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The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 2019 (the Act) was signed into law by the President on 23 July 2019 under the auspices of the Stormont House Agreement of 23 December 2014,...

The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in DPP and E.C. and Media Outlets [2020] IECA 292 highlights a section of the Children Act, 2001 which urgently needs legislative amendment to cure...

Regulators and other bodies with the power to search premises should consider identifying the specific offence suspected when applying to court for a search warrant and setting out the specific offence on the face of the warrant.

In a landmark ruling Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, delivering judgment on behalf of the three-judge court, has ruled that children before the courts for a criminal...

The Supreme Court also referred to other evidence put forward by Mr. Casey to support his argument of officially induced error.

The Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment in Sweeney v Ireland [2019] IESC 39.

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed, or dramatically accelerated the rate of change, in working practices for people in all sectors of the economy.

The following three recent court rulings are of significant relevance to the conduct of competition law and other regulatory investigations under Ireland's criminal prosecution enforcement regime:

Marie Fleming's challenge under Irish law to the ban on assisted suicide came to an end on April 29 2013.

Last month, Ms Justice Iseult O'Malley, delivering judgment on behalf of a three-judge Supreme Court, overruled a landmark Court of Appeal judgment...

We analyse the comments made at a Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing Event in Dublin.

The European Union (Motor Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 introduce significant changes to motor insurance requirements in Ireland, expanding claims-history statement obligations and establishing new non-discrimination measures for policyholders moving between EU Member States. Vehicle insurers must now navigate enhanced transparency requirements, standardised claims documentation...

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal that the media cannot name a deceased child victim of crime, on account of a provision of the 2001 Children Act has been met with concern...

Mandatory Reporting and Child Safeguarding Statements will become law in just over 2 months. The remaining provisions of the Children First Act 2015 will come into effect on the 11th of December next.

On 24 November 2025, following a Consultation on the Fitness and Probity regime (CP160), the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published revised Guidance...

The rise of internet-based communications has complicated the ability of law enforcement to gather evidence in criminal investigations.

Does an employee's right to silence in the context of a criminal investigation or criminal procedures permit them to refuse to comply with the directions of their employer?...