The UK High Court has ruled in Getty Images v Stability AI, dismissing copyright claims but upholding limited trade mark infringement relating ...

Head of Intellectual Property, Gerard Kelly looks ahead and highlights some of the issues which could impact the intellectual property landscape in the coming year. The last 12 months have seen ...

Legal submissions and citations are not exempt from the phenomenon of AI hallucinations. This occurs when an AI model generates an incorrect or misleading result. Cases from various jurisdictions ...

The High Court has recently reconfirmed the finality of arbitral awards. There is scope for recourse against an award in limited circumstances. However, the decision confirms again that an award may ...

The revised National Planning Framework has been approved by Government. There are some significant changes to housing policy and objectives. Our Planning & Environment team considers the key changes.

Landmark new legislation implements mandatory open disclosure for the first time in Irish law. Our Medical Law team reviews the key impacts of the new Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and ...

In the recent highly publicised case before the WRC involving Ryanair and a former member of its cabin crew, an Adjudication Officer criticised the complainant’s use of AI in drafting his submissions.

The limited circumstances in which the trial of a preliminary legal issue will be ordered by the Irish courts has been confirmed by a recent decision of the High Court. Our Commercial Disputes team ...

The High Court has recently confirmed that the protection normally afforded by ‘without prejudice’ communications will be lost where the communication is unambiguously improper. Our Commercial ...

We are hosting a Founders Fireside Chat with Mark Kirwan (CEO and Founder of Positive Carbon), Luke Mackey (CEO and Co-founder of Kota) and Werner Schmidt (CEO and Co-founder of Lative), to explore ...

The Central Bank of Ireland’s revised Consumer Protection Code, set for publication in Q1 2025, signals sweeping changes for firms. Draft regulations and standards emphasise digitalisation, preventing ...

Barclays Bank Ireland plc (BBI), a subsidiary of Barclays plc, has obtained approval from the Irish High Court for a transaction to sell its German retail business (the Target) with 2.3 million ...