A thorough due diligence exercise, a well-populated data room, and a carefully prepared disclosure letter are the best ways ...

This series is based on our presentation, “Managing Construction Disputes and Risk”, at the CABE Built Environment Ireland ...

On 15 November 2024, the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive (the Directive) was transposed into national law. The three key components of the Directive are to, within Member States: establish a ...

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI in the early hours of 7 May 2026, after a nine-hour trilogue session under ...

William Fry is proud to introduce our new brand identity, an important moment in the growth of our firm. View our new brand video which tells the story of our client promise and showcases our new ...

The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 (Scheme), marking the most significant development in Irish AI regulation to date. This ...

Budget 2027 was announced on 6 October 2026. It is the second budget of this Government’s term, and the Minister for Finance described it as setting an optimistic path in which work is rewarded, risk ...

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) is poised to become a landmark piece of legislation in AI regulation, with its extraterritorial scope being one of its most significant and ...

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Kirwan v Connors [2025] IESC 21 (Kirwan) reformulated how the Irish courts deal with applications to dismiss proceedings for want of prosecution and/or delay.

In 2025, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) faced a range of new regulatory challenges, driven largely by developments in the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Throughout its Report, the DPC ...

The European Commission’s release of the AI Continent Action Plan on 9 April 2025 marks a transformative shift in the European Union’s ambition for technological leadership. This is not merely a ...

Dr Barry Scannell, a Partner in William Fry’s Technology Group discusses the rapid shift from AI copilots to fully autonomous agentic AI systems with Irish tech entrepreneur Sean Blanchfield, founder ...