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Ireland's new agri-food regulator, An Rialálaí Agraibhia, has been formally established with a remit of ensuring fairness, equity and transparency in the food chain. Established under the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023, An Rialálaí Agraibhia will preform a pr

The High Court has refused leave to furnish to actor Dany Boon’s Monégasque lawyers unopened affidavits filed in his Irish fraud proceedings, which were intended for transmission to the instructing judge in a related criminal investigation in Monaco. Delivering judgment for the High Cou

The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Ministry of Defence (MoD) £350,000 for disclosing personal information of people seeking relocation to the UK shortly after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021. On 20 September 2021, the MoD sent an email to a dis

Two Ulster University postgraduate students have been awarded a prestigious Allen & Overy (A&O) award recognising talent in the field of librarianship and information management. Sinead Cooney, a senior library assistant in Roscommon Library Service headquarters, and Johanna Brennan, a libra

The disAbility Legal Network has launched a new guide to help event teams in the legal sector to plan and host events that are inclusive and accessible. The guide, now available online, was produced with support from Sofiya Kalinova BL and draws on the Network's experience in hosting events in colla

Northern Ireland barrister James Stitt examines a Scottish case with significance for clinical negligence practitioners. Once more, a Scottish case has provided an opportunity for a substantial development of the law in the field of clinical negligence.

The Supreme Court has determined that a creditor who has not filed proof of a debt within the time prescribed by a personal insolvency practitioner is not precluded from filing an objection to the approval of a personal insolvency arrangement. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice El

Diversity in the Irish aviation industry appears to be stagnant and has in fact declined in recent years, according to Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm today published its eighth annual survey of the industry, finding that almost two-thirds (64 per cent) said there had been no improve

The High Court has granted an order for sale of an inherited property in brothers’ dispute in light of a full indemnity and consent to an order in the sum of €117,185.67 provided by the defendant to the plaintiff. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Brian O’Moore comm

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has launched its first Pro Bono Impact Report. The report details the breadth of free legal work undertaken by the firm and the positive impact it has on its pro bono clients. The launch of this report coincides with European Pro Bono Week 2024 – a celebration of vol

William Fry partner Leo Moore and senior associate Rachel Hayes consider a recent European judgment with significance for data anonymisation. A recent decision of the European General Court has shifted the goalposts for data anonymisation.

The High Court has determined that the Minister for Justice and Equality unlawfully fettered her discretion to extend time to lodge an appeal against the refusal of a visa application. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr held that “it is clear that the Minister cann

McKees has opened a new office in Enniskillen.

In my previous life as case reporter for ILN, I had to digest some long judgments. The first decision in the landmark Covid-19 business interruption claims ran to 214 pages. The judgment in Facebook’s judicial review to the DPC’s own volition inquiry came out to 197 pages. And don’

Northern Ireland firm Davidson McDonnell has recruited former London lawyer Victoria Sterritt to lead a new private client department. Ms Sterritt is joined in the new private client team by senior solicitors Rachael McKee and Sara Ord, who both have more than 20 years’ specialist experience i