A review of the effectiveness of legislation known as ‘Coco’s Law', introduced in 2021, has described the early indications as “positive”. The law criminalises the sharing of, or threatening to share, ...

It’s Back to the Future II as we assess the dominant trends from the Law Society’s second survey of the solicitors’ profession. What are the major challenges, how are solicitors facing them – and what ...

The Central Bank has disqualified the former chief executive of RSA Insurance Ireland (RSAII) from managing a regulated financial-services firm for 13 years. The regulator said that the sanction ...

To guarantee your practising certificate is dated 2026, the Law Society must receive your application and full payment of fees due, by Sunday, 1 February, 2026. This is a statutory deadline and cannot ...

The Government has published a draft bill that transposes an EU directive on cyber-security into Irish law. The proposed legislation will also put the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on a ...

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether Meta's new policy on AI providers' access to its messaging service WhatsApp breaches EU competition rules. The technology company ...

The FSPO is seeking to recruit suitable candidates to be placed on a panel for the role of Senior Manager in the Investigation Services Directorate at Assistant Principal Officer Grade. This position ...

The European Commission has preliminarily found that Chinese online retailer Temu has breached EU law on the sale of illegal products. According to the EU body, evidence from its investigation shows ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Graham Dwyer against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. The judges ruled unanimously that evidence from mobile-phone data at his trial had been ...

The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brigid Delaney v Personal Injury Assessment Board, the Judicial Council, Ireland and the Attorney General (9 April) confirms that an appeal against compensation ...

Alcohol consumption in Ireland has fallen to a rate over 30% lower than two decades ago, Health Research Board (HRB) research has shown. Ireland’s average alcohol consumption now stands below that of ...

In an open letter to the Chief Justice and the presidents of the courts of record, Seth Barrett Tillman asks them to consider five aspects of potential reform. Dear Chief Justice and Presidents of the ...