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Lawyers, journalists and activists who suspect they have been spied on by the PSNI have been urged to complain before an impending deadline. London lawyer Angus McCullough KC is leading an independent inquiry into alleged PSNI surveillance of journalists, lawyers, non-governmental organisations and

The High Court has remitted a landlord and tenant dispute back to the Tenancy Tribunal for re-hearing, finding that the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 did not qualify the statutory duties of landlords to effect repairs by reference to any limitation on a landlord’s ability to do so arising fro

Dear Editor, I write regarding Wednesday's judgment (Costello J in Carrownagowan Concern Group & Ors -v- An Bord Pleanála & Ors [2024] IECA 234) chastising the use of “slang or colloquialisms in a formal judgment of the High Court”, in particular by reference to the terms

Doctors are now under a legal duty to disclose serious patient safety incidents following the commencement of new legislation. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 provides a legislative framework for a number of important patient safety issues, including the mandat

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Law Society of Northern Ireland against a decision of the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal concerning allegations including the non-production of documents on behalf of a legal firm. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Lady

Legislation providing for the mandatory open disclosure of serious patient safety incidents is to be commenced in the coming days. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 was signed into law by the President last year, and a number of preparatory steps required to enab

Children's rights advocate Jillian van Turnhout has been appointed to chair a new online health taskforce. The former Senator is one of 14 members of the new taskforce, which has been asked by the government to develop a public health response to the harms caused to children and young people by cert

Hayes solicitors LLP partner Cian Clinch examines amendments to the Gambling Regulation Bill from the perspective of charities. After a nine-month legislative pause, the Gambling Regulation Bill was again the subject of legislative scrutiny in the Dáil recently; in particular certain aspects

A&L Goodbody partner Michael Doyle welcomes the first WRC ruling on the right to request remote work. The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 was enacted in April 2023 and provides employees with a right to request remote work.

Human rights expert Emily Logan has been nominated for appointment as Ireland's first police ombudsman. Ms Logan is currently a member of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) and previously served as chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission from 20

The High Court has quashed the decision of the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) declining to investigate the leak of confidential documents by Leo Varadkar based on its failure to provide adequate reasons for its decision, and has remitted the matter to the Commission for re-consideratio

The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) secured over 100 court orders and referred a dozen people for prosecution in its first 18 months as Ireland's company law enforcement agency. The CEA yesterday published its first-ever annual report, covering the period from its formal establishment on on 7

The Supreme Court has remitted a personal insolvency matter to the High Court having determined that on appeal from the Circuit Court, the High Court had fully re-heard the action. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne concluded: “The basis of the High Court&rsq

Responsibility for Ireland's marine planning system has been formally transferred to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The transfer from from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is based on a recommendation made by the former Attorney General Pa

The Law Reform Commission has proposed a new statutory and regulatory framework for adult safeguarding in a 1,000-page report published today. Following extensive research and analysis of existing domestic law and policy and a comprehensive review of adult safeguarding legislative frameworks in othe