News In Brief: Best Young Entrepreneur 2015

Legal advice for start-ups

UCC has become the first university in Ireland to offer free legal advice to start-ups at its new IT Law Clinic.

Twelve postgraduate law students work with academic staff and established law firms, responding to legal questions from start-ups. Queries range from protecting copyright to ensuring websites comply with data protection law.

“Legal issues are unfortunately something that many start-ups avoid in their early days because of perceived cost ...