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Dr Eoin O'Dell reminds Senator Michael McDowell, following his rebuke of social media platforms for online defamation, that he still has an opportunity to do something about it. Last week, in his column in The Irish Times, Michael McDowell took social media platforms to task for shirking their respo

The recent English and Welsh High Court case of Zaloumis v Steele (King’s Bench Division) is a cautionary tale for mediators and one worth the attention of lawyers who find themselves advising clients through settlement processes. The dispute involved a son and father falling out over business

Scottish advocate Douglas Ross KC reviews a new analysis of the UK Supreme Court. This book presents an extensive analysis of the judgments delivered in the UK Supreme Court during its first 10 years (2009-2019).

The view from Andrew McGahey’s home office south of Navan in Co Meath is an idyllic one. The vista of tranquillity that takes in the Hill of Tara and the River Boyne ends here, though — the EMEA managing partner of Kennedys Law LLP is responsible for seven offices, where daily life is di

Brónagh Maher of Matheson considers the EU-US ESG regulatory debate and the implications for EU competitiveness. The pace of change with regard to attitudes, laws and regulations on climate change matters in the 10 years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 has been head-spinning

Irish Legal News presents the latest in a series of dialogues between criminal justice researchers, policymakers and practitioners. In this piece, three academics discuss a new booklet of research briefings written to support professionals who work with victims. In response, several people from the

Professor Kevin Brown of Queen's University Belfast weighs up competing proposals for reform of sentencing in Northern Ireland. Before the summer recess, MLAs debated a motion on improving sentencing practice that called for a public consultation on creating a Sentencing Council.

Tom O'Malley SC appeals for brevity in Irish court judgments. The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite novels and I have recently read it for (probably) the third time. What makes it great is not just the story it tells and the way in which Scott Fitzgerald uses that story to expose the emptiness and

RDJ LLP partner Jennifer Cashman warns Irish businesses of the legal risks associated with reversing course on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI). From progress to pullbacks, US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equality and inclusion programmes is being felt internationall

Irish Legal News presents the next article in a series of dialogues between criminal justice policy, practice and research. Here, Barra Ó Dúill from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration’s Research and Evaluation Unit reflects on a recent event that explored the u

Mason Hayes & Curran lawyers Gerard Kelly and John Milligan review an IP dispute between competitor radio stations in the High Court. The Irish High Court has recently granted an interim injunction against Bauer Audio Ireland. The injunction restrains Bauer Audio Ireland from using the brand nam

Perhaps the Baltic states, those around the sea there, in recent decades have not been given as full attention as they ought to have. International politics have now changed everything. The core arguments by Oliver Moody are, first, that these states have been forced to develop the kind of resilienc

McCann FitzGerald partner Shane Fahy and knowledge lawyer Laura Farrell review a proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews in England and Wales. The UK has introduced a bill which will see a ban on upward-only rent review clauses in new commercial leases in England and Wales.

The vaults of the Antwerp Diamond Centre were thought to be impregnable until, on 15 February 2003, a gang of professional thieves made off with a haul of diamonds worth over £100 million — none have ever been recovered. Patient planning and stunning ingenuity allowed the gang to loot hu

Carson McDowell solicitor Sophie Hunter examines an English court decision with implications for the accommodation of asylum seekers across the UK, including in Northern Ireland. Epping Forest District Council have secured an interim injunction requiring the owners of the Bell Hotel to stop using, o