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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

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, of Doughty Street Chambers, has confirmed that she will act with a team of international lawyers as international counsel to renowned media entrepreneur, pro-democracy campaigner, and writer, Jimmy Lai. Mr Lai, through his media companies and his writings, is a high-profile

The setting of a new personal injury discount rate (PIDR) for Northern Ireland could be jeopardised by the possible collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly, an insurance law expert has warned. The Damages (Return on Investment) Bill, which introduces a statutory methodology for calculating the dis

Ronan Hynes, partner at Sellors LLP, offers a sneak peek into the law firm of the future. As we start to emerge from Covid-19 and take stock in a post-pandemic world, is there an opportunity to rethink the future law firm operating model? What does the future hold for law firms and the legal industr

New UK data transfer rules replacing the EU's standard contractual clauses (SCCs) have been laid before Parliament. The international data transfer agreement (IDTA), the international data transfer addendum to the European Commission's SCCs for international data transfers, and a document setting ou

A new report from the special rapporteur on child protection examines the impact of Covid-19 on child protection on Ireland and analyses the inquiry into mother and baby homes from a human rights perspective. Professor Conor O'Mahony's second annual report as special rapporteur covers an 18-month re

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the severity of a three-year sentence for the cultivation of €39,000 worth of cannabis plants. The final year of the sentence had also been suspended by the sentencing judge. The appellant argued that the sentence was excessive having regard t

Around one in six young barristers in England and Wales want to leave the profession amid unmanageable workloads and fears of burnout, according to a new report. The Life at the Young Bar report, commissioned by the Bar Council and published yesterday, is based on research into barristers who have b

The High Court has acceded to an application appointing the aunt of a ward of court as his joint committee in addition to the General Solicitor. The General Solicitor opposed the appointment, arguing that the aunt’s disagreement with the treating doctors could undermine the ward’s treatm

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a murder conviction which claimed that the appellant’s trial was rendered unfair after the main prosecution witness gave evidence via video link. It was also claimed that the witness should not have been permitted to give evidence with the as

Ruaidhrí Groom, solicitor at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, reviews a recent case where the Good Law Project and EveryDoctor challenged the allocation of several PPE contracts to businesses on the UK government’s 'VIP lane'. Due to the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on the markets and the rap

Scotland's High Court of Justiciary has refused an appeal against extradition by an Irish citizen who claimed he was at risk of having to “slop out” the chamber pot of his prison cell if he were returned to Ireland to serve a custodial sentence. It was argued by Kevin McGourty that there

A massive €225 million fine imposed on WhatsApp last year moved Ireland into second place for value of GDPR fines imposed since the regulations came into force in 2018, research by DLA Piper has found. Ireland has issued GDPR fines worth €226.05 million since 25 May 2018, now second only t

Sligo-based Callan Tansey LLP has announced the opening of a new office in Limerick, headed up by senior associate Janet Keane. Ms Keane, a native of Limerick and a graduate of the University of Limerick, has 14 years' experience in medical negligence and personal injury litigation.

Mark Zuckerberg may be forced to pay UK Facebook users about £50 each if a legal case succeeds. Competition law academic Liza Lovdahl Gormsen is to lodge a case against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on behalf of 44 million users between 2015 and 2019, The Times reports.