Lawyers at Eversheds Sutherland have urged business leaders in certain sectors to prepare for requests from EU member states about their overseas investments. This follows a call from the European ...

The ALG 2024 Corporate Crime and Regulation summit at Croke Park in Dublin has heard that sanctions on Russia following the Ukraine invasion have led to jumps in the consumer price index there of over ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

Legislation that changes the law on the duty of care owed by businesses, community groups and event organisers to visitors and recreational users has been commenced. The legislation amends the ...

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing 473 data-protection lawsuits as a result of the 2021 cyberattack. RTÉ News reports that there have also been 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE. The ...

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Seán Scally as partner and head of energy in the firm’s Dublin office. Scally has 15 years’ experience advising clients (developers, lenders, sponsors) on the ...

A report from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) shows that 11,652 solicitors held practising certificate in Ireland at the end of last year. This represented an increase of 2%, and ...

The recent highly-publicised High Court decision in Philip Nolan v Science Foundation of Ireland, [2024] IEHC 368 has put the spotlight back on the concept of ‘no-fault’ dismissals, writes Lewis ...

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of four new partners at its Dublin office. Robert Dever (tax), Robert Potter–Cogan (banking and finance), Mary Kiely (corporate) and ...

Plans to introduce new hate speech laws have been shelved, justice minister Helen McEntee has confirmed. The minister is to withdraw section 2 of the bill, which is the hate speech element, following ...

The Local Authorities Solicitors Bar Association (LASBA) will hold its winter seminar at Civic Offices, Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, on Friday 29 November. The seminar will run from ...

DWF, which provides legal and business services, has added three senior associates to its team responsible for insurance, global risks, and professional indemnity in Dublin. The three new appointments ...