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France has passed a law compelling social media platforms such as TikTok to authenticate users' ages and gain parental approval for those under 15, as part of its effort to safeguard children online. Digital transition minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers that this "landmark" legislation would b

A new grant scheme providing financial support to homeowners affected by the Mica scandal has been commenced. The defective concrete blocks (DCB) grant scheme will financial support to affected homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Limerick and Clare whose dwelling had been damaged by the use of def

Meta's new social media app Threads, widely seen as a rival to Twitter, has been launched in the US and the UK but is not yet available in Ireland or the rest of the EU due to regulatory concerns. Threads, a text-based spin-off from Instagram, is now available in more than 100 countries — but

Insurance, corporate, commercial property and public sector law specialist firm Holmes has appointed Mark Healy as a senior associate solicitor in its insurance litigation unit. Mr Healy returns to the firm, where he completed his traineeship in 2005, from global law firm Kennedys.

The criminal trial of Marshal Philippe Pétain in Paris in 1945 was that of the highest ranking military officer accused of treason, in having betrayed his country by collaboration with the enemy. The contrast in personal fortunes was extreme: Pétain had, as supreme commander of French

Irish Legal News case reporter Killian Flood BL is to take up a new role as ILN feature writer from September 2023. Mr Flood, a practising barrister, joined ILN as case reporter in November 2020 and has since written more than 400 summaries of judgments at virtually every court level.

Dublin-based McGrath Mullan LLP has promoted immigration law specialist Taise Azevedo to partner. Ms Azevedo joined the firm as a legal assistant in 2019, having previously qualified as a lawyer in Brazil in 2017. She subsequently qualified as a lawyer in Portugal in 2020 and as a solicitor in Irela

International arbitration lawyer John Gaffney has been recognised as a winner of an International Bar Association (IBA) writing competition. Mr Gaffney was named by the IBA's Arb40 subcommittee as the only Irish winner of its "common heritage of the international arbitration community" competition f

Matheson partners Davinia Brennan, Anne-Marie Bohan, Deirdre Crowley, Carlo Salizzo and Michael Byrne and senior associate Connor Cassidy examine a recent DPC decision dealing with the scope of legal professional privilege restrictions under data protection law. The Data Protection Commission (DPC)

A lawyer representing a woman who was named on a poster as having links to the PSNI has called on the force to make a public statement confirming that she is not a police officer. Michael Madden, of Madden & Finucane Solicitors, is representing the woman, whose details were included on a poster

A German court has rejected the extradition of an Albanian man to the UK over concerns about British prison conditions — in the second judgment of its kind this year. In June, an Irish court made the same decision when it declined to extradite an individual to Scotland, citing concerns that he

The PSNI expects to pay out up to £180 million as a result of litigation brought in response to its recent data breach, the force has said. Assistant chief constable Chris Todd told Westminster's Northern Ireland affairs committee that the breach could cost the force up to £240 million i

Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has formally opened a new office in west Belfast, located on the Andersonstown Road. Established in 2003, and with offices also located in Belfast City Centre, Newry, and Derry~Londonderry, JMK has successfully helped

Barrister and Mental Health Tribunal chairperson Meg Burke has been appointed as an adjunct professor at University College Cork School of Law. Ms Burke graduated from UCC in 2005 and went on to complete the barrister-at-law degree at the King's Inns, calling to the Bar in 2006.

Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed four new graduates to its growing team. Helen Brown, Hannah Mayes, Aoife Killackey and Niamh Ward have joined the firm in the role of legal graduate, which will see them assisting clients and legal adviso