The recent high-profile and unsuccessful Government appointment of ex-minister Katherine Zappone as a special envoy to the UN has brought the issue of cabinet confidentiality […]

On September 15th 2021, Cabinet approved the drafting of the General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2021. The Bill will rewrite the law […]

“But we’ve have always done it that way.” Sound familiar? In 2013 Eric Chin coined the term NewLaw. The concept has been significantly piloted over […]

The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill was passed by President Michael D. Higgins on the 28th of December 2020. This Bill can also […]

“The thinking, planning and actions of the Courts Service has developed five years in five months, as we embark on this three year Corporate Strategic […]

‘Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ George Santayana, Spanish philosopher. In 2016, I published an article in The Verdict […]

Selling your property has become a more complicated process in recent years. There are a number of steps you can take to speed up the […]

Data Privacy for App Developers There has been much made of the HSE’s recently released COVID-19 tracker and symptom checker app.  Privacy professionals have been […]

The recent call for action by The Restaurants Association of Ireland to deal with commercial landlords (some of whom continue to charge their tenants full rent rates […]

In legal terms, divorce in Ireland is a relatively new introduction.  Despite this, society has changed hugely since its introduction over 20 years ago. One […]