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Belfast’s commercial property market is entering an important new phase, writes Emma Cooper. After several years of rising interest rates, construction costs and economic uncertainty, the market is becoming more selective. However, that should not be confused with a lack of demand. Businesses

ScottishPower cannot deduct around £28 million paid to customers and charities under settlements with energy regulator GEMA when calculating its taxable profits, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled. The court allowed an appeal by HM Revenue and Customs, holding that although the payments w

Professor Marie Keenan draws on research commissioned by the Department of Justice to argue that criminal legal aid reform must address inadequate fees and the growing burden of disclosure work, as well as concerns about abuse of the system. Given the current dispute between the minister for justice

There is something deeply concerning about the idea of an academic and environmental campaigner facing defamation proceedings from a billion-pound company over comments made while discussing his environmental campaign on a university podcast. Yet, that is the position that Professor Geraint Ellis of

Treason pays it would appear – for publishers at any rate. This year has seen a slew of new books on the the young idealists who spied for the Soviet Union. Stalin’s Apostles by Antonia Senior, currently Radio 4’s book of the week, fairly rattles along providing a valuable new ove

Aisling Parkinson and Jacqueline Ho review recent case law to highlight common employer mistakes in managing mental health at work and the practical steps needed to reduce legal risk. In our previous article, we looked at how employers can proactively protect employee wellbeing from stress and burno

Lisa Ann Wilkinson became a barrister after a decidedly varied career path – but like everything else she’s done, she immersed herself in the law with a passion. The Dublin-based Junior Counsel describes herself as a mother, feminist, barrister and entrepreneur and her legal career is fo

Roy Cohn turned aggression, deception and contempt for professional restraint into instruments of power. In American Scoundrel, Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark trace his path from the Rosenberg prosecution and McCarthy hearings to a lucrative legal career marked by intimidation, ethical misconduct and

Daniel J. Schendzielos argues that meaningful human oversight of high-risk AI requires genuine authority, expertise, independent checks and the practical ability to intervene. Drawing on aviation law, he sets out six conditions that can turn EU AI Act compliance from a box-ticking exercise int

Saoirse Coughlan examines the District Court judgment in CFA v J & O [2026] IEDC 8, a case described by Judge John Campbell as among the gravest to come before the court. It highlights the severe coercive control and neglect experienced by the children and their mother, and argues that Ireland&r

For World Mental Heath Day Jacqueline Ho and Megan Hurley from Lewis Silkin Ireland examine the growing impact of workplace stress and burnout in Ireland, outlining employers’ legal duties and the business risks of inaction.  The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) broadly defines stress as

The High Court has refused to set aside an ex parte order giving effect to a request for assistance (Letters Rogatory) received from the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Florida Court). The Order gave effect to a request from the Florida Court that the applicant be examin

Ireland's plan to accelerate infrastructure delivery is now government policy, rather than just an ambition. The Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and updated this July, sets out thirty time-bound measures across four pillars, inclu

Ciara O’Herlihy comments that Ireland’s life sciences sector is a major economic success, but intensifying global competition means its future cannot be taken for granted. Budget 2027 should build on this strong foundation by modernising innovation supports, strengthening clinical trials

As a small boy I once joined a group of classmates to peer at a grainy black and white photo brought in by one of the boys whose uncle had fought in the Malayan ‘Emergency’. The subject of our ghoulish fascination was an image of smiling Scottish soldiers displaying the severed heads of