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Legislation allowing Irish companies to hold their AGMs online during the Covid-19 pandemic has been extended to the end of April 2022. The interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020, which makes temporary amendments to the Companies Act 2014 and the Industrial an

The Oireachtas has approved legislation to introduce a new planning process for large-scale residential developments (LRDs) to replace the controversial fast-track strategic housing development (SHD) process. The Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 ha

The Law Society of Ireland has reiterated its call on the State to reinstate the Irish Traveller Movement Independent Law Centre to “reduce inequality and advance human rights for the Traveller community” in Ireland. The Law Society has made this call on several occasions in the past, mo

The High Court has struck out motions issued by a litigant in person on the basis that he failed to serve the defendant properly. In so ruling, the court noted that the plaintiff appeared to be assisted by a man who “crops up reasonably regularly in the chancery list” and that “he

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced the promotion of Deirdre Barnicle to the position of consultant in the firm's financial services tax practice. Ms Barnicle advises clients on complex tax matters and the Irish tax aspects of key transactions, particularly in the debt capital markets/securitisation

People working in the so-called "gig economy", such as Deliveroo riders and Uber drivers, could gain formal employment rights under proposals from the European Commission. A proposed EU Directive would ensure that people working through digital labour platforms are granted the legal employment statu

China has committed the crime of genocide by imposing measures aimed at reducing the birth rate of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, a UK-based people's tribunal has concluded. The Uyghur Tribunal, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC and comprised of various legal and human rights experts, issued its final judgment

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to face trial on charges under the Espionage Act, the High Court in London has ruled. Westminster Magistrates' Court had originally ruled in January that Mr Assange should not be extradited due to concerns about his mental health and the r

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Hong Kong: Barring legal aid recipients from choosing own lawyer could breach Basic Law and Bill of Rights | Hong Kong Free Press

A judge who admitted burying $100,000 in cash to hide it from the state has offered the defence that he's "from Alabama". Judge Kelvin Jones, a Nashville-based judge who is seeking appointment to the Tennessee Supreme Court, said people from Alabama "keep money in mattresses, Mason jars and other pl

Professor Imelda Maher has been appointed as the Emile Noel GlobalFellow at the Jean Monnet Center, New York University School of Law. While a Fellow at the Center from January to June 2022, Professor Maher will undertake research on law and hope, focusing on the preamble and early provisions of the

New legislation which will widen the offence of people smuggling will not lead to prosecutions of humanitarian organisations, the government has insisted. The Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill, which replaces most aspects of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000, was approved by T

Helen Murray BL has been appointed as the new editor of The Bar Review. Ms Murray will replace Eilis Brennan SC, who has stepped down after almost 20 years as editor of The Bar of Ireland's flagship publication.

The High Court has awarded €33,000 to a plaintiff for psychiatric damage arising out of witnessing a murder at work. The plaintiff argued that her employer had failed to provide her with a mobile panic alarm pursuant to their policy and that this aggravated the plaintiff’s nervous shock r

Beauchamps has welcomed six newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their training with the firm. Caoimhe Russell, Emily Harrington, Gavin Merlehan, Hugh Foyle, Joseph Horan and Matthew Carroll have joined the firm in permanent roles.