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Hayes solicitors and Grant Thornton were delighted to host a Breakfast Briefing on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on Tuesday 23 January 2018.

Ken Casey joins Hayes solicitors to head up new Corporate department

On 2 October 2017 the Mediation Bill 2017 was signed into law by the President and the Act came into full effect on 1 January 2018. The arrival of the Mediation Act 2017 is much welcomed and should help promote the benefits of mediation and increase its use in civil litigation proceedings.

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 was introduced to protect employees who make a protected disclosure (also known as “whistleblowing”) during the course of their work.

In November 2017, the European Payments Council (“EPC”) SEPA Credit Transfer (“SCT”) Instant scheme became operational.

The legal challenges posed by the proliferation of data in cyberspace are acknowledged in a general sense but the practical problems created by the digital age in terms of administration of justice are met with a legal system struggling to cope.