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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.

The Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2017, which was signed into law on 6 November 2017, outlines new mandatory legal requirements regarding levels of professional medical indemnity for all medical practitioners currently registered or applying to register with the Medical Council.