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Northern Ireland's county courts will gain jurisdiction over more personal injury and defamation cases under plans put out to consultation today. Justice Minister Naomi Long has launched a 12-week public consultation on increasing the general civil jurisdiction of the county courts.

Proposed legislation allowing for physician-assisted dying in Ireland requires "further safeguards", the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The rights watchdog today published its analysis and recommendations to the Oireachtas justice committee on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020,

Benjamin Bestgen this week explains that the extinction of rights upon death is more complicated a matter than it first seems. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Fans of old-school computer games might still remember Grim Fandango, where the player guides afterlife travel agent Manny Cal

Legislative amendments will be brought forward to allow e-scooters to be used legally in public places in Ireland, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has announced. Provisions providing for the regulation of e-scooters and e-bikes will be brought into the forthcoming Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provision

Matheson partner Tara Doyle has been elected by her colleagues as the firm's chairperson, becoming the first woman to hold the role.

Seán O'Donnell, partner at ByrneWallace, examines the 14 principles underpinning Ireland's regulator's approach to data processing. On 18 December 2020 the Data Protection Commission published its draft Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing. Building on existing guidan

Legislation providing for parental bereavement leave and pay will be brought to the Northern Ireland Assembly following the completion of a consultation. Economy Minister Diane Dodds has published her Department's assessment and response to the two-month consultation, which closed in August.

The High Court has found that a couple have established that there is a fair question to be tried as to the correct interpretation of a charge over their lands. Mr Justice Senan Allen heard an application by the registered owners of lands for an interlocutory injunction restraining the registered ow

Benjamin Bestgen considers the fairness of the high standards to which we hold lawyers. Read last week's jurisprudential primer here. The legal profession is a deeply human one and humans are complex creatures. As a species we are capable of extraordinary feats of courage, intellect, wisdom, kindnes

Ireland has one of the highest rates of data breaches in the EU, according to a new report from global law firm DLA Piper. According to its latest annual survey of GDPR fines and data breaches, a total of 6,615 data breaches were reported to Ireland's Data Protection Commission in the past 12 months

Jason O'Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, examines the dilemma employers will face when they encounter employees who refuse to take the vaccine and what measures they should take to deal with them. As the rollout continues with the Covid-19 vaccinations, its welc

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has seen an 18 per cent rise in incidents of personal data loss, according to official figures. In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year, 2018/19.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of the High Court granting certiorari of refusal of a residence card. The appeal was from the judgment of Mr Justice Max Barrett who granted an order of certiorari in favour of Md. Jabed Miah referring his application for an EU residence card back to the M

Rights groups have called on the State to "rectify the wrongs done" to women and children following the publication of the long-awaited final report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. The inquiry was established in 2015 to provide a full account of what happened to vulnerable

The High Court has found that two plaintiffs are entitled to the costs of an interlocutory application. However, as there is ongoing litigation between the parties, the judge held that they would hear submissions, and was prepared to stay the execution of that order pending the trial. Background