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The UK Supreme Court today handed down judgment in a case defining the scope of an appeal under section 24 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The judgment in HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Ltd. also resolves the conflicting decisions of the Court of Appeal in Hag

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched its Mentoring Programme for 2018 with a call for mentors and mentees. The programme for legal professionals, now in its fifth year, sees "mentors" sharing knowledge, skills, information and perspective to foster the personal and professional growth of

The Government's plans to set the "digital age of consent" at 13 have come under sharp criticism from cybersecurity experts. Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), all EU member states have to set an age threshold at which children can sign up to websites and technology services tha

Daireann Gibson Gibson & Associates Solicitors has announced its first-ever acquisition as it takes over Dublin-based Barron Morris Solicitors.

Martin Browne International insurance law firm Beale & Company has announced the promotion of associate Martin Browne to partner in Dublin.

Mr Justice Gerard Hogan The Court of Appeal has handed down its final order in a case focusing on what it means to be a "voluntary patient" in a psychiatric hospital.

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon The number of complaints received by Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon rose by nearly 80 per cent last year, new figures show.

HOMS Solicitors are once again sponsoring the HOMS Solicitors Fittest Company Challenge as part of the Bon Secours Hospital Great Limerick Run in Limerick on Sunday 6 May.

A retired member of An Garda Síochána has lost an application for discovery of all documents considered by the Minister for Justice and Equality in a decision to refuse his claim for compensation. Stating that the issue arising in the judicial review proceedings brought by the former Garda was the

Many lawyers who left Ireland after the financial crisis are considering a return home, according to a new report on the Irish legal market. The Irish Legal Market 2018: Lawyer Engagement and Salary Report from Aperture Partners is based on a survey of just under 700 professionals.

Carla Fraser and Julie Tierney Two lawyers at Edwards & Co. Solicitors have been recognised as specialist family lawyers by a leading UK child abduction charity.

Facebook has been blocked from using British citizens’ WhatsApp data outwith the app itself. The tech giant announced in 2016 that it planned to use data from the chat app to show more relevant adverts and provide better friend suggestions to users within Facebook.

The Association of Judges in Ireland (AJI) has condemned sections of the Polish media for aiming "personalised attacks and invective" at Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly. Ms Justice Donnelly recently ruled in the High Court that a case in which a man facing extradition to Poland objected on the basis that

The European Association of Judges (EAJ) has expressed its "total solidarity" with the Irish judiciary following personalised Polish media attacks on Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly. Ms Justice Donnelly recently ruled in the High Court that a case in which a man facing extradition to Poland objected on t

Pictured (l-r): Donal Creaton, Ed Kelly, Orla Donovan, Caitlin Love, Kevin Hegarty, Robert Kennedy and Harry Fehily. HOMS Solicitors has announced the appointment of four new solicitors in the firm's Limerick headquarters.