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A public consultation has been launched as part of a review of the statutory right to request a remote working arrangement. The right to request a remote working arrangement under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 came into force for all employees on 6 March 2024.

Mason Hayes & Curran has become the first Irish law firm to partner with the Global Leadership Foundation (GLF), a network of former world leaders working to advance democracy, conflict resolution and good governance. The firm’s support for the GLF recognises the importance of the rule of

Religious education and collective worship in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with fundamental human rights standards, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The court today handed down its unanimous judgment in an appeal brought by a young girl, anonymised as JR87, and her father, G.

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been named International Woman of the Year by Irish Tatler. The magazine said it was "honoured to celebrate an Irish-born human rights lawyer whose career blends courtroom excellence with fearless public advocacy for the world’s most vulnerable".

Dozens of Ukrainian judges were welcomed to Leinster House this week to deepen their understanding of the foundations of parliamentarism in Ireland.

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed a father’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to make an order for the return of his children from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan expla

A crossword compiler has been hauled into court over a clue which allegedly insulted a far-right political party. The crossword, which appeared in Swiss newspaper Le Nouvelliste in November 2023, featured a clue which read: "Swiss political party — racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist

Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government has suggested. The Northern Ireland Office today circulated what it said was a Home Office list of attacks in England by the IRA and other paramilitaries which resulted in 77 de

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched a new survey to gather information from people who have been arrested at peaceful protests in Ireland. This new initiative is part of the organisation’s ongoing work to monitor the right to peaceful protest in Ireland and evolutions in

UCD Sutherland School of Law has welcomed Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, Professor Neil H Buchanan, the Honorable Patricia Lucas and Dr Nikolaos Pitsos as adjuncts. Ms Ní Ghrálaigh, who has been appointed as an adjunct full professor, is a leading international and human rights

Northern Ireland firm MKB Law has promoted James Boyd and Daniel McCracken to associate director. Mr Boyd joined the firm in 2022 and is a key member of its corporate team, working closely with director Gordon McElroy on some of the largest commercial transactions in Northern Ireland.

In an era where clients research everything before they make most purchases, from insurance to holidays, law firms are no exception. The traditional reliance on reputation and referrals remains strong, but it now sits alongside a second, equally powerful influence: what clients see, read, and feel a

Taylor Wessing is backing a new €25,000 prize fund to help champion the excellence, vitality, and diversity of contemporary photography in Ireland.

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

Ireland could follow the UK in tightening asylum rules to avoid being "viewed more favourably than the UK" by asylum seekers, Jim O'Callaghan has suggested. The UK government yesterday set out significant and controversial plans to address "the comparative generosity of our asylum offer when compare