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Johnsons has promoted Darragh Carney and Bradley Duncan to partner with effect from today. Mr Carney and Mr Duncan, who have been promoted from senior associate, both completed their training contracts with Johnsons and have spent their entire professional careers with the firm’s insurance lit

A new book exploring Ireland's legal history has been launched in Belfast by the Irish Legal History Society. Confluences of Law and History: Irish Legal History Society Discourses, 2011-2021 brings together an eclectic mix of papers on aspects of Irish legal history from the early modern period to

Children and families are being driven into poverty as a result of a parent or partner being sentenced to prison, new research has highlighted. A report published today by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) warns that children and families affected by imprisonment face severe and lasting financial

Nearly 3,000 trainee solicitors have so far benefited from counselling through a dedicated service launched by the Law Society of Ireland over a decade ago. The Law Society launched the innovative Trainee Solicitor Counselling Service in 2013 in response to concerns about trainee solicitors' mental

The High Court has granted a stay in favour of TikTok pending the determination of its appeal against a decision of the Data Protection Commission. Delivering an judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy observed: "Here, the evidence of loss is robust. The possibility of harm to fundament

The word that regularly recurs in Constance Cassidy’s vocabulary is “busy”. Often augmented to “busy, busy, busy”. It’s hardly surprising. The senior counsel’s day has begun some five hours before our mid-morning interview and the number of appointments in h

The High Court has made orders permitting HSE staff to terminate a minor’s pregnancy in light of her lack of capacity and the risk of serious harm to her life should the pregnancy continue. Delivering an ex tempore judgment for the High Court in October, Mr Justice David Barniville concluded:

William Fry lawyers Rachel Hayes, Leo Moore and Jordie Sattar examine an opinion which offers clarity on when data subject access requests may be deemed "excessive" under the GDPR. On 12 September 2025, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar (AG) provided an opinion in Case C-526/24 (Brillen Rottler) which

Kane Tuohy employment lawyer Triona Cody examines the WRC's new AI guidance for litigants. Last month, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) issued guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to prepare material for submission to the WRC.

A fortune teller has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding around €40 million from clients. The 53-year-old woman, who also presented herself as a feng shui master, allegedly preyed on clients by predicting that there was a "billionaire" in their future.

The Supreme Court has determined that participants to the State Witness Security Programme are not entitled to the issue of a new birth certificate which records their altered identity. Delivering the lead judgment for the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell observed that "it cannot b

Rules around bringing tobacco products into Ireland from another EU member state are set to be tightened. Under new regulations coming into effect from 9 December, travellers will not be allowed to bring in more than 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars or a kilogramme of other tobacco product

LinkedIn has revised its AI roll-out plans following engagement from Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC). The Microsoft-owned social media platform informed the DPC in March of its intention to train its own proprietary generative AI models using the personal data of LinkedIn members based in

Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has reached a multimillion-pound compensation agreement with the Post Office, more than two decades after beginning his fight for justice for victims of the Horizon scandal. Sources close to the deal confirmed the settlement to the BBC, though the exact sum has

Tughans partner Alistair Wilson considers a recent Irish court judgment on costs. The Court of Appeal in Milmoe v Chatzis & Anor [2025] IECA 149 clarifies that differential costs orders under section 17 of the Courts Act 1981 are discretionary, not automatic.