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2015 was another challenging year for the Irish insurance industry. The media spotlight fell on increasing premiums, particularly in the area of motor insurance.

The initial acquirer of a copy of software, in some circumstances, may resell that copy and his licence to a new acquirer.

Rights holders are using increasingly novel methods to protect their copyright from the scourge of global internet piracy.

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal overturned an award of €900,000 made in 2008 arising from a defamation action taken against the Sunday World.

An important consideration for all defendants in litigation is the issue of costs.

Taking security: the problem of "vulnerable" guarantors. What are "best endeavours"? High Court orders the removal of a website pending trial. No security for costs in action arising out of abandoned planning application.

Plaintiff found to have given false evidence in relation to the extent of his ongoing complaints, his ability to work and in his claim for loss of earnings.

In Goodbody Stockbrokers v Allied Irish Banks and Patterson Goodbody stockbrokers sought to resolve a situation where it was facing competing claims for a share portfolio account it held.

The statistics are showing positive signs in the hotel industry.

The recent ruling of the UK Court of Appeal in Google v Vidal-Hall is another divergence in the approach of the UK and Irish courts to data protection.

A recent Opinion of the Article 29 Working Party ("WP") (WP 224) has considered the impact of what is termed "device fingerprinting".

With today’s date marking Data Privacy Day 2015, we look back on some of our top stories in the past year.

For a small nation with a population of just over 4.5 million people, Ireland has produced more than its fair share of creative people: James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Van Morrison, Bono and more.

Two years on from the controversy surrounding the recording of telephone calls in Garda stations, the secret recording of calls in Ireland remains a legal minefield that requires careful navigation.

It is now over a year since the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 came into force, and building industry players by now should be fully engaged with the compliance, inspection and certification regime enacted.

Many of us enjoy rights of way or easements without ever really thinking about them. The beneficiary may access their house or land through a neighbour's private lane.

The High Court considered the enforcement of a "keep open" covenant in a lease and whether the tenant of the anchor supermarket unit would be forced to keep trading where it was operating at a loss.