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 ...

A survey carried out by law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has found that just over 60% of firms that had carried out a workplace investigation did not use mediation services at any stage in the ...

The recent highly-publicised High Court decision in Philip Nolan v Science Foundation of Ireland, [2024] IEHC 368 has put the spotlight back on the concept of ‘no-fault’ dismissals, writes Lewis ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

Workers are now entitled to three days of paid sick leave a year, after legislation on the issue came into effect on 1 January. Sick leave will be paid at 70% of gross salary, up to a cap of €110 per ...

We know that solicitors are extremely busy, and receive a large volume of emails from clients, professional contacts, and organisations including the Law Society. Based on your feedback, we have ...

The Supreme Court held a special sitting this afternoon (19 January) to mark the passing of the former Chief Justice John Murray. A native of Limerick, he was Chief Justice from 2004 to 2011, 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 ...

The new President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has said that one of his key priorities in 2024 will be to continue the work of shaping the solicitor profession to be fit for the future.

The European Commission’s latest round of infringement actions includes moves against Ireland in several areas of EU law. The EU body has sent formal letters of notice – the first step in infringement ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said that there are “good policy reasons” why the public does not get access to the evidence and reasoning underlining the office’s decisions not to ...