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The Law Reform Commission has published a consultation paper on the liability of clubs, societies and other unincorporated associations. The new consultation paper, which forms part of the body's fifth programme of law reform, examines issues relating to civil and criminal liability, including matte

Rapper 50 Cent has taken legal action against a plastic surgeon allegedly using his image to promote penis enhancement surgery. The lawsuit centres on a photo of the rapper with Angela Kogan, who runs Perfection Plastic Surgery & Med Spa in Florida, the Miami Herald reports.

Ireland's data protection watchdog has launched an inquiry into media reports of a Twitter data breach affecting millions of users. In a statement issued just before Christmas, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) said it had launched an own-volition inquiry pursuant to section 110 of the Data Prote

The Maples Group has announced a new sponsorship deal with the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) to support the development and expansion of the museum's innovative learning programmes for students at all levels in Ireland. Under the new partnership, Maples will become the main sponsor of MoLI's '

Ireland's privacy watchdog is facing a court battle over its "untenable" decision that a Facebook data leak did not amount to a data breach. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) last year imposed a €265 million fine on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) following its investigation into the d

The lack of specialist services and residential care beds in Ireland for children with behavioural difficulties is a key theme in the latest volume of case reports published today by the Child Law Project. The new volume comprises 62 reports — 50 from the District Court and 11 from the High Co

The Circuit Court has granted a stay on a plaintiff’s proceedings against Fastway Couriers for damages arising from a GDPR breach until the determination of preliminary references by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The defendants brought the application claiming that the pre

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has reappointed partner Sean McGahan as the location head of its Belfast office. Mr McGahan, who has led the firm's Belfast office since its inception in 2019, began serving a second three-year term from 1 February 2023.

Mark D Finan BL and Rose Caroline McGrath BL explore a new development in litigation seeking damages arising from data breaches in Ireland. Data Protection Day 2023 brought a new development in litigation seeking damages arising from data breaches in Ireland pursuant to Article 82 GDPR and s.117 Dat

Mr Justice Michael Twomey is unpopular with lawyers because he is perceived as being on a "crusade" against litigation costs, according to The Irish Times. A senior counsel specialising in personal injury litigation told the newspaper that there is a "definite perception" that the High Court judge "

Ireland's Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP), popularly dubbed the "golden visa" scheme, is to close to new applications. Introduced in 2012, the IIP was a pathway for non-EEA nationals to secure an immigration permission in Ireland on the basis of long-term investment in a range of options approved

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has named PIPS Suicide Prevention Ireland as its chosen charity partner for 2023. The law firm, in conjunction with accident management company CRASH Services, will fundraise for the charity over the course of the year.

EU sanctions were the focus of more than one in 10 cases brought to the General Court of the European Union last year in the context of Russia's war in Ukraine, according to new figures. A total of 1,710 cases were brought to the two courts of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in 202

No prosecution will be taken in respect of threats made against journalist Patricia Devlin and her baby, Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said. The PSNI re-investigated the online threats, which purported to be from neo-Nazi terror group Combat 18, after the Police Ombudsman u

The UK government should ensure that each of the 4,000 pieces of legislation inherited from the European Union into domestic law are given due consideration, according to Stephen Gibson, senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and chair of the UK government’s Regulatory Policy Committee. The c