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Patrick Walshe, partner in the employment and pensions group at Dublin firm Philip Lee, writes on the challenges posed to employers by social media. Like it or loathe it, social media is a key feature of modern life. With every day that passes, we live more of our lives on the internet.

Peter Groarke, associate solicitor in the healthcare team at Ronan Daly Jermyn, writes on the legislative process. On 2 October 2018, members of Dáil Éireann discussed the proposed introduction of the Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has successfully appealed the finding that a trial judge misdirected a jury in a prison officer’s trial for possession of €6,000 worth of drugs. In the Court of Appeal, the man’s conviction for possession was overturned on grounds related to the a

Data protection experts considered the potential for data breaches to become the personal injury claim of the future at a seminar hosted by DWF in Dublin. Following the implementation of the Data Protection Act 2018, panellists DWF partner Eimear Collins, Paul Anthony McDermott SC and Professor Eoin

The Supreme Court will rule in January on a bid by Facebook to halt the referral of 11 questions on EU-US data transfers to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Irish Independent reports. Following a case management hearing yesterday, the hearing date has been pushed back from Wedn

Reforms to the law are required to protect victims from online and social media-based abuse, according to a new report by the Law Commission for England and Wales. In its scoping report assessing the state of the law in this area, the commission raises concerns about the lack of coherence in the cur

During the United Irishman Rebellion of 1798, one of the forms of torture used by the British on suspected Irish rebels – or Croppies – was pitchcapping. Victims were subjected to "caps" full of boiling tar, or "pitch", and gunpowder, forced on their heads and set alight. If the victims

A leading lawyer has raised doubts over whether a bill aimed at creating a statutory offence of perjury is likely to deter false insurance claims and reduce premiums, The Times reports. Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh introduced the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 as a private

The number of company insolvencies in Northern Ireland between July and September rose by 14 per cent on the same period last year, new figures show. However, individual insolvencies have declined by around 22 per cent, including a 31 per cent decline in bankruptcies.

The new chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland has emphasised her aim to promote gender equality within the profession in her inaugural speech.

Alison Saunders, the outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, has warned that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not have the resources to cope with the demands of modern trials. On the eve of her exit from the CPS, whose budget was slashed by a quarter during her leader

The ‘truly exceptional’ personal and family circumstances of a mentally-ill woman have been found to outweigh the public interest in her extradition to the US, where she faces five alleged offences of drug trafficking and money laundering. Finding that the woman’s surrender to the

Derry solicitor Damien McDaid has been found not guilty of eight charges of legal aid fraud, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr McDaid was alleged to have submitted fraudulent legal aid claim forms for his personal benefit while working as a sole practitioner between July 2010 and December 2011.

As you know, the level of will making in Ireland is low; generally, 3 in 10 Irish people have made their will. It is in everybody’s interest to encourage more people to visit a solicitor to put their affairs in order and make provisions for the future and to consider doing so at every life sta

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on a recent case clarifying the role of trade union officials in providing legal advice. In case ADJ-6034, the AO in this case held that a union official, regardless of his/her legal qualification, was quite capable of