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.

The Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts provide protections from racial discrimination to employees and to non-employees who are accessing goods and services, and place obligations on employers ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing 473 data-protection lawsuits as a result of the 2021 cyberattack. RTÉ News reports that there have also been 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE. The ...

Lawyers advising children to be considered for entry to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme should take note of a High Court decision given on Tuesday 4 July, barrister David Byrnes has said. At the ...

The former chief executive of the Legal Aid Board has been appointed to the management board of the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland. Solicitor John McDaid is one of a number of new board ...

The Courts Service has issued an update on changes to the Dublin Circuit County Registrar’s case-progression list. The progression list for Dublin Circuit Family Law Court on Thursday 16 January in ...

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is to grant temporary release to 138 prisoners this Christmas. The IPS says that many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences, adding that ...

The ALG choir performed its annual concert at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin at the weekend (8 December), in aid of Depaul Ireland. Clients, family and friends were in the congregation as the choir ...

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 ...

Ireland’s data watchdog will adopt a final decision on its investigation into social-media platform TikTok within a month, after a decision by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Under GDPR law ...