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A citizens' assembly on drug use will take place in "the latter part of this year", Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Mr Martin was pressed on the timetable for the citizens' assembly, promised in the programme for government, in the Dáil yesterday by Holly Cairns, the Social Democrat

Maura McNally SC, chair of the Bar Council, has been appointed as chair of the governing body of Atlantic Technological University (ATU). ATU will become Ireland's fourth technological university upon opening its doors in April, absorbing three existing institutes of technology: Galway-Mayo Institut

A change in the law to require court approval of all children's compensation claims in Northern Ireland has been backed by an overwhelming majority of responses to a Department of Justice consultation.

Belfast-based Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of three new partners.  Jennifer Young, Karen Connolly and Ruth Flinn, who between them have over 45 years' experience in their specialist areas of law, have each been promoted from associate solicitor to partner.

Elena Vassileva, senior associate at Ronan Daly Jermyn, examines new EU proposals for the regulation of artificial intelligence. Our world is increasingly technology centric, offering unlimited opportunities with just the click of a button. As a result, artificial intelligence (AI), which aims to cr

Plans to criminalise the sale of e-scooters to under-16s have been dropped by ministers amid concerns the law would be unenforceable. The Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, which cleared the second stage in the Dáil in November, will regulate e-scooters in Ireland for the first time. They will

An English law firm has been fined £98,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a data breach caused by ransomware. Hackers gained access to the IT systems of criminal defence firm Tuckers Solicitors LLP and compromised more than 24,700 court bundles containing sensitive data s

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Tara Kelly as head of the firm's competition and antitrust team. Ms Kelly, whose personal practice focuses on merger control and regulatory investigations, will lead a specialised team advising clients on their obligations under Irish and

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched judicial review proceedings against the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over its alleged failure to protect people from the practice of "real-time bidding" for online advertising. In an affidavit filed with the High Court, plaintiff Dr Johnn

An ongoing smear campaign against human rights lawyer Colin Harvey threatens academic freedom in Northern Ireland and has the potential to spark physical violence, UN human rights experts have said. Since 2019, Professor Harvey, former commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, ha

Partners at global law firm Clyde & Co and UK-headquartered BLM have voted in favour of merging this July to create a combined entity with a global revenue of over £700 million per year.

A new forum for in-house lawyers at Irish tech companies is set to be officially launched next week. Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC), founded by Sarah Irwin, head of legal at cybersecurity automation startup Tines, will host its inaugural in-person event at Huckletree D2 next Thursday 7 April at 6

Ballinasloe-based Patrick Hogan & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of probate practice and property law specialist Laura King to lead the firm's new office in Mountbellew. The new office will offer personal injury, property law and administration of estate services to clients in the l

The Limerick Solicitors Bar Association will go head-to-head with An Garda Síochána at a charity football match this evening. Taking place at Limerick's Jackman Park at 6pm, the match will raise funds for Limerick Suicide Watch, with nearly €3,500 already raised via Gofundme.

A solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct after admitting to falsely claiming to have witnessed a client's signatures on legal and banking documents. Cork solicitor John Moylan, of Richard Moylan & Co Solicitors, was censured by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on Wednesda