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Apple is in breach of European privacy law by tracking iPhone users without their consent, privacy activist Max Schrems has said. The campaigner, who previously waged a legal war against Facebook, forcing it to change the way it transfers data, has now filed complaints to Spanish and German authorit

Wednesday 25 November 2020, 5:30pm - 8:00pm Professor Richard Susskind will deliver this year's Sir Henry Brooke Annual Lecture on what lies ahead for the court system.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has relaunched a major national awareness campaign on sexual harassment and sexual violence which was paused at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The three-year "No Excuses" campaign was paused in March but will now resume through a new TV ad, reinforced by outdoor a

The highest court in Austria has ruled that Facebook must remove all defamatory comments made about a politician who beat the social media giant in court. Eva Glawischnig, 51, sued Facebook after it refused to remove abusive posts by a user who wrongly referred to her as a “lousy traitor&rdquo

Venture capital funding into Irish SMEs increased by 41 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 despite the impact of Covid-19, according to a new survey published in association with law firm William Fry. VC funding increased to €192.8 million in the third quarter, compared to €136.4 millio

A man suspected of stealing Pope John Paul II's blood has been identified by Italian police. The vial of blood, taken from the pope shortly before his death in 2005, was stolen from a cathedral in September.

The High Court has delivered a judgment dealing with the issue of fraud and interrogatories. Background

Flynn O’Driscoll Business Lawyers has announced the acquisition of the litigation practice of Dublin firm O'Callaghan Legal. Litigation clients from O'Callaghan Legal will continue to be advised by its managing partner Maurice O'Callaghan, who has joined Flynn O’Driscoll as consultant, a

Mr Justice George Birmingham has been appointed by ministers as Trinity College Dublin's new judicial visitor. He takes up the position following the resignation of Dr Justice Maureen Harding-Clark, who has held the post since 2009 and has now been appointed to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.

Two lawyers have been appointed to the Board of the Western Development Commission, which promotes economic and social development in the west of Ireland. The new 12-member board includes barrister Audrey Crummy, a senior executive at Financial Services Ireland, and agricultural solicitor Aisling Me

The fate of embattled Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe remains unclear as party leaders have failed to agree on whether or not to seek his removal by the Oireachtas. The debate over his future on the bench moved into the political arena last week after it emerged in published corr

Plans to change the name of the UK Supreme Court have been described as “ill-thought out” and a “cheap act of revenge” Ministers were reported yesterday to be planning to reduce the number of judges on the court and to bring in specialist to hear specific cases. Justice

Plans to introduce a statutory sick pay scheme in Ireland by the end of 2021 have moved forward with the launch of a government consultation on how such a scheme could work. There is currently no legal obligation on Irish employers to pay workers during periods of illness. Statutory sick pay introdu

Plans to use part of the conference and events centre at Croke Park for trials have been lodged with Dublin City Council. The Courts Service has submitted a planning application seeking permission to use a portion of Level 4, Level 5 and Level 6 of the centre as courtrooms and ancillary facilities.

A barrister has discovered a technical error in road traffic legislation which may render arrests in certain cases of drug driving unlawful. David Staunton, who is currently preparing a second edition of his book Drunken Driving, found that the Road Traffic Act 2016 includes a reference to section 1