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 Maynooth University project has the goal of reducing barriers to third-level education for those with convictions. ‘Unlocking Potential’ seeks to provide a fair admissions toolkit for higher ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Graham Dwyer against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. The judges ruled unanimously that evidence from mobile-phone data at his trial had been ...

The ALG 2024 Corporate Crime and Regulation summit at Croke Park in Dublin has heard that sanctions on Russia following the Ukraine invasion have led to jumps in the consumer price index there of over ...

Commercial-law firm Philip Lee LLP has announced plans to double the size of its corporate and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) team over the next three years. It has also appointed partner Eoghan Doyle ...

New research has found that many Irish financial-services firms are not aware of an EU system designed to help companies, investors and policy-makers to decide which economic activities are ...

The Government has appointed eight members to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) – including six new appointments and two re-appointments. The 11-member authority is responsible for the ...

Georgia will ban paid-for commercial surrogacy from 1 January, 2024. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this week (12 June) that paid-for commercial surrogacy will now only be permitted for ...

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 ...

Managing partner Joe O’Malley commented: “The commercial-property industry is a very important sector for us, and one in which we have a growing client base and demand. "We are delighted to have Liam ...

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing 473 data-protection lawsuits as a result of the 2021 cyberattack. RTÉ News reports that there have also been 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE. The ...

Global law firm Kennedys has highlighted potential benefits and risk to the insurance market from the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Among the risks, it warns, is that of AI-generated deepfake ...