre Malone Holding prisoners in isolation in excess of 22 hours and for extended periods of time must be abolished due to the harm this can cause to prisoners’ mental health, the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said.

Stephanie Johnston Stephanie Johnston, solicitor in the private client team at Carson McDowell in Belfast, writes on a recent judgment in England and Wales.

Gerry Adams Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has failed in his bid to overturn his 1975 criminal convictions for attempting prison escape.

A woman who petitioned for her own bankruptcy in 2016 has had her period of bankruptcy extended for nine months for failing to disclose assets of €8,000 which comprised loans and gifts given to her children. Stating that there was “grounds for disquiet” due to the extent of the woman’s discr

Gerry Adams has lost an appeal against his convictions in the 1970s, which he claimed were invalid due to the fact that they had been signed by the Minister of State for the Northern Ireland Office, and not the Secretary of State – which he contended was required by the legislation. Dismissing the

Constitution Society President Sir Malcolm Jack with Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP The following is the full transcript of the speech given by Dominic Grieve QC MP, former Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland (2010-14), at the Constitution Society’s Inaugu