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The High Court has paved the way for a class action lawsuit to be brought against Microsoft over advertising technology alleged to breach users' privacy rights. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) yesterday applied to the court for what it said would be Ireland's first-ever class action law

Pharmacy and beauty chain Boots has been ordered to pay more than €1,000 after pleading guilty to breaking sales pricing legislation. The prosecution was brought by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) against Boots Retail (Ireland) Limited following online sweeps conducted

The American actors' union has launched legal proceedings over the alleged use of AI to replicate the voice of Darth Vader in the video game Fortnite. SAG-AFTRA has accused Llama Productions, which generated the voice clips for Fortnite maker Epic Games, of unfair labour practices by failing to enga

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has reportedly taken action after a staff member allegedly sent sexually-charged text messages to a woman who used its services. The Irish Independent today published a number of the text messages the woman said she had received from an LSRA employee se

UCD Sutherland School of Law has launched a new Master's scholarship in law memorialising the late Declan McCourt. The scholarship has been established with a €1 million fund at UCD Foundation in honour of the UCD alumnus, well-known businessman and chairman of the Law School’s Devel

Belfast lawyer Lyn Harris, partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, has been named "C Level Woman of the Year" at the 2025 Women in Tech Awards. Organised by Women in Business NI and sponsored by VANRATH, the annual event welcomed over 300 guests from across Northern Ireland's thriving tech sector to the

The shortlist for the Justice Media Awards 2025 has been published by the Law Society of Ireland.

Staff at Waterford firm Nolan Farrell & Goff recently gathered at Mount Congreve to celebrate 50 years since the firm was established.

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has been accused of breaking EU consumer laws in a coordinated action involving Ireland's consumer watchdog, the EU and other national authorities. Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), along with national consumer authorities in Belgium, F

Microsoft is facing what has been described as Ireland's first class action lawsuit after the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today launched proceedings in the High Court in Dublin. The legal action, brought under the new EU Collective Redress Directive, alleges that the "real-time bidding"

A judge has apologised after being suspended without pay for telling "exceptionally bad jokes". Judge Gary Farmer, based in Florida, cracked jokes at the expense of defendants, including one man who he was told was expecting the birth of three children with different mothers.

McCay Legal has acquired Omagh firm James McNulty & Co Solicitors, bringing its total headcount to 23 staff across Derry, Strabane and Omagh. James McNulty & Co has been serving the people of Tyrone since 1931, offering services such as residential conveyancing, wills and estates, and person

A legal challenge has been launched in the Northern Ireland courts over the alleged state funding of companies linked to the provision of F-35 fighter jets to Israel. Madden & Finucane Solicitors is acting in the judicial review proceedings lodged at the High Court in Belfast yesterday.

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A Westminster committee has called for the resignation of the chief executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A report from the justice select committee says the CCRC's leadership "has shown