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The full implementation of key capacity law reforms is "not getting the political attention which it merits" more than four years after the legislation was approved, a senior legal academic has warned. Professor Mary Donnelly made the remarks ahead of a UCC School of Law conference aimed at preparin

Academics and survivors of historical institutional abuse have called on the Government to withdraw legislation which would seal abuse records for at least 75 years. In a letter to The Irish Times, the group called for the "immediate withdrawal" of the Retention of Records Bill 2019 and for minister

Belfast-based Higgins Hollywood Deazley (HHD) Solicitors has congratulated graduates from the Couch to 5k (C25K) programme run by North Belfast Harriers. The law firm is a long-standing sponsor of the programme for amateur runners, which recently held a graduation ceremony at the Waterworks Parkrun.

The prospective use of CCTV cameras with facial recognition technology at the new children's hospital in Dublin is "likely unlawful", the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The contractor responsible for security systems at the hospital has purchased surveillance cameras from Hikvisi

Six new criminal justice commissioners have been appointed to the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland. The Department of Justice announced the appointments alongside that of Paul Mageean as chief commissioner and 34 serving commissioners for a further term of office.

Cork-based O'Flynn Exhams (OFX) Solicitors has announced the election of Shane Crossan as the firm's new managing partner, succeeding Richard Neville. Mr Neville, who served as managing partner for more than a decade, will continue as a partner, heading up the firm's corporate department.

The Electoral Commission should be given the power to initiate prosecutions at both national and local levels, a cross-party group of MPs has recommended. The proposal is one of 20 recommendations set out in a new report by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on electoral campaigning transparen

The Department of Finance has refused to provide a breakdown of payments to lawyers involved in the Apple tax case in response to a Freedom of Information request. The Government announced last year that it would no longer name individual lawyers working for it due to data protection concerns raised

Irish businesses are struggling to fully comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to a new survey jointly published by McCann FitzGerald and Mazars. Nearly three-quarters (71 per cent) of companies say they reported a personal data breach to the Data Protection Commiss

Julie Galbraith, employment partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Dublin, looks at the coronavirus outbreak from the perspective of Irish employers. The spread of the ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ is a global concern with the World Health Organisation now declaring a global emergency and, at the time

The use of court houses for benefit appeal hearings in Northern Ireland has delivered reduced waiting times and costs, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. Although recognising that the matter is "a source of debate", Ms Long defended the practice in response to a written Assembly question from Sin

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched statutory inquiries into practices at tech companies Google and Tinder. The watchdog said it had received complaints from consumer organisations across the EU in relation to Google's processing of location data and transparency surrounding that proce

Dublin-based Eugene F. Collins has appointed the promotion of Paul Dempsey to partner in the firm's dispute resolution department. Mr Dempsey, previously an associate with the firm, specialises in contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, insurance claims, product liability claims, professional ne

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates looks at two recent tax appeal cases which have thrown existing practices to claim tax relief on employment awards into disarray. This issue arose in the Tax Appeals Commission in the case of an Appellant and the Revenue Comm

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the United Nations Security Council briefing by the Chairperson from the OSCE