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Mason Hayes & Curran partners Gearoid Carey and Gerard Kelly explore a recent Court of Appeal decision and set out why it underscores the importance of careful handling of privileged material in disputes. The Court of Appeal in Elsharkawy v Minister for Transport [2024] IECA 258 recently upheld

Robert Shiels reviews a new book on one of the most notorious crimes in recent English history. The public must surely wish to have a comprehensive narrative of the course of conduct by a medically qualified person resulting in the deaths of many babies, and they have it with this book.

Dear Editor, Ought not the "land of a thousand welcomes" exercise more compassion towards those ‘flocking’ to our great shores in search of a better quality of life?

A new tipstaff has been warmly welcomed in the High Court, a reader tells Irish Legal News. For many years, the legendary Mr Ian Barclay was the tipstaff for the then Chancery list judge, including Ms Justice Reynolds, Mr Justice O’Moore, Mr Justice Allen and finally Mr Justice Sanfey. Mr Barc

Dr Andrew Forde responds to the furore over Ireland's intention to intervene in cases brought against Israel and Myanmar under the Genocide Convention. On 11 December, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin announced Ireland’s intention to intervene in the

Perhaps Ireland's most famous — and unlikeliest — human rights activist, Seán MacBride was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 50 years ago this week. Born in 1904 to Maud Gonne, the actress, Irish republican icon and long-time muse of WB Yeats, and Major John MacBride, who was executed

Robert Shiels looks at the "story of law’s reasonable person" — one that has "many beginnings and no end", according to Professor Valentin Jeutner, of Lund University, Sweden. Identifying the concept of a "reasonable person" is not an easy task, given, as this professor discovered, there

William Fry partner Dr Barry Scannell examines a recent trademark case in which ChatGPT represented one of the parties. Good idea: Getting a well-trained lawyer to represent you in a trademark dispute. Bad idea: Having ChatGPT represent you in a trademark dispute.

Being a public figure is tough. In some ways, few public roles are harder than those of politicians and government officials. The constant judgement, insults and threats alone are enough to put almost anyone off public service, writes Scottish lawyer Benjamin Bestgen. There is no denying that being

Barry Crushell highlights recent cases where employers failed to carry out proper investigations before dismissing employees. Very often, when an employer believes an employee may be guilty of some form of misconduct, there can be an immediate rush to judgment, which may prejudice any eventual outco

Robert Shiels reviews a new book on an infamous series of London murders. The purportedly whole story of the grim events at 10 Rillington Place, London has been offered to the public in different forms over the years but what version is complete, and separately, an accurate one?

Recent years have seen an impressive influx of significant international law firms to Ireland. They have arrived in the country to service multinational businesses attracted to the country by seamless access to the EU post-Brexit as well as the country’s growing reputation in areas such as tec

Dear Editor, The Optional Protocol to the Convention on Persons with Disabilities will come into force in Ireland on Saturday 30 November.

Professor Russell Sandberg suggests legal sanctions for blasphemy continue to exist in Britain following a ruling against Scottish comedian Fern Brady. The criminal offence of blasphemy is dead in England and Wales. It was unceremoniously abolished by section 79(1) of the Criminal Justice and Immigr

Amy McNicholas and Ana Harrington examine the legal implications of a new employment code of practice, outlining its key provisions and what businesses must do to comply with the updated guidelines. This week, the Department of Social Protection has released its Code of Practice on Determining Emplo