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Hayes solicitors recently acted for the Autorità Garante Della Concorrenza E Del Mercato (AGCM), Italy’s national competition authority, in proceedings brought in the High Court by Ryanair DAC and Ryanair Holdings PLC.

Parent’s Leave is an entitlement that allows parents to take leave from work within the first two years of their child’s life, or within two years of the placement of an adopted child within the family. From the 1 August 2024, the entitlement to Parent’s Leave has increased.

After a nine-month legislative pause, the Gambling Regulation Bill (“the Bill”) was again the subject of legislative scrutiny in the Dáil recently...

The demand for in home care and home support services in Ireland has seen a significant increase in recent years, largely due to an aging population and the desire on the part of many elderly people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. 

The Court of Appeal, in the case of O’Neill v Birthisle[1] upheld the dismissal of a medical negligence claim where the plaintiff had not obtained an expert report eight years after the claim had issued.

The Court of Appeal recently reduced an award of damages granted by the High Court in view of the trial judge’s approach to assessing quantum, clarifying how quantum is to be determined where there are multiple injuries inflicted at the same time.