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Sarah Slevin and Natalie Dillon of Ronan Daly Jermyn explore the fundamental objectives of the new SCCs and the key dates and steps organisations should now take. On 4 June 2021 the European Commission issued its eagerly awaited decision publishing the new Standard Contractual Clauses, or SCCs (New

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has announced the promotion of Catriona McCorry to partner in the firm's Belfast office. The move forms part of a global round involving the appointment of 16 new partners, seven new legal directors, 30 new senior associates and eight new associates.

A dramatic police chase ended when the suspect pulled into a McDonald's drive-thru and attempted to order food. Police began to tail Johanna Gardell, 38, after she allegedly stole a pickup truck and struck a number of vehicles with it.

Future solicitors have been invited to apply for the Scott Scholarship at DCU School of Law and Government, delivered in association with Arthur Cox. The scholarship, worth a total of €12,000, is named in memory of the late Frank Scott, a partner at Arthur Cox, and supports students who wish to

The High Court has quashed a decision by An Bord Pleanála for a safe injection site in Dublin due to a failure to consider the objections of a local primary school. The Board had provided temporary permission of three years for the facility, with a potential review of the development after th

The Oireachtas justice committee has recommended the establishment of a special committee to examine the law on assisted dying. The committee has published a report on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020, which seeks to allow for the provision of assisted dying to qualifying persons with the aim of all

Criminologist Phil Scraton, professor emeritus at Queen's University Belfast School of Law, has joined a distinguished team of patrons of Include Youth, a rights-based charity working with young people. The team of six patrons, which include some of Northern Ireland's top athletes, will work closely

Online retail giant Amazon has been slapped with a record €746 million fine by a data protection watchdog for alleged breaches of the GDPR. Luxembourg's data protection watchdog, the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD), issued the fine in July.

A finding that the so-called "six-month rule" for terminally ill people accessing certain benefits is unlawful has been overturned by the Court of Appeal. The High Court ruled last summer that the requirement for terminally ill claimants to demonstrate that their death can reasonably be expected wit

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by the Department for Communities (DfC) in a challenge against the legislation which provides that certain people with a terminal illness can receive welfare benefits without undergoing a full assessment. Handing down the judgment yesterday on behalf of a th

A lawyer couple who became infamous for pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching near their luxury home last year have been pardoned. Missouri Governor Mike Parson has pardoned Mark McCloskey and Patricia McCloskey, who both practice as personal injury lawyers in St Louis, NPR reports

A judge in British Columbia has refused to ask members of a jury about their vaccination status. “I do not think the participation of unvaccinated jurors risks public confidence in the administration of justice,” Justice Geoffrey Gomery said in a ruling.

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A long-awaited review of prison healthcare has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The health needs assessment was due to be completed in June 2021 but is still being finalised, The Medical Independent reports.

Belfast-based MKB Law has announced a new charity partnership with Depaul, which supports individuals, couples and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Since its establishment in Ireland in 2002 and Northern Ireland in 2005, Depaul has grown to become a significant leader in the hom