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Irish law on the copyrighting of AI-generated works should be brought in line with the rest of the EU before the matter ends up before the courts, a leading technology lawyer has said. Dr Barry Scannell, partner at William Fry and a member of Ireland's AI Advisory Council, said a recent court ruling

William Fry LLP has successfully acted for MEAG on its first residential investment acquisition in Ireland. The transaction, which marks the asset manager’s entry into the Irish residential investment market, closed in late January.

William Fry partners Jason Milne and Michelle Martin examine a Supreme Court ruling which clarifies planning bodies' climate duties and limits the decisive impact of s.15 on individual development decisions. The Supreme Court in the Coolglass case upheld the High Court's decision to quash the r

The Irish M&A market showed "clear resilience" in 2025 despite a 35 per cent drop in deal value compared to the previous year, according to William Fry. The firm today published its M&A review for 2025, which saw a total of 524 deals worth €19.5 billion — a three per cent year-on-

William Fry partners Jason Milne and Michelle Martin welcome legal clarity on anonymous requests for access to environmental information. On 15 January 2026, the Court of Justice issued judgment in C-129/24 Coillte Cuideachta Ghníomhaíochta Ainmnithe following a request for a prelimina

William Fry partners Ruairi Rynn, Fergus Doorly and Gerard James examine a High Court ruling confirming that arbitration clauses do not block winding-up petitions absent a genuine dispute on the debt. In a previous article, we explored the tension between arbitration clauses and insolvency proceedin

William Fry has welcomed 18 new associates following the completion of their traineeships with the firm.

William Fry lawyers Mary Cooney, Margaret Muldowney and Barry Murphy examine legislative plans to regulate home support providers. On 9 December 2025, the Cabinet approved the publication of the Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025. Subsequently, on 16 December 2025, the bill was in

William Fry has appointed Jason Milne as partner and head of the firm's environment and planning group. Mr Milne brings over 25 years' specialist expertise in environmental, planning, and health and safety law.

William Fry lawyers Rachel Hayes, Leo Moore and Jordie Sattar examine an opinion which offers clarity on when data subject access requests may be deemed "excessive" under the GDPR. On 12 September 2025, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar (AG) provided an opinion in Case C-526/24 (Brillen Rottler) which

The English court ruling in a dispute between Getty Images and Stability AI is "the most impactful legal decision yet on the nature of artificial intelligence and copyright law", according to William Fry partners Dr Barry Scannell and Leo Moore. Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE handed down her long-awai

William Fry LLP has reappointed Liam McCabe as chairperson for a further three-year term. Mr McCabe has been a partner in the firm since 2000 and heads its projects and construction department.

William Fry lawyers Rachel Hayes, Leo Moore and Aoife Keenan explain the key features of the EU's Digital Identity Wallet. The Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, which establishes the European Digital Identity Framework (EUDI Regulation), came into force in May 2024 and will take legal effect across the Eur

Dr Barry Scannell of William Fry notes the world's first legislation regulating so-called "AI companions". In the 2013 film Her, a lonely man falls in love with an AI. What once seemed like speculative fiction has edged uncomfortably close to reality.

William Fry lawyers Rachel Hayes, David Cullen and Aoife Keenan examine a CJEU ruling clarifying what constitutes personal data when transferring pseudonymised information externally. On 4 September 2025, the European Court of Justice delivered its decision in Case C-2025/645 between the European Da