A survey carried out by the Compliance Institute has found that cyber-crime is considered the most prevalent financial crime in Ireland. The organisation, which works with professionals involved in ...

The Law Society has welcomed the introduction of new Solicitors Accounts Regulations, which come into operation on 1 July. The current regulations have been in force since 2014, and the Law Society ...

A KC who was among a group of high-profile Jewish lawyers who called for Israel to be guided by the law in its response to the Hamas attack has been appointed attorney general in Britain’s new Labour ...

The Seanad has passed a bill that will set up a new dedicated Family Court within the existing courts structure. Once enacted, the legislation will provide for judges who have specialist training or ...

The Government has halved the levy that credit unions must pay into a fund set up to deal with any financial difficulties in the sector. The Department of Finance said that the rate for the Credit ...

The data-protection watchdog has reprimanded and fined social-media company Meta Ireland €91 million for breaches of the GDPR rules on password storage. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) had ...

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been appointed as Special Rapporteur on Child Protection for a three-year term. UCD BCL graduate Gallagher was called to the Bar of Ireland (2001), the Bar of England and ...

The Local Authorities Solicitors Bar Association (LASBA) will hold its winter seminar at Civic Offices, Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, on Friday 29 November. The seminar will run from ...

Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP lifted the gong as Ireland’s top law firm at the Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards 2023. The Dublin firm won the award at the gala awards ceremony which took place at the ...

Dublin-based law firm Beauchamps has hired Anne Maree Igoe as a partner in its commercial-property practice. The firm says that the move continues the expansion of its projects, infrastructure, and ...

A bill that would provide for higher sentences for crimes motivated by hatred has passed all stages in the Oireachtas. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee had brought the bill back to the Dáil last ...

Entries for the Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards 2024 are now open. This annual event, now in its 12th year, is designed to recognise excellence in the legal profession of Ireland, commending the ...