International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Jennifer Fay as partner in charge of its Dublin office. Fay, who had been deputy member in charge for the firm’s Dublin office, brings over 20 years of ...

The North’s justice minister has said that she is “disappointed” by industrial action being taken by the Criminal Bar ...

The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brigid Delaney v Personal Injury Assessment Board, the Judicial Council, Ireland and the Attorney General (9 April) confirms that an appeal against compensation ...

Corporate-law firm William Fry is in talks with senior representatives of the Irish division of global firm Eversheds Sutherland about a potential agreement, according to a report in the Irish Times.

The High Court has confirmed that claimants pursuing damages in personal injuries arising out of data breaches require a PIAB authorisation, Fieldfisher lawyers Killian O'Reilly and Niamh McDonagh ...

Plans to introduce new hate speech laws have been shelved, justice minister Helen McEntee has confirmed. The minister is to withdraw section 2 of the bill, which is the hate speech element, following ...

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of four new partners at its Dublin office. Robert Dever (tax), Robert Potter–Cogan (banking and finance), Mary Kiely (corporate) and ...

Lawyer Thierry Wickers has officially assumed the position of president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) following his election at the plenary session on 21 November. Thierry ...

Nick Emmerson has been inaugurated as the 179th president of the Law Society of England and Wales, succeeding Lubna Shuja. Emmerson is a partner at Lewis Mathys Emmerson LLP and specialises in ...

A bill that would provide for higher sentences for crimes motivated by hatred has passed all stages in the Oireachtas. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee had brought the bill back to the Dáil last ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared the proposed acquisition by BWG Foods of Tuffy Wholesale, subject to a number of legally binding commitments. BWG is involved in ...

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal awarded €8.7 million to victims of violent crime last year, its annual report shows. This was up from just over €8 million in 2022. The body administers a ...