“The Labour Court has told TCD to re-employ three staff who were let go last year, because under the Croke Park Agreement there should be no compulsory redundancies in the public service …” (more)
[Stephen Rogers, Irish Examiner, 3 May]
“Courts around the country are being flooded with mass copyright lawsuits. In a typical case, the owner of a pornographic film sues dozens of anonymous defendants in a single lawsuit, obtains their contact information, and then tries to extort a four-figure settlement from each defendant before the case reaches the courtroom …” (more)
[Timothy B Lee, Ars Technica, 2 May]
“Third-level teacher’s union IFUT has welcomed a Labour Court ruling advising Trinity College to reinstate three employees that it had dismissed …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 2 May]
“The High Court of England and Wales has ruled that UK internet service providers must start taken steps to technically block access from their customers to The Pirate Bay. Arnold J has delivered a short copyright order …” (more)
[TechnoLlama, 2 May]
“Parties representing a majority of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) do not support the approval of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) after liberals added their opposition to the controversial treaty, an MEP has said …” (more)
[OUT-LAW, 30 April]
“The United States Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has passed in the US House of Representatives despite vocal online opposition, and the surprising threat of veto from the White House. HR 3523 drew criticism because it is purported to be a threat to privacy as it encourages Internet services to share user information with government agencies …” (more)
[TechnoLlama, 28 April]
“The point is, the suit itself will be devastating to Google’s business. Just the distraction that this kind of case creates can hobble even the most successful, well-run company. The endless depositions, the court hearings, the subpoenas, the PR nightmare every time yet another embarrassing old email gets dug up out of the archives — it’s a nightmare …” (more)
[Dan Lyons, Daily Beast, 27 April]
“FACTS: University College, Cork (the ‘appellant’) has brought this appeal pursuant to s. 15(6) of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (the ‘Act’) against Determination FTC/10/42 of the Labour Court made on 20th July 2011 …” (more)
[University College Cork v. Bushin [2012] IEHC 76]
“The High Court has ruled that a decision by the minister for education Ruairi Quinn to declare a school principal unfit for office was disproportionate and ‘required the court to intervene’ …” (more)
[John Burke, Business Post, 26 April]
“Sir, – The current debate about the future of copyright in the Internet age is heavy with misapprehensions and obfuscations. It is a confused landscape, where legitimate concerns about free speech, the future for innovation and access to information, are often quoted in arguments against any legislative attempts to regularise the chaos in copyright law and its administration …” (more)
[Bill Whelan, Irish Times, 26 April]
“Three third-level students have lost their High Court challenge to an ‘unfair and unjust’ decision by Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn to cut their maintenance grants …” (more)
[Irish Times, 26 April]
“The Union of Students in Ireland has expressed disappointment at the outcome of a High Court challenge taken by three students, two of whom attend Galway colleges, against the Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn …” (more)
[Roisin Peddle, Galway Advertiser, 26 April]
“When the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) isn’t busying itself arranging protests which invariably miss the mark of persuading education policymakers to reconsider raising college fees, it seems it likes to instead try its hand at advancing poorly argued legal actions in the hope of reaching the same goal legally …” (more)
[Daniel O'Carroll, 25 April]
“The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued its findings on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the results aren’t good. The review of the treaty found that the text as it stands poses and ‘unacceptable’ risk to the rights of EU citizens and requires highly intrusive monitoring of internet user’s habits for the sake of protecting intellectual property …” (more)
[Iain Thomson, The Register, 25 April]
“Today (April 25th) at 11am in the High Court, Mr Justice Hedigan delivered his verdict on a challenge taken by three students, supported by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), against the Minister for Education & Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD …” (more)
[Union of Students in Ireland, 25 April]
“The High Court this morning dismissed a judicial review taken by three students against the State in a bid to overturn reforms to the student maintenance grant system. The action was supported by the Union of Students in Ireland, which provided legal representation …” (more)
[Ronan Costello, University Times, 25 April]
“Files that were deleted from the camcorder at the centre of the ‘rape tape’ controversy were linked to one of the women’s academic studies, it emerged last night. NUI Maynooth, which owned the camcorder that inadvertently recorded controversial comments by gardai, insisted it had abided by the law and prioritised the welfare of its students …” (more)
[Tom Brady and Edel O'Connell, Independent, 25 April]
“… The deal marks a significant increase from the previous agreement, which had cost students less than four dollars annually plus ten cents per page for materials included within printed coursepacks. The new fees are likely to be passed along to students, who will ultimately bear the burden of the copyright arrangement with higher tuitions …” (more)
[Michael Geist, 24 April]
“Opponents of federally funded human embryonic stem cell research returned to a US appeals court today to argue that such research should be banned, despite two earlier court decisions that it is legal …” (more)
[Jocelyn Kaiser, ScienceInsider, 23 April]
“The swimmer who brought the Oxford-Cambridge boat race to a dramatic halt appeared in court in Britain today. Trenton Oldfield (35), caused the annual contest on the River Thames to be stopped for around half an hour after he was spotted in the vessels’ path as crews battled towards the finish …” (more)
[Irish Times, 23 April]
