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Kane Tuohy employment lawyer Triona Cody examines all of the key provisions of recently approved legislation. President Michael D. Higgins has signed into law the Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Bill 2024. We await the commencement order which will speci

The High Court has determined that no privilege attached to documents allegedly containing legal advice given by a retired solicitor where such advice could not have been provided legitimately by him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twomey opined that “one could rega

Gráinne Duggan SC revisits the Apple tax case, examining the application of section 25 of the Tax Consolidation Act 1997. In September, the CJEU confirmed that Ireland provided unlawful state aid to Apple by granting the company favourable tax treatment contrary to EU law, marking the end of

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

In his latest work, James Durney takes readers on a dramatic tour of republican prison escapes, writes Susie Deedigan. Jailbreak opens with Irish Republican Brotherhood president James Stephens’ relatively simple escape from Dublin’s Richmond Prison in 1865 and culminates in the far more

Kane Tuohy employment lawyer Triona Cody examines a recent case where an employee was sacked while awaiting confirmation of her visa renewal. In September 2024, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) awarded an employee €25,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal by her employer while awaiti

The Supreme Court has determined that a dispute on disclosure in a historical sexual abuse case was not a matter for judicial review and did not in any event warrant the prohibition of the trial. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Peter Charleton highlighted: “The responsibi

Eversheds Sutherland partner Lisa Boyd comments on the delay to a new procurement law in Northern Ireland. The Procurement Act, due to come into effect yesterday, has been delayed until 24 February 2025.

ILN's Connor Beaton talks to Philippa Greer about how UNRWA is battling to preserve international humanitarian law in Gaza, where at least 42,800 Palestinians have now been killed in Israel's military response to the October 7 attack. Philippa Greer had already accepted the top job in UNRWA’s

Robert Shiels reviews a new book on the interface between technology and war. The military-industrial complex of the United States was the subject of a chilling warning by President Eisenhower and a new book reveals how Silicon Valley has morphed to make it ever more deadly.

Kane Tuohy employment lawyer Triona Cody considers best practices for employment references. The issue of employees providing references without authority has received a lot of media coverage in recent weeks. In this article, we explore some of the commonly asked questions in relation to providing r

Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) solicitor Chantal Feeney reviews a recent case which highlighted the distinction between misfeasance and non-feasance. In Breda Long v Tipperary County Council, the High Court ruled that the defendant in the case could not be held liable for the injuries that the plaintiff

McCann FitzGerald partners Josh Hogan and Philip Murphy examine a recent English ruling concerning LIBOR's "tough legacy". The English High Court has published a judgment on how a LIBOR-referencing contract should be interpreted now that LIBOR is no longer published as a benchmark rate. The case (St

McCann FitzGerald partners Stephen FitzSimons and Gill Lohan provide an overview of the new Irish Corporate Governance Code. Following an earlier consultation process, Euronext Dublin has published an Irish Corporate Governance Code.

Wendy’s Moore’s biography of Vera Holme and Eveline Haverfield, or simply Jack and Eve, is a deeply entertaining insight into the lives of two extraordinary Edwardian women in love, writes Susie Deedigan. Jack had grown up comfortably, but the sudden loss of her father in childhood meant