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Ireland should opt-in to EU measures on justice and home affairs "by default", exercising its right to opt-out only where "concrete and well-defined national interests are at stake", a government review has said. The government today said it accepted the recommendations of a review undertaken by the

A man who was dissatisfied with the way the Workplace Relations Commission handled his discrimination complaint has secured a fresh hearing after launching a judicial review. Danut Nae, a health advocacy officer for the Roma community, brought a complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000 to the WRC,

The governments of Ireland and 16 other EU countries have called on the European Commission to take action against Hungary if it refuses to scrap anti-LGBT+ laws including a ban on Pride marches. The Irish government previously condemned Hungarian legislation passed in March which makes it a cr

The Supreme Court has found that Irish public policy considerations concerning champerty were outweighed by public policy in favour of recognising a judgment of an EU member state. Delivering his judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Hogan stated: “Article 52 of the Brussels 1 recast prec

Barrister Denise Hunt BEM has been appointed as a non-executive member to the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC). Ms Hunt has been appointed as a non-executive lay member for a four-year term ending no later than 18 May 2029.

The High Court has paved the way for a class action lawsuit to be brought against Microsoft over advertising technology alleged to breach users' privacy rights. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) yesterday applied to the court for what it said would be Ireland's first-ever class action law

Pharmacy and beauty chain Boots has been ordered to pay more than €1,000 after pleading guilty to breaking sales pricing legislation. The prosecution was brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) against Boots Retail (Ireland) Limited following online sweeps conducted

The American actors' union has launched legal proceedings over the alleged use of AI to replicate the voice of Darth Vader in the video game Fortnite. SAG-AFTRA has accused Llama Productions, which generated the voice clips for Fortnite maker Epic Games, of unfair labour practices by failing to enga

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has reportedly taken action after a staff member allegedly sent sexually-charged text messages to a woman who used its services. The Irish Independent today published a number of the text messages the woman said she had received from an LSRA employee se

UCD Sutherland School of Law has launched a new Master's scholarship in law memorialising the late Declan McCourt. The scholarship has been established with a €1 million fund at UCD Foundation in honour of the UCD alumnus, well-known businessman and chairman of the Law School’s Devel

Belfast lawyer Lyn Harris, partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, has been named "C Level Woman of the Year" at the 2025 Women in Tech Awards. Organised by Women in Business NI and sponsored by VANRATH, the annual event welcomed over 300 guests from across Northern Ireland's thriving tech sector to the

The shortlist for the Justice Media Awards 2025 has been published by the Law Society of Ireland.

Staff at Waterford firm Nolan Farrell & Goff recently gathered at Mount Congreve to celebrate 50 years since the firm was established.

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has been accused of breaking EU consumer laws in a coordinated action involving Ireland's consumer watchdog, the EU and other national authorities. Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), along with national consumer authorities in Belgium, F

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