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Over the last number of years the number of litigants in person (those representing themselves in legal proceedings without the assistance of solicitors or barristers) has increased.

As recently as June 2017, the then Chief Justice called for reform of the powers afforded to the Courts to deal with posting on social media in prejudicial to pending and ongoing Court cases.

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.