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Businesses operating in the technology sector are being heavily targeted by cyber criminals, according to a new report from Pinsent Masons. The firm's Belfast office this week hosted a launch event for the sixth annual cyber report, with representatives from the financial, energy, transport and hous

A complaint has been filed with Norway's data protection authority on behalf of a man who was falsely described by ChatGPT as having murdered his two children. European privacy campaign group noyb is acting on behalf of Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who says he tried to find out what information ChatGPT coul

The Court of Appeal has on appeal dismissed proceedings concerning the alleged mis-selling of a pension backed mortgage product as statute-barred. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Ms Justice Caroline Costello opined: “The damage the deceased suffered by entering into the transactio

Lavelle Partners LLP has welcomed four new solicitors following the completion of their traineeships with the firm. Liam Tully, now a property solicitor, has a particular focus on the acquisition, disposal, leasing and financing of both commercial and residential property.

The Irish Journal of European Law has issued a call for papers for its 2025 edition. Published since 1992, the journal welcomes submissions on all areas of European law, including EU law and European law in the wider sense.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has been asked whether ex-Catholics have a right under the GDPR to have their baptismal record erased upon request. A request for preliminary ruling was submitted in January by the Brussels Court of Appeal, which is hearing an appeal in a case brough

A prominent British businessman identified as the subject of allegations of sexual harassment and bullying by a member of the House of Lords, who used parliamentary privilege to circumvent a court injunction, did not suffer a violation of his privacy rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ru

Northern Ireland firm JMK Solicitors has celebrated five years since embracing a four-day working week for employees with no reduction in pay. The personal injury specialist firm, with offices in Belfast city centre, west Belfast, Newry and Derry, permanently reduced its working hours by 20 per cent

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform over its use of users' posts as AI training data. X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC), known until the start of April 2025 as Twitter Internet Unlimited Company (TIUC), was notified last week

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finalised the text of a proposed new treaty aimed at strengthening global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to future pandemic threats. An intergovernmental negotiating body established in December 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pande

The European Commission has fined Apple and Meta after finding that the tech giants breached their obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the DMA and Meta breached its obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less

Mid-Ulster District police commander Superintendent Mike Baird The Police Service of Northern Ireland has warned young people to report disturbing interactions they have online, in the aftermath of a 17-year old schoolboy's death.

A blind athlete who suffered a serious spinal injury in a 25-foot fall from a window in a friends' house has successfully won a claim for compensation. Mark Pollock, 39, originally from Co Down in Northern Ireland, took Enda and Madeline Cahill, of Oxfordshire, to court after he suffered a life-alte

Data protection legislation of a member state may be applied to a foreign company which exercises in that state, through stable arrangements, a real and effective activity the European Court of Justice has ruled. The Data Protection Directive provides that each member state is to designate one or mo

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) will investigate Facebook's European privacy practices following a ruling by the High Court in Dublin. The commissioner, Helen Dixon, had originally refused to investigate 22 complaints filed by 28-year old Max Schrems, an Austrian law student and privacy activ