The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the "Act") was signed in to law on 6 August 2020 with most provisions commenced on 21 August 2020.

The Children (Amendment) Act 2021 (the "Act") has been commenced, by way of the Children (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021, with effect from 7 May 2021.

On 25 April, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., announced the publication of the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2012.

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,...

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.

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...

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:

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.

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

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...

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?...

A recent decision in the Irish Court of Appeal raises questions of whether a new tort of grooming has emerged. It also considered consent in non-recent abuse cases.