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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been slapped with a £750,000 fine over its unprecedented data breach last year. The force inadvertently published the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff on its website just over a year ago.

William Fry welcomed former Munster and Ireland rugby player Alan Quinlan to its offices for a special event aimed at tackling mental health stigma. The lunchtime talk on Wednesday was organised ahead of World Mental Health Day next Thursday 10 October.

Historian Susie Deedigan reviews a new book on the Irish men and women who fought against Nazi occupation in Europe. Janie McCarthy, a teacher from Killarney and somewhat unlikely résistante, is the first in the cast of fascinating characters whose stories are skillfully woven together in Clo

RDJ LLP has welcomed success in the Supreme Court in a legal battle between two insurance firms following a workplace accident. RSA Insurance Ireland DAC appealed in legal proceedings arising from a dispute with Zurich Insurance plc concerning the delineation of their respective liabilities as insur

Johnsons has promoted Jonathan Calvert to partner in the firm's Belfast office. Mr Calvert trained with the firm and has spent his entire professional career in the firm's defence litigation practice.

Victims of crime in Northern Ireland should have the same rights as those in England and Wales and south of the border when it comes to having a voice in court, a new report has recommended. The report, published by the commissioner designate for victims of crime in Northern Ireland, urges the justi

LinkedIn has been slapped with a €310 million fine by Ireland's Data Protection Commission in connection with behavioural analysis and targeted advertising. The inquiry into LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company was launched by the DPC, in its role as the lead supervisory authority for LinkedIn, f

Tesco is to pay £45,000 to a former part-time employee who brought a complaint of sexual harassment and victimisation with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Lara Storey, a former part-time Dotcom Personal Shopper, claimed that she had been subjected to sexual harassmen

Nearly eight in 10 in-house lawyers have received a data subject access request (DSAR) from an employee or a customer in the last 12 months, a poll conducted by William Fry suggests.

Denise Kirwan, partner at CKT, reviews a recent Australian decision relating to the use of ChatGPT in child protection. The child protection agency in Victoria has been ordered to impose a ban on staff using websites that function using generative AI software after a social worker was discovered to

Meta has been fined nearly €800 million by the European Commission for competition law breaches related to Facebook Marketplace. According to the Commission, Meta abused its dominant position in the market for personal social networks by tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook.

Belfast firm Mills Selig has welcomed Jamie Farrell-Murray, Andrew McConnell and Kate McCandless as solicitors following the completion of their legal training. Ms Farrell-Murray and Mr McConnell have joined the firm's corporate team, where they will work directly with managing partner Chris Guy, se

The High Court has refused summary judgment where the plaintiff’s documentary evidence did not mention that the defendant guarantor consented to an automatic assignment of a loan and did not refer to the assignment of his guarantee. Delivering judgment for the High Court in November, Mr Justic

James Colville has been appointed as head of insurance and managing partner in the Dublin office of global legal business DWF. Mr Colville, who will take up both posts in January, brings a wealth of experience, having qualified, trained, and worked in both England and Ireland with firms such as Gree

KPMG Law Ireland director Emma Ritchie has been appointed as KPMG Law's co-head of data, digital and technology law for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMA). Ms Ritchie has been appointed to the international role alongside Noemí Brito Izquierdo from KPMG Spain.