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The area of assisted reproduction is unregulated in Ireland. Following the recent Supreme Court decision in the case of M.R. & D.R and O.R. & C.R v An tArd Chláraitheoir, Ireland and The Attorney General, surrogacy is clearly in need of urgent legislative guidance, says Rachel Murray.

The “black hole” in many private pension schemes, when taken with the fact that people are living longer, means that it is now a reality that many people will seek to work beyond the traditional retirement age of 65. In these circumstances, what right does an employee have to break the grey ceiling and continue working into his or her golden years?

The media team at Hayes provided legal advice to Touchpaper Television, producers of Charlie - a major three-part drama based on the life of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

Described by Chief Justice Susan Denham as the “most important development” in the judicial system since independence, the Court of Appeal was established on 29 October 2014. Our Healthcare Team outlines how the new court works.

Both tenants and landlords have used the “Break Option” frequently over the past number of years. Jackie Buckley explains why it’s not always easy to make the break.

Since the 1992 case of Attorney General v X (the X case) termination of pregnancy in Ireland is lawful if it is established as a matter of probability that there is a real and substantial risk to the life, as distinct from the health, of the mother and that such risk could only be avoided by termination. Ireland has been found to be in breach of the European Convention of Human Rights, however, owing to its