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The European Commission has invited comments on commitments offered by Microsoft in response to competition concerns relating to Teams and its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites. A formal investigation launched by the Commission in July 2023 led to its announcement last summer of its preliminary fi

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is becoming "increasingly central to the legal profession", a survey conducted by the Bar of Ireland has found.

A public consultation is seeking views on the introduction of legislation or guidelines on sentence reductions for early guilty pleas in the Northern Ireland criminal courts. Justice minister Naomi Long is considering whether the current system — based on case law — should be revised and

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is to carry out a full phase 2 investigation into the proposed purchase of BT Datacentres Ireland by Equinix (Ireland). Equinix operates six data centres in Dublin which provide digital infrastructure for cloud, IT, finance, content and media

Personal injury lawyers in Northern Ireland have expressed disappointment with a U-turn on plans to require compensation settlements for injured children to be approved by judges. Justice minister Naomi Long has said there are "evidential and practical difficulties" with proposed legislation on mand

Hundreds of thousands of legal aid applicants in England and Wales have had their personal data stolen in a cyber-attack. The Ministry of Justice today announced that hackers had "accessed and downloaded a significant amount of personal data from those who applied for legal aid through our digital s

A man is suing a fast food chain for $1 million for failing to hold the onions. Texas man Demery Ardell Wilson alleges that he suffered an allergic reaction after eating a meal at popular US chain Whataburger because of his unusual allergy to onions, TODAY.com reports.

TikTok has been accused by the European Commission of breaching advertising transparency rules in the Digital Services Act (DSA). Following the launch of an investigation in February 2024, the Commission yesterday informed TikTok of its preliminary view that its advertisement repository falls short

Senior figures from the legal profession, the judiciary and the Northern Ireland Executive have affirmed their support for the rule of law at an event taking place in the wake of threats and harassment directed at solicitors. The Law Society of Northern Ireland held a ceremonial event at Parliament

Kildare barrister Jennifer King (née Morgan) BL has passed away. Mrs King graduated from Trinity College Dublin School of Law in 2004 and called to the Bar in 2006.

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Plans to implement major reforms to the family court system will be set out by the end of January 2026, the government has said. The Family Courts Act 2024 provides for the establishment of family court divisions within the existing court structures — a Family High Court, a Family Circuit Cour

The General Court of the European Union has annulled a decision by the European Commission to refuse a journalist's request for access to text messages exchanged between Ursula von der Leyen and the CEO of Pfizer. The New York Times journalist Matina Stevi submitted an application under th

A local authority has backed calls for "gender apartheid" to be recognised as a crime against humanity under international law. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council this week gave unanimous support to a motion proposed by Fine Gael councillor Maurice Dockrell, who previously practised as a s

A lawyer who led a recent review of the UK's miscarriages of justice body has said it is “absolutely inevitable” that further miscarriages of justice will come to light following the quashing of Peter Sullivan’s murder conviction after nearly four decades in prison. Mr Sullivan was