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 ...

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 ...

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January is an excellent time to kickstart your mental health and psychological fitness by embarking on a suite of subsidised psychotherapy sessions. LegalMind is operated through the Law Society’s ...

Building upon your solicitor qualification, the LLM provides an ideal opportunity for professional development in a specialised area of law. You will undertake in-depth study of an agreed legal topic ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Graham Dwyer against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. The judges ruled unanimously that evidence from mobile-phone data at his trial had been ...

The revised District Court scale of costs has been issued. The new costs will see increases of at least five points across the board, the first such rise since 2014. The scale of costs has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fees for criminal legal aid are to rise by 8% from 1 January 2025, according to the Department of Justice. A statement from the department issued after Budget 2025 said that the increase would be part ...

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 ...