Articles -  26 February

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A selection of articles from journals recently received in the Law Society Library are highlighted below.

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  • Angel, R. ‘Retained firefighter discriminated against on grounds of age and gender’ 12 Feb (2026) Industrial Relations News Issue 7. Employment - Employees’ Rights - Discrimination - Firefighter - Fitness Standards - Gender Discrimination - Age Discrimination.

  • Burke, C. ‘Brexit and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: the case for reform amid evolving political, legal, and international norms’ (2025) Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 76(3), 494-529. International Law - Human Rights - Northern Ireland - Treaties - Good Friday Agreement - Amendments - Brexit - Peaceful Dispute Settlement - Reconciliation Studies - Transitional Justice.

  • Dittel, A. ‘What does the recent TikTok Ireland penalty tell us about Europe-China data transfers?’ (2026) Entertainment Law Review 37(2), 58-6. EU Law - Data Protection - Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries - Transfer Impact Assessment - Derogations - Equivalence - Transparency - Standard Contractual Clauses - Penalties - China.

  • Edmonson, A. and S. Pearson. ‘Déjà vu in data protection law: the risks of rewriting what counts as personal data’ (2026) Data Protection Ireland 19(1) 7-11. EU Law - Data Protection - GDPR - Privacy - Regulation - Personal Data - Proposed Digital Omnibus Regulation - Comparative Law - UK GDPR - US HIPAA - California CPRA - Quebec Law 25.

  • Fitzgerald, K. ‘Selection basis changed during redundancy process’ 12 Feb (2026) Industrial Relations News Issue 7. Employment - Redundancy - Redundancy Selection – Selection Process - Fairness - Employees’ Rights - Compensation.

  • Higgins, C. ‘Defence Forces ruling establishes legal principle of overtime’ 12 Feb (2026) Industrial Relations News Issue 7. Employment - Remuneration - Overtime Pay - Time Off in Lieu - Working Time - Compensation - Compensatory Rest - Defence Forces - Council of Europe Ruling.

  • Konca, P. ‘Helpful or hollow? Rethinking the interpretive role of Interpretation Acts’ Dec (2025) Statute Law Review 46 (3), 1-13. Legislation - Statutory Interpretation - Legal Systems - Comparative Law - Interpretative Provisions - Australia - Canada - New Zealand - Ireland - UK.

  • Rooney, C. Coll, A. and R. Benson. ‘A 2026 privacy and data protection forecast’ (2026) Data Protection Ireland 19(1) 4-6. Data Protection - GDPR - Privacy - Regulation - Guidance - Compliance - EU Law - Proposed Digital Omnibus Regulation - Personal Data.

  • ‘Member States may refuse anonymous requests for access to environmental information’ (2026) EU Focus 460, 9-10. EU Law - Environmental Law - Administrative Law - Environmental Information - Access to Information - Requests for Information - Unknown Persons.

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