Lawyers at A&L Goodbody (ALG) has said that businesses are “starting to feel the bite” of a tougher regulatory approach to consumer issues from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC ...

As part of a statutory review of the effectiveness of the Decision Support Service (DSS) the legal profession has been invited to participate in a survey with a deadline of 6pm on Friday 14 February .

An EU directive on working time has come into effect for the Defence Forces, after the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment signed regulations on the issue. The department said that members ...

Practitioners may have received a phishing email purporting to be from a John Melson enquiring if the practice would be able ...

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been granted its first unexplained-wealth order (UWO) to seize a £1.5 million property in that country’s Lake District. The property is owned by Claire Schools ...

Business and legal leaders see regulatory changes as the biggest challenge to their company this year, according to a survey carried out by law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC). Almost one-third of the ...

A new licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes is to come into force on 2 February 2026. This follows the commencement of the remaining sections of the Public Health ...

Research published by the Injuries Resolution Board (IRB) has found that the number of public-liability claims linked to accidents in businesses and public spaces fell by 40% between 2019 and 2023.

The Central Bank has appointed Karen O’Leary as its director of currency, workplace and regulatory services. O’Leary will take up her role in March. In the job, O’Leary will be a member of the Central ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as Britain. Announcing the move, Sánchez ...

Move more and sit less with these top tips for those working from home. More than half of those working from home as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions estimate that they are sitting down for an ...

Lawyers at A&L Goodbody say that a recent High Court judgment is the first to consider in detail the nature and scope of the obligation imposed on public bodies by 2015 legislation on climate action.