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Litigation

1 st Legal Action in Irish High Court Against Facebook By Non-Irish Based Content Moderator

A Barcelona-based content moderator with Facebook has filed preliminary proceedings in the Irish High Court against the social media company for damages relating to alleged psychological injury. Severe Psychological Issues…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 18, 2022

Data Protection General News

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill to be Introduced

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill to be Introduced to promote wider internet safety. Minister for Arts and Culture Catherine Martin will today ask ministerial colleagues to approve the text…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 12, 2022

General News

Postponement of Criminal Jury Trials due to COVID-19 Pressures

Postponement of Criminal Jury Trials due to COVID-19 Pressures ........COVID-19 looks set to cause more disruptions to the legal system as several criminal jury trials in the Dublin Circuit Court…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 10, 2022

Property Law and Conveyancing

Trends improving for rents and values in all sectors

Trends improving outlooks across all sectors of the Irish commercial property market are expected by many members of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) according to the third quarter…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 10, 2022

Law Amendments

New Law Would See Mandatory Six-Month Sentence for Anyone Who Attacks Frontline Worker

Under new law, legislation is to be brought forward by Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond in the new year, a mandatory six-month sentence is to be handed down to anyone…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 5, 2022

General News Wills and Estate Planning

Top Tips on the Fair Deal Scheme three-year cap on family farms

The long-awaited Fair Deal Scheme three-year cap on family farms and businesses finally came into effect on October 20. The cap is broadly similar to the dwelling house cap but…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 3, 2022

Personal Injury

Man (43) Suing Irish Ski Operator in High Court After Fracturing His Ankle

A man who slipped and fractured his ankle while on a skiing holiday in France is suing an Irish ski operator, Tony Collins Agency Limited, trading as directski.com. In his…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 2, 2022

Family Law Litigation

EU Court of Justice confirms that spouses can only assert one country of residence when divorcing

Europe’s highest court, the Court of Justice of the EU, has confirmed that divorcing spouses can only assert one habitual residence when divorcing in different EU member states.As we develop…

FeltonMcKnightJanuary 2, 2022

General News

Happy New Year 2022!

We would like to thank all our clients for their support this year, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

FeltonMcKnightDecember 31, 2021

Catastrophic Injury

Man Awarded €2.85m After Being Hit by Uninsured Driver

The man awarded €2.85m was deliberately hit by a van has settled his High Court action for €2.85 million against the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI). The man (30)…

FeltonMcKnightDecember 17, 2021