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 ...

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 ...

New rules on sustainability reporting and individual accountability are the two measures expected to have the most significant impact on Irish businesses in 2024, according to survey by law firm Mason ...

Lewis Silkin Ireland has promoted two lawyers in its employment, immigration, and reward division. Catherine Hayes moves from senior associate to managing associate, and Declan Groarke, who was ...

The fact that an increasing number of people in Ireland now want to work beyond the State pension age of 66 is causing “huge issues” from an employment-law perspective, delegates at the Annual Review ...

International law firm Clark Hill has announced today that Conor Kenny has joined its transatlantic practice as an ...

Legislation that changes the law on the duty of care owed by businesses, community groups and event organisers to visitors and recreational users has been commenced. The legislation amends the ...

Executive director of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) Aonghus Kelly is to serve as a senior adviser on the prosecution of international crimes in Ukraine. Kelly has been seconded by the Irish ...

Bosses should be wary of ‘bright ideas’ by staff members to run with AI technology, without a full awareness of the risk landscape, an MHC employment-law webinar has heard. Automating and enhancing HR ...

A Law Society Professional Training course on Solicitors Accounts Regulations is now available on the LegalED Talks – CPD training hub. Listed as course seven under the regulatory matters series, the ...

Climate activists backed by the charity Community Law & Mediation (CLM) have been given the go-ahead to challenge what they describe as “inadequate” Government action on climate change. As well as CLM ...

The Government has announced the publication of the bill that will set up a new auto-enrolment system for pensions. The Department of Social Protection says that the legislation will bring around ...