Legal News (Commercial & Business)

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”).

In a recent judgement in the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons confirmed the position on the entitlement of the media to report on court proceedings, and in particular to report on the content of documents in court proceedings.

The Digital Services Act (DSA) regulates online intermediaries and platforms including social networks and content sharing platforms.

This month, Coimisiún na Meán, or the Media Commission, published a draft Online Safety Code for video-sharing platforms.

In March 2023, the European Commission published the Proposal for the Green Claims Directive (“the Proposed Directive”).