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A judge has ruled that an independent monitor should be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization's finances to "ensure there is no further fraud or illegality" pending the outcome of a $250 million lawsuit. New York's attorney general, Letitia James, last year launched a lawsuit against Donald Tr

Sarah Slevin of RDJ LLP considers what's next in the long-running saga around EU-US data transfers. Ted Lasso may be one of the US’s most famous recent fictional exports to this side of the Atlantic, but it is transfers in the other direction that recently made headlines.

The Law Society of Ireland has encouraged solicitors considering a return to work after a career break or an extended period of leave to join its returners programme, which commences today. The returners programme is designed to support Law Society members on their journey returning to practice, wit

McCann FitzGerald partner Garreth O'Brien and senior associate Heather McMahon consider a significant High Court decision on company law. For the first time, the High Court has pierced the corporate veil to make directors and shadow directors personally liable for the fraud of a company.

Pictured (L–R): Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan, Aoife Killackey and Maurece Hutchinson Law students Aoife Killackey, Bailey McCrindle and Caoimhe Ringland have received a prize – worth £3,000 – after achieving the highest marks in their tort law module at Queen’

Ireland's legal profession was stunned and saddened yesterday to learn of the untimely death of solicitor Richard Grogan who passed away after a short illness at the age of 65. After graduating from Blackrock College in 1975, Mr Grogan studied law at University College Dublin where he received an ho

McCann FitzGerald LLP has launched a new data protection guide designed specifically for NGOs at an event to mark Pro Bono Week Ireland, in association with the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA). The guide, which was developed by McCann FitzGerald’s data protection team, provides an overview

The Circuit Court has dismissed an appeal from a decision by the Data Protection Commission that a verbal disclosure by a barrister regarding a conflict of interest did not breach their GDPR obligations. The appeal was taken by a former client of the barrister who claimed that the disclosure breache

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ireland’s electricity grid operator EirGrid and its French counterpart Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) have signed key technical and financial agreements for the C

Denmark's outright ban on adoption in the context of a commercial surrogacy agreement violated the rights of two children born to a surrogate mother, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled.

International human rights lawyer and author Professor Philippe Sands KC will deliver FLAC's annual justice lecture this evening. Professor Sands will launch his latest book, The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy, at the lecture, which is held in memory of Dav

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed fines totalling €390 million on Meta Ireland in connection with its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Meta has said it strongly disagrees with the DPC's findings and will "appeal the substance of the decision" in the Irish courts.

Mason Hayes & Curran partner Colin Monaghan and associate Anthony Strogen look at recent case law developments concerning data breach claims and the threshold for awarding compensation. Prior to the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an individual whose information wa

The High Court has refused an application by a plaintiff for well-charging relief against a deceased’s estate on the basis that the monies had become payable in September 2008. It was held that the plaintiff’s claim was statute-barred as no proceedings had issued within two years of the

Russia has been censured by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for failing to provide legal recognition and protection for same-sex couples. In a Grand Chamber judgment handed down yesterday, the court held by a 14–3 majority that Russia had violated Article 8 of the European Conv