Legal News (Commercial & Business)

Ireland is due to hold a referendum to amend the constitution to recognise the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The referendum which was due to be held in June of this year, has now been deferred as the government has stated that more time is needed for public discourse and engagement on the matter.

Copyright infringement actions against AI providers in relation to training of generative AI are now gaining traction in the US. There are a number of high profile cases being brought against AI providers such as OpenAI for alleged copyright infringements.

Hayes solicitors LLP has once again been recognised as one of Ireland’s leading law firms for 2024 by independent researchers Legal 500, and Chambers and Partners.

On 14 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued judgment in VB v. Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (C-340/21) and held that that the fear of misuse of one’s data after a data breach can constitute non-material damage.

The inquiry into the State’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to be set up in the near future.

On 9 December 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a provisional agreement on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”), which will introduce a risk-based legal framework for Artificial Intelligence (“AI”).