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 ...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has urged solicitors in England and Wales to move on from the Axiom Ince scandal, despite last week’s heavily critical report into the watchdog's handling of the ...

A law that modernises the rules governing employment permits in Ireland will come into effect next Monday (2 September). The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Peter Burke said that the new ...

The Singapore Convention has elevated international mediated settlement agreements to a status that can be recognised and enforced within the framework of private international law. Ronán Feehily goes ...

The transposition deadline for the EU Copyright Directive is fast approaching. However, it now seems likely that only a handful of member states will meet the ...

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 .

The Supreme Court has suspended until 31 May 2025 a declaration that the laws governing the elections of Seanad University Panels are invalid. The decision effectively gives the Oireachtas two years ...

The new Rules of the Superior Courts allow affidavits to be executed remotely for the first time. Liam Kennedy SC and Nadia Skelton rewind. Many solicitors will have been vexed by the difficulty of ...

A recent Court of Appeal decision has clarified the law relating to the disclosure of journalistic sources. Graham P Kenny argues that it’s a welcome reassertion of the key role that journalists play ...

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

In response to feedback from the profession, the Law Society has launched a free regulation helpline. Regulation Answers provides a range of guidance and information resources on all areas of ...

The Law Society is here to support solicitors affected by Storm Éowyn. If you have any queries, please contact solicitorservices@lawsociety.ie .