An annual survey of the legal profession has found that almost half of firms are expecting the outlook for profitability in the sector to deteriorate over the next 12 months. The Annual Law Survey, ...

A law that compels open disclosure of any serious safety incidents in a healthcare setting has now come into effect. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 provides a ...

Law firm A&L Goodbody (ALG) has announced a partnership with Harvey AI, which provides a generative artificial-intelligence (AI) platform designed for the legal profession. ALG has been using AI ...

Just over half of workers in Ireland have either experienced or witnessed discrimination in the workplace, according to a survey. The survey of 1,400 people, by recruitment firm Matrix, found that 20% ...

The EU’s highest court has ruled that Ireland has failed to meet its obligations under an EU directive on the quality of drinking water. The action, taken by the European Commission, centred on the ...

The Government has approved the drafting of legislation to set up a new Building Standards Regulatory Authority. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said that the move would improve compliance and ...

Loneliness and meaninglessness are constituent reasons for asking for euthanasia, a Dutch academic told the Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying today (26 September). Professor Theo Boer, a ...

RDJ LLP is leading the way in building a culture that puts people at the heart of business. The leading firm, with flagship offices in Cork, Dublin, and Galway, is partnering with the Law Society and ...

The number of successful cyber-attacks against British law firms rose by 77% in the past year to 954, according to a new study of the threat reported by the Law Society Gazette of England and Wales.

A report by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has expressed its concern at the haste with which the (now enacted) Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 proceeded towards ...

The Law Society of England and Wales has commented on Britain’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill which has now passed through Parliament. “The bill will soon become law but it remains a ...

The Law Society Library has recently expanded its collection of resources on artificial intelligence (AI), an area that is expected generate much interest in the coming months and years. The library’s ...