The professional body for IT in Britain has called for a review of a law that assumes the reliability of computer evidence. BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, wants an end to the legal presumption ...

BirdWatch Ireland has warmly welcomed the banning of lead shot ammunition in wetlands which was made illegal across all 27 EU countries, as well as in Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein. The law comes ...

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said that “serious questions remain unanswered” about conditions in Mountjoy Prison’s Dóchas Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the recent publication ...

Climate activists backed by the charity Community Law & Mediation (CLM) have been given the go-ahead to challenge what they describe as “inadequate” Government action on climate change. As well as CLM ...

The Government has approved the publication of a bill that will reform the law on defamation. The Department of Justice says that the bill will be published on the website of the Houses of the ...

Judicial-review provisions contained in new planning legislation are not as radical as initial reaction to the bill suggested, lawyers gathered at Blackhall Place have heard. A conference at the Law ...

The European Commission says it will end a long dispute with Poland over the rule of law. On Monday (6 May) the commission said it will withdraw the procedure launched in December 2017 under Article 7 ...

The Government has announced the publication of the bill that will set up a new auto-enrolment system for pensions. The Department of Social Protection says that the legislation will bring around ...

Official figures show that annual growth in the price of residential property hit the 10% mark again in September. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said that home prices rose by 10% compared with ...

Dillon Eustace has appointed Shane Harron as a partner in its Dublin-based teams that are responsible for restructuring and insolvency, and commercial litigation. Harron has more than 12 years’ ...

Mason Hayes and Curran (MHC) will sponsor Dublin International Disputes Week, which takes place at Dublin Castle from 30 September to 2 October. DIDW is a forum for international practitioners and ...

Solicitor Emer Walsh has joined the senior leadership team at Gas Networks Ireland (GNI). Walsh, who had been head of legal at the company, has now been promoted to become chief legal officer. She ...