The Law Society Is pleased to announce the launch of its free regulation helpline: Regulation Answers. The Law Society has listened to the demands of the profession for increased support and guidance ...

Have you been seriously injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault? Yes? Well then, you probably shouldn’t publish photographs of you taking part in a triathlon on your Facebook page if you’re ...

Crypto-assets will remain a highly volatile investment and means of exchange until regulation becomes a legal certainty. When that happens, it will reduce the use of crypto-assets in fraud and will ...

Employing a “Zero Trust” mentality is essential in protecting client accounts. All requests must be questioned and verified. Regular training, advanced security protocols, and vigilance can go a long ...

The ruling in Case C-149/17 Bastei Lübbe v Michael Strotzer is the most recent addition to a series of CJEU judgments that address the balancing of fundamental rights in the context of the enforcement ...

The High Court, in AIB v Counihan ([2016] IEHC 72), a judgment of this author, acknowledged the ex officio obligation existing under ECJ case law for a national court to assess, of its own motion, ...

According to the Scottish Prisons Commission, “prison may sometimes do good, but it always does harm”. The essence of this statement is undoubtedly true. However, if prison administrations were ...

The Law Society’s Conditions of Sale 2019 for conveyancers came into effect on 1 January 2019. They provide that title is now investigated before the contract is entered into. The conditions radically ...

It is estimated that as many as 25,000 people currently live in some kind of residential care. It is hoped that their cases will be reviewed by the newly created Decision Support Service, once the ...

The Public Documents Regulation came into full effect on 16 February 2019 (Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 on promoting the free movement of ...

There is a great deal to be gained from a variety of peer support structures that can help reduce professional loneliness and isolation. Professional loneliness, as a concept, may be unfamiliar, but ...