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Microsoft is facing what has been described as Ireland's first class action lawsuit after the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today launched proceedings in the High Court in Dublin. The legal action, brought under the new EU Collective Redress Directive, alleges that the "real-time bidding"

As the GDPR turns seven, William Fry lawyers Rachel Hayes and India Delaney consider new EU proposals to amend the landmark data protection law. On 25 May 2025, we marked the seventh anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect. Over the past seven years, the GDPR

Threats against US judges have surged in 2025, with more than 370 incidents in the first five months alone.

A trainee lawyer who was mocked and beaten by police following an anti-globalisation protest in Italy in 2001 suffered a violation of his rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Andrea Cioffi was removed by police from a hospital where he was being treated following violent clashes bet

More homeowners eligible for the defective concrete blocks scheme will be able to benefit from an increase in grant amounts under legislative plans which will pave the way for retrospective payments. The amount a homeowner can receive under the scheme was increased by 10 per cent in October 2024 fro

Legal and tax advisory firm Orbitus has announced four appointments as part of the "first wave" of a major expansion. The firm has welcomed Eoin Casey as head of litigation and Carmel O’Shea Maloney as head of legal for Beam, the firm's online conveyancing product.

The Data Protection Commission handed down administrative fines totalling €652 million last year, according to its latest annual report. The privacy watchdog issued 11 finalised inquiry decisions in 2024, including high-profile decisions on inquiries into LinkedIn and Meta, which alone made up

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has called for urgent legislative changes to better protect legal professionals following a rise in solicitors facing harassment, threats and intimidation. Solicitors who have faced direct threats or abuse in the course of their work have joined a new group on sol

William Fry lawyers Susan Walsh, Rachel Hayes and Louisa Muldowney consider the EU's new cybersecurity plan for the health sector. The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation on its action plan for the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare. The action plan was identified as a pr

The Supreme Court has referred two questions concerning the interpretation of Article 35 of the Citizenship Directive to the CJEU in a case involving a fraudulent application for a permanent residence card. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell explained that

The High Court has found no error of law on part of the Residential Tenancies Board in circumstances where a tenant challenged the capacity of the executor of his deceased landlord’s estate to serve a notice of termination on him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Siobhá

Jim O'Callaghan has been accused of peddling a "fantasy" after promising legislation allowing for the interception of messages sent on encrypted platforms like WhatsApp or Signal. The justice, home affairs and migration minister last week said in a speech that a new Communications (Interception

The Supreme Court has set aside an order for retrial of a case where compelling evidence of guilty pleas was erroneously excluded by the trial judge. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley confirmed that the Criminal Procedure Act 2010 “establishes exceptio

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a High Court declaration to the effect that the State failed to provide for the needs of newly arrived international protection applicants in breach of their human rights. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Anthony Collins consid

Ireland cannot evade its obligation to accommodate international protection applicants on the basis that a large influx has exhausted its housing capacity, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court today handed down a landmark judgment following a preliminary reference m