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On Monday last, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, published the Draft Heads of the Disclosure in the Public Interest Bill 2012 (the "Bill").

The recent dismissal by the High Court (Court) of a judicial review of the N2 Slane Bypass scheme highlights a rising feature of planning litigation: challenges based on alleged deficiencies...

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has recently clarified a number of key points to the Irish funds industry which will be relevant to market participants impacted by Brexit.

On 1 November 2023, in a welcome development, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published Consultation Paper 155 on the proposed new European Long-Term...

High Court delivers its judgment in constitutional challenge to UK Government's plan to serve notice of the UK's intention to leave the EU, under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union...

In Teaching Council of Ireland v MP[1], following the dismissal of a teacher for gross misconduct, the school made a complaint to the Teaching Council.

One part of the Government’s recovery policy is the commercialisation of State assets. As required by the terms of its agreement with the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (colloquially known as the "Troika"), the Irish Government has conducted a study designed to evaluate commercialisation opportunities in relation to State-owned assets and State-owned companies.

Key modifications to the regulation of lobbying in Ireland will commence in 2024 following the publication on 7 November 2023 of a commencement order to give effect to the provisions of the Regulation of Lobbying...

The Law Reform Commission has published a report examining whether it is constitutionally permissible to place an upper limit on general damages in personal injuries cases.

While proposals announced by the United States government earlier this year requiring those travelling to the US to provide details of all social media accounts caught the media's attention here, a different...

In what has been a busy week in Europe, in which we saw the European Commission publishing a range of contingency measures to mitigate against the most severe consequences ...

The Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Act 2026 (Act) was signed into law by the President on 1 July 2026. Although enacted, the Act has not yet been commenced, and will come into operation on dates appointed...

Ireland is preparing to implement the EU's e-Evidence Package through new legislation that will establish the Office of Director of Criminal Justice International Cooperation (CJICO), creating one of the EU's busiest justice coordination hubs.

By Lisa Mansfield & Therese Collins

We have discussed concerns raised by the business community with the Retained EU Law Bill in earlier Insights and at our recent Brexit Revisited event.

Until now, it was possible, but not very likely, that the UK would seek an extension of the Brexit transition period beyond the current deadline of 31 December 2020.

The creation of a single European patent with unitary effect across participating EU Member States (Unified Patent/ UP) and a new Court system (Unified Patent Court/UPC) to enforce and defend...