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In the first part of a new series for Irish Legal News, Gemma Healy-Murphy, an Irish lawyer who now lives and practises in Toronto, offers insights into Canada and its legal system. Canada is the second largest country in the world by landmass, with six time zones, 10 provinces, three territories, a

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

Cian McGoldrick BL considers recent examinership proceedings before the Irish courts and contends that they serve as an excellent example of the potency of the corporate insolvency regime in this jurisdiction. The recent examinership proceedings before the Irish High Court involving the well-known g

Olivia Boyle, solicitor in A&L Goodbody's Belfast office, examines recent case law on sexual harassment in the workplace. Two recent cases relating to sexual harassment in the workplace have highlighted how vital it is that employers are live to this issue and, more specifically, that any allega

Fieldfisher senior associates Will Glover and Neil Cahill examine the record to date of Ireland's Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA). Heralded as "an Irish FBI for white-collar crime" by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) marked its six-month anniversary on 7

Enda Hurley, partner at A&L Goodbody, considers a recent English court decision on the validity of a notice to quit. The Court of Appeal (CoA) in England and Wales recently considered the validity of a notice to quit and held that a notice addressed to the wrong recipient was invalid. The court,

Hausfeld & Co LLP, a UK firm that specialises in collective competition law actions, announced on 20 October 2022 that it was launching a competition law claim against Amazon because of its Buy Box. The claim reported by Hausfeld is based on an abuse of Amazon’s dominant position through i

Gerard Kelly, partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, examines the potential impact of new AI-powered tools on legal practice. E-discovery is the process by which traditional discovery, a process in litigation whereby the parties exchange and review potentially relevant documents, has been increasingly

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, explains why restrictive covenants are an increasingly attractive prospect for employers in Northern Ireland. A new year brings the opportunity to take stock and make plans for the year ahead. For a person looking at the next 12 months, a ne

As a colleague once observed to her, Sinéad Corcoran is rather more than just a lawyer. “I think by that he meant the skill set that I've brought to the organisation — and it’s what any good lawyer brings to their client,” she says. “You're much more than simply

A successful University of Galway graduate once said that a great, but simultaneously annoying, part of being interested in tort law is that one thinks about their liability and that of others in everyday situations. The memorable Supreme Court judgment in the case of Weir Rodgers v The SF Trust Ltd

Matthew Holmes BL examines recent case law on cross-examining witnesses in the Irish courts. “The examination of witnesses viva voce and in open court is of central importance in our system of justice” — the Supreme Court in Phonographic Performance (Ireland) v Cody [1998] 4 IR 504

Matthew Holmes BL examines recent case law on cross-examining witnesses in the Irish courts. “The examination of witnesses viva voce and in open court is of central importance in our system of justice” — the Supreme Court in Phonographic Performance (Ireland) v Cody [1998] 4 IR 504

Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, reviews another difficult year for human rights. I look back on 2022 with a mixture of admiration for those brave human rights defenders who have refused to be silenced, and dismay at the weasel words of politicians and corporate lead

Matheson partners Nicola Dunleavy and April McClements examine upcoming changes to third-party funding of international arbitration. Third-party funding of international commercial arbitration in Ireland was put in question following Supreme Court judgments that third-party funding of Irish court pr