Recent, high-profile controversies have thrown a pointed spotlight over social media/online multi-nationals and the extent to which their users should be protected ...

The recent decision in Walsh v Irish Prison Service [2025] IECC 8 provides useful insight into how the Irish Courts are approaching claims for damages under the data Protection Act and GDPR.

Most standard form performance bonds provided on construction projects contain wording stating that the guarantor shall discharge the damages that have been "established and ascertained" by the employer,,,

The July Stimulus Plan (the "Plan") was officially unveiled by the Government on Thursday 23 July 2020, setting out a host of measures to support businesses and employment as the Government...

Ever since news broke in the early hours of Friday 23 June 2016 of the result in the UK referendum on leaving the EU, Brexit has maintained a constant presence in the news cycle to varying degrees of prominence.

As RDJ head of Insurance Fraud and in collaboration with Insurer clients I have had oversight over many successes before the courts in fighting fraudulent claims, many of which go unreported.

The National Planning Framework (NPF) is the long-term, 20-year strategy for strategic planning and sustainable development of our urban and rural areas to 2040...

On 20 July 2022, the Sick Leave Act 2022 ("the Act") became law. The government has recently confirmed that entitlement to sick pay will commence on 1 January 2023.

On 13 June 2024, Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy delivered the High Court decision in Enoch Burke's defamation case against Mediahuis who successfully defended the claim for defamation. The judgment was unusual...

On 13 May 2026, Mr. Justice Twomey delivered a judgment in which the Court refused to grant an injunction prohibiting the sale of properties by receivers.

On 6 November 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") reported to the UK Parliament on its investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns.

RDJ's Healthcare Department were involved in successfully resisting an appeal where the Court of Appeal has upheld a modular trial Order confirming strategic case management...

In this insight we consider recent developments in Ireland and the EU that will educate how organisations measure non-material damage suffered by individuals arising from a breach of their data protection rights.

RDJ's annual University Conference brought together leaders from Ireland's higher education sector to examine critical challenges facing universities today. From AI literacy and governance frameworks to funding strategies, student procedures, and reputation management, the conference explored how institutions can navigate rapid technological change while maintaining their core mission of critical thinking and knowledge creation.

The Insurance Distribution Directive 2016/97 ("IDD") regulates the way in which insurance products are designed and sold across the EU.

According to the EU, AI constitutes one of the biggest challenges of our time; it is transforming the world we are living in, and the way we approach it will define our society of tomorrow.

The Department of Education have released updated Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017.

It's one year since the first lockdown, and employers are starting to prepare for a return in the coming months, as more people are vaccinated and businesses hope to reopen.

In August of this year, it came to the attention of the Health Services Executive, the Health Minister, and later on, to the general public, that some nursing home residents were paying up to €100 a month...

There are a range of legislative provisions which ascribe certain duties of care and obligations around agency workers, who are in an unusual position in that they are employed by the agency provider...