Plans to introduce new hate speech laws have been shelved, justice minister Helen McEntee has confirmed. The minister is to withdraw section 2 of the bill, which is the hate speech element, following ...

Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins has been appointed Minister of State in the Department of Justice. The Limerick County deputy will have special responsibility for international law, law reform, and youth ...

Beauchamps has appointed Pat McInerney as head of its public-and-regulatory team, and Shane Costelloe as partner in the employment-and-benefits group. McInerney advises public-sector bodies, ...

Law Society Psychological Services has launched a toolkit to embed psychological safety in legal teams. The recent lunchtime launch event welcomed a full President’s Hall of solicitors from all ...

The link in the email does not direct the user to the Law Society website, but a separate phishing site. If you received this ...

The Conveyancing Committee has published new Requisition 45 to coincide with the commencement of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) which was introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The first liability ...

The Technology Committee first published a list of assistive technology in legal practice back in September 2021, and this list has now been updated to take account of some recent advancements in ...

The EU AI Act prohibits a number of artificial intelligence (AI) systems from 2 February 2025. An update from the Law Society Technology Committee provides information on the type of systems ...