Solicitors in Ireland are invited to participate in a survey about the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act.

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 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 ...

New rules on sustainability reporting and individual accountability are the two measures expected to have the most significant impact on Irish businesses in 2024, according to survey by law firm Mason ...

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 Appeals Centre Europe has begun operations in Dublin and will hear disputes about the content decisions of social-media companies. The independent regulatory body has said that this will provide ...

The Minister for Education has published the general scheme of a bill that will create the legal basis to provide additional support for people who suffered abuse in industrial schools, reformatories, ...

The devastating effect on victims of their counselling notes being used in court as evidence in rape and sexual-assault cases was clear at the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) annual report 2023 ...

A report published by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), part of the Council of Europe, has found that European states spent an average of €79 a year per inhabitant on ...

Lawyers at Fieldfisher say that a Circuit Court judgment delivered last week provides some clarity in relation to the level of compensation to be awarded in cases involving non-material damage. In a ...

A committee of the Judicial Council has proposed an overall increase of 16.7% in damages to be awarded for personal injuries. The judges’ body is required to review the Personal Injuries Guidelines, ...

Waterford-based Nolan Farrell & Goff LLP Solicitors has announced a new leadership team, with the addition of three new partners. The firm, founded in Waterford in 1914, is one of the largest ...