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The Supreme Court has determined that the ministerial creation of the indictable offence of refusing to permit access by authorised officers to inspect private boglands was not an abdication of the Oireachtas’ legislative power. Delivering the lead judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Pe

Six out of 10 Irish businesses are not prepared for compliance with the European Accessibility Act (EAA), according to a survey by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran. The EAA is an EU directive aimed at improving the accessibility of products and services, ensuring that people with disabilit

Four in ten Irish businesses will not be prepared for NIS2 compliance by next week's deadline, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran suggests. The business law firm surveyed 160 professionals ahead of 17 October, the date by which the government must transpose NIS2 into Irish law.

The Supreme Court has referred four questions on the transposition and interpretation of Directive 2013/33/EU, the Reception Conditions Directive, to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne opined that it “seems t

The European Law Institute's annual conference is currently under way in Dublin — the first time it has been held in the Irish capital. Over 400 delegates from across Europe are taking part in the event, which is being held across the King's Inns and the Law Society today and tomorrow.

An Irish MEP has taken on a leading role in negotiating a new EU law to strengthen passenger rights. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has been appointed by the Renew Europe political grouping in the European Parliament as its chief negotiator on the propo

Human rights campaigners have expressed concern after the European Commission proposed a 12-month delay to a landmark new anti-deforestation law. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), adopted last year, aims to ensure that certain goods on the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation a

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) at Trinity College Dublin has appointed Robert McTernaghan BL as assistant director for Northern Ireland. Mr McTernaghan practises in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland and is currently vice-chair of the Bar of Northern Ireland's Immigration Bar Asso

Ireland has failed to properly transpose EU rules on combating racism and xenophobia, the European Commission has said. The Commission yesterday sent a letter of formal notice to Ireland for only partially transposing the Council Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia (Council Framewo

The European Commission has launched a new social media campaign aimed at bringing the idea of the rule of law closer to EU citizens and raising awareness of its impact on people's everyday lives. The campaign will focus on the six core principles defining the rule of law — equality before the

A nearly €1.5 billion fine imposed on Google by the European Commission has been annulled by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The Commission imposed the fine, totalling €1.494 billion, on the search giant in 2019 after finding that it had abused its dominant position in t

The Law Society of Ireland has congratulated Michael McGrath on his appointment as EU commissioner for democracy, justice and the rule of law. Ursula von der Leyen yesterday picked the former finance minister for the job as she set out the make-up of the European Commission for her second term as pr

Former finance minister Michael McGrath is to be appointed as the new European commissioner for justice. Ursula von der Leyen today unveiled the make-up of the new European Commission, who begins a second five-year term as president.

The Irish government is seeking fresh legal advice on trade between the EU and Israel in the wake of a landmark ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In July, the UN’s top court issued a landmark advisory opinion that said Israel is unlawfully occupying the Palestinian territor

Thousands of dangerous cars are being imported to Europe through a loophole in EU law, an Irish MEP has said. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a barrister and Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has backed calls by the European Transport Safety Council to change the law following a 20 per cen