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Matheson partners Kate McKenna and Davinia Brennan explain coming changes to Ireland's data retention regime. New Irish data retention laws governing the retention and access of electronic communications data are in the pipeline following two fresh data retention judgments from the Court of Justice

Interim guidance for public sector employees and prescribed persons on the handling of reports made to them under the Protected Disclosures Act has been published. The Protected Dislosures Act 2014 provides for a framework of statutory protections for whistleblowers in Ireland. The Act has been subs

Ireland is well placed to put pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, the UN special rapporteur for Palestine has said. Francesca Albanese, who took up the role in May 2022, yesterday spoke at an online meeting organis

Brian Hallissey BL considers the implications of a recent Court of Appeal ruling for expert witnesses and the lawyers who call them. There is a very significant warning sounded by the Court of Appeal to experts and their lawyers in Patrick Duffy v Brendan McGee t/a McGee Insulation Services & An

Over 100 Irish students have taken part in a virtual legal careers insight event hosted by Browne Jacobson with the aim of making the legal profession more diverse. The FAIRE (Fairer Access Into Real Experience) event, delivered in partnership with Young Professionals, drew over 3,000 young people f

Nearly half of Irish financial services industry leaders believe the UK will rejoin the European Union by 2040, according to a survey by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran. The firm surveyed around 400 industry leaders attending its financial services insights event last night, which took pl

Youth diversion projects for under-18s could be extended to young adults aged up to 24 years old under proposals explored in a new government report. A discussion paper published to coincide with a one-day conference on youth justice at Croke Park suggests establishing a system similar to the Garda

The Irish Football Association (IFA) has been urged to raise human rights concerns with FIFA and the Qatari authorities when officials travel to the country for the opening ceremony of the World Cup later this month. Amnesty International has written to the president, chief executive and chairman of

Dublin-headquartered Lavelle Partners has announced the launch of a second office in Galway. The new office, located in Eyre Square, will offer a full range of services including dispute resolution, commercial law, commercial property, insolvency, employment, and private client services including pr

Law students Beth Hamill and Tom Dwan have triumphed in the final round of Trinity Law Society's annual senior mock trial. Last week's final saw the pair go head-to-head with Eoin Ryan and Fiona Stenson. All four finalists will now represent Trinity in an intervarsity competition with Cambridge Univ

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has submitted a draft decision in an inquiry into Yahoo! EMEA Limited to other concerned supervisory authorities across the EU.

A plane passenger has failed in a bid to conceal a gun inside an entire raw chicken. Security officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport took to Instagram yesterday to share photos of the "personal fowl".

The High Court has dismissed an appeal in a personal injuries action where the plaintiffs were exposed to toxic chemicals following the installation of spray foam insulation. In reaching this decision, the court was highly critical of expert evidence which was led by the defendant. Mr Justice Seamus

Susan Martin has been elected as president of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA). Ms Martin is a practising solicitor of over 20 years and principal of Martin Solicitors. She is also a serving officer in the Army Reserve.

Ireland's National Moot Court Competition will this year take place in-person for the first time since the pandemic. Organised by DCU and sponsored by A&L Goodbody, the 13th annual competition will take place on Saturday 19 November at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin.