Law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) says that Ireland is at risk of becoming “an outlier” among European countries on the issue of mandatory retirement ages. It cites a recent survey that it carried ...

RDJ has named Lisa Mansfield as dispute-resolution partner. Mansfield’s core area of practice is commercial litigation, including advising insurers in professional-indemnity litigation and ...

Trainee solicitors have been told that those who choose to pursue a career in public law will be “part of a much bigger picture”. June Reardon (Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Attorney ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ireland’s data-protection watchdog was responsible for more than half of the €1.2 billion fines handed out across Europe last year for breaches of the GDPR rules on data privacy, according to figures ...

The Law Society is here to support solicitors affected by Storm Éowyn. If you have any queries, please contact [email protected] .

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 ...

The Government has appointed Professor Michael Doherty to chair a group that will examine all aspects of employment law. Prof Doherty is the former head of Maynooth University’s Law School and ...

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 ...

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.

Law firm McCann FitzGerald LLP has promoted four of its senior associates to ‘of counsel’. The firm says that it awards ‘of counsel’ positions to senior associates with exceptional technical expertise ...