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Regulators, government and Parliament must do more to ensure joined-up and effective regulation of the rapidly changing digital world, a new House of Lords report says. Systems are not rigorous or accountable enough to address regulatory gaps and overlaps, according to the House of Lords Communicati

There is a case for the devolution of more fiscal powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the independent Fiscal Commission for Northern Ireland has said. In its interim report, the commission said there is a case to consider the devolution of taxes including income tax, excise duties on alcohol, t

Matheson has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Women in Finance Awards Ireland 2021. The award recognises financial services companies that have demonstrated great efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive working environment and achieve equal gender representation at all lev

The Department of Social Protection and the Data Protection Commission (DPC) have reached an agreement on the processing of personal data in relation to SAFE registration and the public services card (PSC). The data protection watchdog had concluded in August 2019 that there was no legal basis for r

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI as its charity of the year for 2022. Brigid Napier, president of the Law Society, joined the charity's chair, Richard Buchanan, and Dr Lisa Crawford, a researcher at the Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research in Belfas

Distinguished barrister Frank Callanan SC has passed away at the age of 65. Mr Callanan died at home following a medical emergency on Sunday morning, just two days after the death of his father, retired solicitor and photojournalist Fionnbar Callanan.

A Christian boy's school in Newry discriminated against applicants by prioritising applications for "legacy students" whose fathers had been past pupils, Northern Ireland's High Court has ruled.

A court has ruled that a 39-year-old unemployed woman is not entitled to financial support from her retired father. The woman lives in Rome with her mother, who sought €900 per month in alimony from her husband, who separated from her and moved out of the family home in 2013.

A delayed review of care and supervision units (CSUs) operated by the Northern Ireland Prison Service will now be published next year, justice minister Naomi Long has said. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) was asked by Mrs Long in November 2020 to conduct a review following an in

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