On 26 May 2025, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties ("ICCL") was granted permission by the High Court to bring a representative action against Microsoft under the Representative Actions for the Protection...

This briefing examines the High Court's first written judgment concerning the interpretation and application of Section 50 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (the "2009 Act")...

On 6 February 2025, Advocate General Spielmann delivered his opinion in European Data Protection Supervisor v. Single Resolution Board. The opinion considers whether pseudonymised data is personal data...

The Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowance to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 ("2023 Act"), which amends the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015...

Whether or not FX spot contracts relating to currencies are financial instruments for the purposes of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID") has been the subject of much discussion.

The Bill's focus is on infrastructure that enables essential facilities and systems of the State to function effectively...

On Friday 13 March, the Irish Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court in Ganley v. Cable News Network, Inc1 (available here), finding that Ireland is the most appropriate forum...

This decision will be highly relevant to clients and practitioners alike who are managing or involved in claims in which no steps have been taken for a number of years.

In a decision that is likely to be broadly welcomed by many organisations, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") has held that a Data Protection Authority's ("DPA") is not obliged to exercise corrective powers, such as the imposition of an administrative fine, where an infringement of the GDPR occurred.

The Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2025 (the "2025 Act") introduces targeted amendments to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012...

Share-based remuneration ("SBR") has long been cited as an efficient way to attract, incentivise and retain employees and directors in a competitive employment landscape.

On 24 June 2024, the Council adopted the 14th package of restrictive measures against Russia, aimed at further weakening Russia's economic capacity...

On 17 October 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") published its fitness and probity ("F&P") performance report for the first half of 2024 ("H1 2024") (available here). The report provides information...

Less than a year before the transposition of the revised Product Lability Directive1, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has provided some welcome clarification on the application of the limitation periods...

On 17 June last, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") released further Administrative Guidance on the ‘Pillar Two' Global Anti-Base Erosion ("GloBE") Rules (the "Guidance").

With the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”) now entering its operational period, the European Commission...

Lawyers, both in-house and in private practice are making growing use of generative AI in the delivery of legal services. This had led to the creation of a whole new category of documents...

The Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") recently released its regulatory and supervisory priorities for 2025, amid what it has described as "global transformational change, heightened volatility and increasing complexity".

Following several postponements, the Irish foreign investment screening regime enters into full force today.

Regulation (EU) 2025/2518 came into force on 1 January 2026. This new Regulation aims to accelerate the enforcement of GDPR complaints that involve processing activities...