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Carefully review the terms of guarantee documents before you execute them, says Matthew Austin.

In employment law, the use of injunctions has become increasingly prominent in light of various high profile cases demonstrating their use. While typically injunctions are sought in circumstances where there is a threatened or actual dismissal, their use is not solely confined to dismissal situations.

Rachel Murray outlines the regulations surrounding domestic waste treatment systems and the consequences of not observing them.

This article discusses the interaction between Subject Access Requests under Data Protection Legislation and Discovery in litigation. The aim of this article is to provide a user-friendly summary of the position for employment lawyers and those working in HR. This summary is particularly relevant where a Subject Access Request is made in circumstances where there is existing or anticipated litigation.

Since 31 March 2015, it is obligatory for all health professionals providing cross-border healthcare in the State under the Cross-Border Directive to have professional liability insurance (Regulation 15, European Union (Application of Patients’ Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, SI No. 65/2015).

On 9 July 2015, Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley ruled that an acutely ill and profoundly disabled 10 year old girl who resides in state care should not be resuscitated or receive emergency lifesaving intervention. The girl has been resident in state care since she was admitted to hospital with serious brain damage aged 4 months.