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 ...

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 ...

Gateley Legal has added five new hires in its Belfast office. The five include newly qualified solicitors Amy McCartney and Rebecca McClelland. McCartney will be joining the real-estate team while ...

New rules introducing a minimum corporation-tax rate of 15% for large companies across the EU came into effect yesterday (1 January). Ireland signed up to the OECD measures – known as Pillar Two – in ...

A restriction on the times at which alcohol advertisements can be broadcast on radio and television will come into effect on 10 January 2025. The measure is aimed at reducing the exposure of children ...

The Irish Independent has reported that a bike or car theft happens every three hours in Dublin city centre, according to figures obtained by the newspaper. The newspaper says that gardaí are up ...

A report from the European Commission has repeated concerns about the composition of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), which will make recommendations to the Government on the appointment of ...

Child-maintenance payments will be disregarded from the means test for social-welfare payments from 1 May, after the President signed new legislation into law. The measures also mean that child ...

Georgia will ban paid-for commercial surrogacy from 1 January, 2024. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this week (12 June) that paid-for commercial surrogacy will now only be permitted for ...

Corporate-law firm William Fry is in talks with senior representatives of the Irish division of global firm Eversheds Sutherland about a potential agreement, according to a report in the Irish Times.

Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne of the Supreme Court (small picture) is now the chair of the Courts Service Board, which determines policy for the courts body and oversees its implementation. The post is ...

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 ...