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A third of company directors in Ireland are concerned about the compliance costs associated with the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new survey has found. The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) surveyed 254 members on their GDPR preparedness, including chief

Anti-terror laws in Spain have had a "profoundly chilling effect" whereby people are "increasingly afraid to express alternative views, or make controversial jokes", according to a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights group said the "broad and vaguely-worded" Article 578 of the Sp

A man who was convicted of burglary has had his conviction quashed by the Supreme Court, on the basis that he had been deprived of a fair trial. Allowing the appeal, Justice Iseult O’Malley said that the defence was entitled to notice of the DPP’s evidence, and that “course taken by the prosec

Pictured (l-r): Partners Declan Murphy, Dario Di Murro and Richard O’Sullivan OSM Partners has announced the appointment of Dario Di Murro as partner and head of the firm's property department.

Many lawyers who left Ireland after the financial crisis are considering a return home, according to a new report on the Irish legal market. The Irish Legal Market 2018: Lawyer Engagement and Salary Report from Aperture Partners is based on a survey of just under 700 professionals.

Dr Padraic Kenna The vast majority of home repossession cases before the Irish courts involve home-owners who are not legally represented, according to a new study.

Dublin-born lawyer Gail Slater has been appointed to a senior advisory role in the White House by US President Donald Trump. Ms Slater, a graduate of UCD Sutherland School of Law, is taking up the role of adviser to the US president on technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity, The Irish Time

Retired judge John Gerard Buchanan, the longest-serving judge in the Circuit Court, has died at the age of 91, The Irish Times reports. Judge Buchanan, who was educated at Trinity College Dublin and the King's Inns, called to the bar in 1949 and took silk in 1973 before his appointment to the bench

The first issue of a new journal designed for solicitors and barristers practising in personal injury litigation has been published. The Tort Law and Litigation Review published by Clarus Press is also intended to provide an effective research tool for academics and students working within the field

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has appeared before the Court of Appeal as an amicus curiae in a case concerning the right of a person detained in a psychiatric institution to initiate a review of his detention. “AB” was initially detained in St. Loman’s Hospital on foot of an a

A graduate is suing her university for providing her with nothing more than a “Mickey Mouse” degree. Pok Wong, 29, is suing Anglia Ruskin University for more than £60,000, claiming the institution made fraudulent claims about a “quality education and prospect of employment after graduation”

LK Shields sponsored the recent France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC) business lunch, which welcomed Tánaiste Simon Coveney as a guest speaker.

A woman whose husband died over 30 years ago and has not had an Article 2 ECHR compliant investigation into his death has successfully argued that the decision of former First Minister, Arlene Foster, not to permit a paper on legacy inquests to go before the Executive Committee was unlawful. Directi

Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has called on Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley to urgently release funding for legacy inquests following yesterday's ruling by Justice Sir Paul Girvan.

Health Minister Simon Harris The Government has published a six-page policy paper on abortion, setting out its plans for abortion legislation provided the upcoming referendum results in the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.