A seminar on the evolving topic of social media posts as grounds for dismissal will be held at the Distillery Building in Dublin 7 next Wednesday 22 January. Presented jointly by the Employment Bar ...

The recent highly-publicised High Court decision in Philip Nolan v Science Foundation of Ireland, [2024] IEHC 368 has put the spotlight back on the concept of ‘no-fault’ dismissals, writes Lewis ...

Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud happens when victims are deceived into making immediate payments to bank accounts managed by fraudsters pretending to be legitimate payees, write Paul Convery and ...

London-based law firm Schillings is to open an office in Dublin, saying that it will give its clients the opportunity to access legal services in the EU. The firm says that the expansion will enable ...

The Dáil has passed a bill aimed at protecting the role of cash in the Irish financial system. The Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024 will now go to the Seanad. The bill ...

Commercial-law firm Philip Lee LLP has added New York to its network through a partnership with Skylight Law LLP, which is based in the US city. The US firm will now operate as Philip Lee (US) LLP and ...

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 ...

The Government has agreed to nominate Ms Justice Caroline Costello as President of the Court of Appeal. She is currently a judge in the Court of Appeal. The vacancy will arise due to the forthcoming ...

The Government has agreed to nominate High Court judge Mr Justice Michael MacGrath for appointment as an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal. The Appeal vacancy arose after the retirement of Mr ...

Malawi achieved independence from Britain in 1964. Macdara Ó Drisceoil looks at the effects of colonialism on the country’s justice system. In Decolonising the Mind, Ngugi wa Thiong’o described ...

The Local Authorities Solicitors Bar Association (LASBA) will hold its winter seminar at Civic Offices, Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, on Friday 29 November. The seminar will run from ...

A recent High Court judgment has important implications for the aftermath of dawn raids and will inform the conduct of, and engagement between, regulators and regulated entities. Cormac Little ...