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Oct 18, 2024 | 
matheson.com | Karen Reynolds |Michael Byrne
Following confirmation from the Justice Minister, Helen McEntee, that the proposed incitement to hatred elements of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 (the “Bill”) would be removed, the necessary amendments were introduced and the revised Bill has now been signed into law.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Karen Reynolds |Connor Cassidy |Niall Collins |Kate McKenna
On 2 February 2024, the High Court delivered judgment in Commission for Communications Regulation v Eircom
Limited, which is of significance in relation to the treatment
of legally privileged documents seized in the context of regulatory
investigations and 'authorised officer visits' (sometimes
referred to as 'dawn raids').
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Karen Reynolds |Connor Cassidy |Niall Collins |Kate McKenna |Calum Warren |Aishlinn Gannon | +2 more
On 2 February 2024, the High Court delivered judgment in Commission for Communications Regulation v Eircom Limited, which is of significance in relation to the treatment of legally privileged documents seized in the context of regulatory investigations and 'authorised officer visits' (sometimes referred to as 'dawn raids').
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Karen Reynolds |Connor Cassidy
Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution partners Karen
Reynolds and Connor Cassidy co-author the Irish chapter for The
Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations eighth
edition.
The chapter covers a broad range of topics relevant to the Irish
corporate investigations and economic crime landscape, including in
respect of cybersecurity, whistleblowing, information gathering,
legal privilege and data privacy considerations to name a few.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
globalinvestigationsreview.com | Karen Reynolds |Connor Cassidy
This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GIR's co-published content. Read more on Insight General context, key principles and hot topicsThe Corporate Enforcement Agency (CEA) has been investigating the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) in respect of well-documented financial issues, which were referred to the CEA by the FAI’s statutory auditors.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Karen Reynolds |Connor Cassidy |Darragh Casey
In our most recent update on the Regulation of Lobbying
and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (the
"2023 Act") we outlined the key reforms
to be introduced by the 2023 Act once it came into effect.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Karen Reynolds |Connor Cassidy |Darragh Casey
In our most recent update on the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (the "2023 Act") we outlined the key reforms to be introduced by the 2023 Act once it came into effect.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Karen Reynolds |Michael Byrne |Connor Cassidy |Aishlinn Gannon
The Criminal Justice
(Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill
2022 (the "Bill") will, if
enacted in its current form, be a radical update to the law in
relation to hate crime. In this Insight, we consider what the Bill
seeks to achieve, including in particular the corporate offences
envisaged, as well as its legislative journey since its publication
on 1 November 2022.
The Bill will expand the regulation of hate crimes in Ireland
considerably.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
tennessean.com | Karen Reynolds
The essence of a Clarksville City Council amendment is to inform the state legislature that transparency should be a shared commitment across all levels of government. Karen ReynoldsLetter to the editorRe: "Tennessee's fifth-largest city wants out of state's Sunshine Law," by reporter Angele Latham. To encourage transparency in all levels of government, the Clarksville City Council wants the state legislature to follow the Sunshine Laws.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
matheson.com | Karen Reynolds |Michael Byrne
AUTHORs:
Karen Reynolds, Michael Byrne
co-author(s):
Connor Cassidy, Aishlinn Gannon, Rebecca McKittrick, Tina Turner, Róisín Peart
Services:
Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Fraud, Asset Recovery and White Collar Crime
DATE:
02/10/2023
The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 (the "Bill") will, if enacted in its current form, be a radical update to the law in relation to hate crime.
