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Inheritance, estate and gift taxes could play a stronger role in addressing inequality and improving public finances, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Inheritance taxation can be an important instrument to address inequality, particularly in the cu

The High Court has rejected judicial review proceedings brought by Facebook Ireland Limited seeking to quash a preliminary draft decision of the Data Protection Commissioner regarding EU-US data transfers. In the case, Facebook made a number of complaints about the procedure which the DPC had adopte

A pair of solicitors who made the courageous decision to open a new practice at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic have celebrated a successful first year of business.

A new exhibition at Kilmainham Gaol Museum will remember "The Forgotten Ten" who were hanged in Mountjoy Prison during the Irish war of independence. The exhibition will be launched next Monday 7 June, the centenary of the final two executions, though will not be open to the public due to public hea

Personal injury and road traffic accident specialist firm JMK Solicitors has partnered with New Driver to offer school pupils the chance to win a new car.

A new online probate portal, which aims to simplify the application process for people dealing with a person’s estate after their death, has gone live. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service (NICTS) developed the new online service as part of its modernisation programme and launched

Deliveroo has succeeded in its employment case in the Court of Appeal in London. The IWGB union had brought a case seeking employee status for Deliveroo couriers but judges upheld the rulings of the inferior courts that riders are self-employed.

DWF has supported one of Northern Ireland's leading independent retail chains to weather the Covid-19 pandemic and even open new stores on the other side of it. Menarys recently completed an extensive review of its branch portfolio, which included the renegotiation of rents and restructuring of leas

Fundamental changes in the movement of people to and from the European Union, which will come into effect next year, require urgent preparation and clarification, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has said.  In a letter published today to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the

Law students at NUI Galway have teamed up with members of faculty to relaunch the NUI Galway Law Review as an annual peer-reviewed journal and regular legal podcast. The "modern and student-focused" journal aims to inspire and encourage students in the development of practical legal writing skills,

The High Court has granted an application by Portakabin (Ireland) Limited for the disclosure of the subscriber registration information associated with a Gmail account that was allegedly spreading defamatory material about the company. The court ordered that Google Ireland Limited had to provide the

The remaining sections of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 have been enacted. Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath and minister of state Ossian Smyth have announced that the remaining sections of the Act have been commenced, with the exception of subsections (2) and (3) of

Action is needed to help the Fine Collection and Enforcement Service (FCS) collect unpaid fines and deal with historic debts, according to a new report. An inspection report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) examined the arrangements in place to take enforcement action whe

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, considers whether resort to litigation will become more common again as we move into the post-Covid world. Back in March 2020, the pandemic brought a halt to all but the most urgent legal proceedings in the Northern Irish courts. Courts had

Campaigners have called for a State-run independent complaints mechanism as social media companies fail to protect users from abuse. The joint Oireachtas committee on tourism, culture, arts, sport and media met this week to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Online Safety