District Court Judge Conor Fottrell (small picture) has flagged serious concerns about Tusla’s performance and the consequences for children in care. He described the agency’s failure to allocate ...

The objective of this consultation is to gather stakeholder feedback on the proposed methodology for assessing and classifying the ML/TF risk profile of non-financial sector obliged entities, the ...

The Law Society has described proposals for a flat fee for criminal legal-aid payments in the District Court as “seriously flawed”. Under the plans, announced by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan ...

Cases and issues covered include: A dispute regarding the delay and mishandling of workplace bullying complaints against a supervisor (A Worker v An Employer, IR - SC - 00003403) An application of ...

The new Cabinet includes four lawyers, while there is one solicitor among the 23 ministers of state appointed by the Government last month. The Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is a Senior Counsel ...

Much of the profession will already be aware that there will be new obligations on solicitors regarding legal costs when sections 149 to 161 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 are commenced.

The Government has approved the drafting of legislation to set up a new Building Standards Regulatory Authority. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said that the move would improve compliance and ...

MOOCs are free online courses open to all and are part of the Law Society of Ireland’s Public Legal Education initiative. To date, the Diploma Centre’s MOOCs have attracted over 41,200 participants ...

Revenue Pay and File Deadlines Revenue eBrief No. 088/21 confirms the pay and file extension for those make a CAT return and payment through ROS is Wednesday 17 November 2021. Notifying Revenue when ...

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 ...

In her opening address at the 24th Annual National Prosecutors’ Conference (25 November), the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Catherine Pierse highlighted the development of smartphones as one ...

The Government has designated the nine public bodies that will be responsible for protecting rights specified under the EU's AI Act. The act, which entered into force in August, provides a harmonised ...