Opinion

Ciara Lagan Ciara Lagan, corporate partner at Belfast-based law firm Tughans, writes on encouraging diversity in the business community.

David Fagan David Fagan, solicitor and senior business consultant with Business Legal, writes on the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Brian Moss Brian Moss, solicitor at Worthingtons Solicitors with extensive experience in education law matters, writes on the upcoming budget.

Gavin Campbell Gavin Campbell, partner at BLM in Dublin, comments on the number of suspicious insurance claims in Ireland.

Mairead Leen Mairead Leen, a recent UCC Masters in Law graduate with a keen interest in disability law and journalism (pictured), writes on the potential deprivation of liberty of some homeless people during Storm Emma.

Catherine O'Flynn and Nuala Clayton Partner Catherine O'Flynn and associate Nuala Clayton of William Fry consider Ireland's proposed gender pay gap law.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on the law concerning redundancy. A very useful decision issued from the Labour Court under RPD181 being a case of DNT Forkan Construction Limited and Michael Diamond.

Cathy Smith Cathy Smith, a barrister practising in employment and company law and a committee member of the Irish Women Lawyers Association, writes for Irish Legal News on International Women's Day.

Mairead Enright Mairead Enright, senior lecturer at Birmingham Law School and co-director of the Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments Project, writes for Irish Legal News on yesterday's Supreme Court ruling.

Seán Barton Seán Barton, head of the dispute resolution and litigation group at McCann FitzGerald, looks at last year in the Commercial Court.

Fergal McGoldrick Fergal McGoldrick, solicitor in the media and defamation team at Carson McDowell, writes on the "right to be forgotten".

Alan McGee Cork solicitor Alan McGee writes on a number of existing schemes designed to solve the issue of distressed debt.

Richard Grogan In a timely blog, employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on employee absences due to weather conditions, transport strikes or major incidents affecting travel or public safety.

Karen Kearney Karen Kearney, partner and medical negligence solicitor at Cantillons Solicitors in Cork, writes on the latest case of cancer misdiagnosis.

Katie Buchanan Katie Buchanan, solicitor in the employment team at Worthingtons Solicitors, writes on a recent Employment Tribunal ruling.