Eu Law

Ireland will opt-in to the centralised European depository for evidence collected of international war crimes in Ukraine, the government has announced. Motions will be brought before the Dáil and Seanad by justice minister Helen McEntee this week to seek Oireachtas backing for Ireland's invol

William Fry partners Colette Brady and Laura Scott give an update on litigation concerning EU law on supplementary protection certificates. Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) brought an appeal to the Supreme Court following its unsuccessful appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court's finding t

EU plans to hold major online platforms like Facebook and Twitter accountable for illegal and harmful content are gathering pace after political agreement was reached between the European Parliament and member states over the weekend. The Digital Services Act (DSA), proposed by the European Commissi

The European Commission has proposed the first-ever framework to protect the intellectual property for craft and industrial products that rely on the originality and authenticity of traditional practices from their regions.  This framework will cover products such as Donegal tweed, Murano

A total of six criminal appeals could be affected by last week's ruling that an Irish data retention law is incompatible with EU law. The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that the "general and indiscriminate" retention of electronic communications data for

Convicted murderer Graham Dwyer has succeeded in his EU court challenge to an Irish data retention law that played a crucial role in his trial and conviction.

The European Union has reached political agreement on landmark new legislation aimed at addressing "systemic misbehaviour" among so-called Big Tech companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) will blacklist certain practices used by large platforms acting as &

Legislation to bring Irish law in line with the requirements of the European arrest warrant system has made progress in the Dáil. The European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022 addresses issues identified in formal EU infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission against Ir

Irish consumers will be able to bring collective claims to the High Court under new legislation announced by ministers yesterday.

The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into whether an agreement between Google and Meta (formerly Facebook) for online display advertising services may have breached EU competition rules. The investigation relates to the so-called "Jedi Blue" agreement struck in September 2018

A non-EU national living in Northern Ireland should not have been refused benefits on the basis that she did not have "comprehensive sickness insurance" as she had access to the NHS, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In yesterday's judgment, the Fifth Chamber provided insi

Irish and Ukrainian lawyers will examine the legal ramifications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at a webinar hosted by The Bar of Ireland and its EU Bar Association next week. The free event, taking place on Tuesday 15 March from 4.15pm to 5.30pm, will also hear from the Dean of Warsaw Bar Council

David Conlan Smyth SC, Anna Bazarchina BL, William Morrin BL and Patrick Fitzgerald BL – members of the EU Bar Association of Ireland – unpick the legal hurdles and steps involved in Ukraine becoming a member state of the European Union. On 28 February 2022, just four days after being in

The Irish government has welcomed progress on new EU rules for non-financial reporting by companies on environmental, social, human rights and governance matters. The EU Competitiveness Council in Brussels has agreed to enhanced measures backed by the European Commission and will now enter discussio

Elena Vassileva, senior associate at Ronan Daly Jermyn, examines new EU proposals for the regulation of artificial intelligence. Our world is increasingly technology centric, offering unlimited opportunities with just the click of a button. As a result, artificial intelligence (AI), which aims to cr