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Borrowers falling into home mortgage arrears due to an unforeseeable loss of income will gain "vital court protection" under new legislation announced today. Justice Minister Helen McEntee has secured government approval for priority drafting of the "short but urgent" Personal Insolvency (Amendment)

Specialist law firm Beale & Co has announced the promotion of insurance defence lawyer Seán O'Halloran to associate in its Dublin office. Mr O'Halloran, who joined the firm's employer liability and public liability team last October, specialises in insurance defence work for both insurers

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe will not meet the Chief Justice to discuss the findings of the Denham report until next week after requesting a postponement on medical grounds. The Supreme Court judge and former Attorney General was originally due to meet Chief Justice Frank Clarke on Monday, but so

In the third of his articles on free speech, Benjamin Bestgen stresses that freedom of expression must be examined in context. See his last piece here. In many societies worldwide, people need to be cautious with their personal expressions, be it through speech, fashion, lifestyle choices, hobbies o

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has recorded 1,627 data breaches over the entirety of the 2019-20 financial year, up from 1,378 in the previous financial year, according to official figures.  The data, contained in the annual CPS report and analysed by Griffin Law, a UK litigation practice,

Co Kildare firm McCormack Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Niamh Cullen as a property and probate solicitor. Ms Cullen, a graduate of WIT and UCC, joins the firm after over 10 years of practice in firms in Dublin and Waterford.

Wilson Nesbitt has unveiled a rebranding as it aims to grow and build over another seven decades. The Belfast and Bangor firm, which was founded in 1978, adopted a new look after reflecting on its history.

Privacy and data rights activist Max Schrems has brought a High Court challenge in Dublin aimed at halting the Data Protection Commissioner's probe into Facebook Ireland's transfer of data to its US-based parent. Mr Schrems has brought judicial review proceedings because of his real and immediate co

Chief Justice Frank Clarke has voiced "very serious concern" about the damage being caused by the ongoing golfgate saga after embattled Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe postponed their planned meeting for a third time. The former Attorney General was originally due to meet Chief J

The Supreme Court has rebuked a High Court judge for making "quite remarkable and personally insulting comments" aimed at counsel in an international protection case. Ms Justice Marie Baker, handing down judgment yesterday in an appeal brought by a Ukrainian seeking to return to Ireland to apply for

Scottish lawyers have voiced their opposition to any entrenchment of remote justice following comments from the Lord President that Scotland's legal system will not return to the status quo. Since the lockdown in March, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has developed new digital

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two inquiries into the processing of children's data by Instagram, part of Facebook Ireland Limited. The DPC said it had received a number of complaints concerning the processing of children's personal data on Instagram and had identified poten

Government plans to seal records from the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes for 30 years are not "necessary and proportionate", the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) has said. The government recently set out its legislative plans for the "safeguarding" of the commission's r

Ireland's data protection watchdog is set to bear a "very heavy financial burden" after a judge ruled that it should pay costs in the landmark case brought by privacy campaigner Max Schrems which led to the striking down of the US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. In her ruling on costs on Friday, Ms Jus

The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) has been asked to investigate whether Tánaiste Leo Varadkar breached codes of conduct by leaking a confidential document. Paul Murphy, socialist TD for Dublin South-West, wrote to SIPO yesterday in the wake of a political scandal concerning con