National Conference - The Disability Act at 20: Reflecting and Reforming, Wednesday the 3rd of December from 9.30 - 4.00pm in the University of Galway Keynote speaker • Professor Anna Lawson, School of Law, University of Leeds. www.universityofgalway.ie/business-pub...

Victory for GEMA in Germany against OpenAI The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat for OpenAI: the court found copyright…

Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights…

Employee or contractor? Revenue gives employers an opportunity to correct payroll issues – without penalty. Via Ronan Day Jermyn. www.rdj.ie/insights/emp...

Simon Communities event discussing Single Adult Homelessness in Nano Nagle place #SimonWeek2025 @simoncommunity.bsky.social

Transgender man awarded €5,000 in compensation for discrimination by voluntary organisation #equality www.thejournal.ie/transgender-...

The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Thank you to our speakers this morning and very much looking forward to the afternoon. Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference 2025. #MHCL25 @lawucc.bsky.social

The Mental Health & Capacity Law Conference will be held in Cork on 5 September. Hosted and organised by the Centre of Criminal Justice & Human Rights @ucc.ie It will discuss recent developments and research in mental health &capacity law and will take place at Áras na Laoi, from 10-4 bit.ly/3UvJRUT

Decline in use of restrictive practices at mental health centres www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...

School of Law Summer Newsletter July'25 We are delighted to bring you the latest news from the School. We take a look at 2025’s key highlights to date-with a message from Mark Poustie, Research & Publication Highlights, Student & Staff Highlights, School Updates and more. www.ucc.ie/en/law/news/...

Landmark ruling against RTÉ as tribunal finds Fair City photographer was not a freelancer. Alleged misclassification of media workers by RTÉ is a major legacy issue. #employmentlaw #WRC Article by @anburcach.bsky.social in @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Prisons — Council of Europe inspection. Several issues of concern remain: ... inadequate mental healthcare, ...and gaps in legal protections for ... mentally ill prisoners .... Article by Cormac O'Keeffe. @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

How AI is breaking traditional remuneration models It's been a busy few weeks in the AI and copyright beat, and while I've been following all of the developments closely, I haven't had the time to react to everything in the blog. However, with two first decisions handed down in the US, and one in…

Musk and co should ask an AI what defines intelligence. They may learn something. By @jjn1.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/columni...

📝"A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts", a short roundup of some great contributions we have had on this topic in 2025 copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/24/a... Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Patient waited eight weeks to see psychologist at Cork hospital. Overall, the centre was found to be 60% compliant in 2024, down from 67% in 2023, 71% in 2022, and 74% in both 2021 and 2020. www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Psychiatry cannot be allowed to dominate debate on Mental Health Act www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Charity hits out at 'fundamentally inaccurate' warnings about draft Mental Health Bill. Article by @griffinniamh.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Happening now - Oireachtas committee discussing Mental Health Bill 2024 this morning. I'm at a meeting now but will watch recording later - www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

Compulsory mental health admission and treatment – the latest Strasbourg word: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/compulsory-m...

ECT without consent in Australia #mentalhealth ectstatistics.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/e...

Watchdog to create code of practice for using surveillance in mental health services. Article by Ann Murphy, @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

The School of Law at UCC #Cork is delighted to announce that applications are now open for a PhD Scholarship. The scholarship will cover tuition fees (fully funded) and a €25,000 per year for up to 4 years. Full details in link below: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ182/p... #law #PhD #Scholarship

High Court examines the involuntary detention process under the Mental Health Act 2001: A.A. -v- Clinical Director of The Ashlin Centre www.fieldfisher.com/en-ie/locati...

Luca Bertuzzi of Mlex is reporting rumours that the European Commission is considering designating #chatgpt as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act (#dsa) as its number of monthly active users in the EU approaches 45 million. Using the DSA to regulate AI chatbots […]

"What does the UK ...decision mean for Ireland? ...nothing at all. .. You can't circumscribe the rights of trans people to their own identity if it is not permitted to process data regarding their gender to identify them when that data rejects their lived experience.." www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...

This marvellous essay about 2 v different rulings on trans identities has something for all my followers. Queer scholars will enjoy the postcolonial analysis of the UKSC ruling. Irish trans rights supporters will welcome the analysis of implications here.

New Gist: Trans rights are Data rights An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act. (Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin) www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...

Monsignor James Kelly from Co Limerick has been helping immigrants become US citizens for 65 years. But as President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, he believes services like his could be a target www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...

‘He was kept locked in a room with a leg-shackle until the 1980s’: Stories from Ireland’s state-run asylums www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Judge orders prisoner who refuses food and fluids to be sent to hospital to 'preserve his right to life' www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtan...

Retailers plead guilty to breaking sales pricing legislation www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

It was very interesting discussing the Norris case with UCC history students this morning. @ucc.ie 🌈 www.slideshare.net/slideshow/lg...

Last government accused of 'broken promises' over failure to improve child mental health services. #mentalhealth www.thejournal.ie/childrens-ri...

Prison and mental illness: Five myths and some solutions. By Gautam Gulati and Brendan Kelly Gautam Gulati is adjunct professor at the School of Law, @ucc.ie . Brendan Kelly is professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

How technology has changed Irish mourning rituals Livestreamed funerals, memorial websites and online books of condolences have become accepted and important mourning rituals in Ireland, @luiciolfi.bsky.social writes.

New Restrictions on Non-Disclosure Agreements in Equality Claims. Article by Matheson. #equality #employmentlaw www.matheson.com/insights/det...

Please sign this initiative - Ban conversion therapy to attempt to change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public

The IT Law Clinic @ucc.ie is accepting queries from startups for this semester. Copyright Law, GDPR, Electronic Commerce Law and domain name law. @UCC #dataprotection www.ucc.ie/en/law/socie...

AI technology: then and now. From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

🚨 New Opinion from the European Copyright Society (ECS) 🚨 With AI reshaping creativity, authors argue that a balanced approach is needed to protect: 📌 Human authors & performers 📌 Users & public interest 📌 Research & innovation Read more here: www.create.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...

What’s going on with AI copyright authorship? It's been a while since we covered the AI authorship debate here at Llama Towers, despite it being one of the first AI legal questions we discussed here nearly 10 years ago (time flies when you're having fun, eh?). The gap has largely been because…

Will DeepSeek impact the AI Copyright Wars? Unless you have been in an isolated Yoga retreat for the last week, you will certainly have heard of DeepSeek. This is a new model from a Chinese startup that has taken the tech world by storm, inducing a Sputnik-like panic in the US, and prompting a…

Free expression and privacy rights may not stop workers being dismissed over social-media posts - internet law experts #employmentlaw www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

EU Advocate General Delivers Opinion: EU Directive On Adequate Minimum Wages Should Be Annulled #employmentlaw www.mondaq.com/employee-rig...

The standard employee disclaimer on social media that “opinions expressed are my own and not those of my employer” is of very little value #employmentlaw #emplaw www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-...

This might end up being one of the most significant and long-lasting consultations the British government ever runs.