ArticleSupervising For The Future: CBI Addresses European Insurance ForumOn 30 September 2025, Seána Cunningham, Director of Insurance at the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), addressed the European Insurance Forum. IrelandInsuranceWilliam Fry LLP
ArticlePreparations For Referendum On Unified Patent CourtTen years after the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) was signed, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) came into force on 1 June 2023 in the seventeen EU member states that ratified the UPCA.IrelandIntellectual PropertyWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleHigh Court Refuses To Extend Limitation Period In Defamation ActionIn Ireland, a plaintiff typically has a timeframe of one year following the date of publication of the defamatory statement to institute defamatory...IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleLegal News - November 24Here is a selection of our recent publications, including podcasts recorded by our knowledge lawyers, Aisling Doran and Jane Balfe, discussing a case dealing with the complexities of insolvency and arbitration.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWilliam Fry LLP
PodcastLegal News Podcast - Nov 23 (Podcast)Welcome to our November 2023 edition of Legal News where we continue to provide you with a selection of our recent publications, and present our Legal News Podcast...IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleLegislation Amending Lobbying Act Will Enter Into Force In 2024The Order commencing the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (Amendment Act) has been published.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleMedical Negligence: Appeal On Costs Differential Order DismissedThe Court of Appeal recently upheld the High Court's decision on quantum and costs in Milmoe v Chatzis and Sheldon Investments Limited t/a River Medical Group [2025] IECA 149. IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleUlster Bank Successfully Appeals FSPO Decision On Tracker MortgagesA recent Court of Appeal case, Ulster Bank Ireland DAC v Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman [2024] IECA 231.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleTechnology Report 2026: Legal & Regulatory Lead The AgendaLegal compliance has moved to the forefront of technology deployment in Europe, with regulations like the EU AI Act, GDPR, DORA, and NIS 2 fundamentally changing how organizations approach technology adoption. IrelandMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWilliam Fry LLP
PodcastData Protection Day: Expectations For 2024 & 2023 Look Back (Podcast)William Fry is celebrating Data Protection Day, which is an opportunity to take stock of 2023's key data protection highlights and forecast the trends that 2024...IrelandPrivacyWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleInsights From The EU Digital Omnibus Package: Key GDPR Reforms For Scientific ResearchThe European Commission's Digital Omnibus Package (published on 19 November 2025) proposes several amendments to the GDPR designed to reduce barriers to innovation in the field of scientific research. IrelandPrivacyWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleLegal News - December 24Here is a selection of our recent publications, including podcasts recorded by our knowledge lawyers, Tara Rush and Gail Nohilly...IrelandPrivacyWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleChanging Times: Construction Contract Updated By RIAIThe Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has launched the RIAI Construction Contract 2025, a new set of standard form contracts designed to enhance the collaboration...IrelandReal Estate and ConstructionWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleCourt Considers Rent In Withdrawn Renewal Rights ClaimIn a recent Circuit Court case, Howard v Crown Paints Ireland Limited, the defendant leased factory premises from the plaintiff landlords for a ten-year period from August 2008...IrelandReal Estate and ConstructionWilliam Fry LLP
PodcastLegal News - October 24 (Podcast)Here is a selection of our recent podcasts and publications.IrelandReal Estate and ConstructionWilliam Fry LLP
ArticlePreferred Equity Investments In Irish Real EstateAs real estate values have fallen over the last few years and construction costs have increased, many sponsors and asset managers have been forced to look at creative ways to capitalise or recapitalise assets.IrelandReal Estate and ConstructionWilliam Fry LLP
PodcastLegal News Podcast - Oct 23 (Podcast)Welcome to our October 2023 edition of Legal News. Welcome to our October 2023 edition of Legal News where we continue to provide you with a selection of our recent publications...IrelandTechnologyWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleIndicative Roadmap For Ireland's Next Offshore Wind Auction PublishedThis builds on the momentum from Ireland's successful first offshore renewable electricity subsidy scheme auction round (ORESS 1) in May.IrelandTransportWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleMajor Milestone For Metro As Railway Order GrantedA metro for Dublin was first proposed over 25 years ago when it was included in the then government's 2000 transportation strategy.IrelandTransportWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleAsset Management & Investment Funds Update - October 2025Welcome to the October 2025 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.IrelandWealth ManagementWilliam Fry LLP