News for: Technology And Governance

Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy’s recently published article for RTÉ Brainstorm on why legal costs in Ireland are so high, is now available to listen to as a podcast. Listen here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy, leader of the Technology and Governance cluster, has co-authored a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece looks at what Irish judges should be taught before they go on the bench. What Irish judges should be taught before they go on the bench   Opinion: we require judges with… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy, cluster  leader of Technology and Governance, has written a new article for RTÉ Brainstorm. The piece looks at why legal costs in Ireland are so high. Why are legal costs in Ireland so high? Analysis: lack of competition, cumbersome procedures and a reluctance to change combine to keep costs… | Read on »

A new report by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, co-authored by Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy, argues that the State does not provide enough resources for the education and training courses that are needed for judges to keep up with changes in the law, in Irish society, or best practice internationally. Read more… | Read on »

On 26 January, the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host Algorithms, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Irish Legal Services Market by Dr Rónán Kennedy as part of the Whitaker Webinars series The webinar examined the issues raised by the rapid development of software for legal services, commonly known as ‘lawtech’. This could reduce legal costs… | Read on »

With indoor dining pushed back by two weeks, the government are now in talks to allow for only fully vaccinated people, or those who have had Covid-19 in the last nine months, to be allowed avail of the service. Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy, leader of the Technology and Governance Cluster, spoke to Her.ie about… | Read on »

‘Judicial Conduct in Ireland: A Framework Fit for Purpose?’ Online Seminar Friday 22 October 2021 Irish Council for Civil Liberties Whitaker Institute and School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway School of Law, University of Limerick Papers are invited from scholars and practitioners for a seminar on Judicial Conduct in Ireland and the reforms… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy, leader of the Technology and Governance cluster, has written a new piece from The Law Society Gazette. The article looks at the establishment of the Judicial Council in the reform and modernisation of the Irish court system The article is available to read here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, spoke to Analytics India Magazine about his research which focuses on the ethical, legal and social implications of new technologies. Read more here.

The rapid development and increased use of software and technology for legal services and in the courts could reduce costs and improve access to justice but deepen the digital divide and strengthen existing biases in the justice system, research from NUI Galway has cautioned. Whitaker Institute member Dr Rónán Kennedy, leader of the Technology and… | Read on »