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 Government has decided to nominate barrister Mícheál P O’Higgins SC as a judge of the High Court. O’Higgins is a former chair of the Bar Council, who was called to the Bar in 1990, and appointed ...

The competition watchdog reviewed 68 mergers last year – down slightly from 70 in 2022 – according to its annual report. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) was also involved in ...

History was made today (9 October) as 17 solicitors from throughout Ireland were formally granted Patents of Precedence, and given the designation of Senior Counsel, in an online ceremony. Law Society ...

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

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing 473 data-protection lawsuits as a result of the 2021 cyberattack. RTÉ News reports that there have also been 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE. The ...

Armagh-born Caroline Carberry KC has been named the England-and-Wales 2024 Crime Silk of the Year in recognition of her work on several ground-breaking cases. Carberry was named winner of the Legal ...

The winners of the Law Society Justice Media Awards 2024 have been announced at an awards ceremony at Blackhall Place today (20 June). Print journalist Killian Woods of the Business Post took the ...

Great Legal Writing: Lessons from Literature is the latest title by High Court judge Dr Max Barrett (pictured), whose previous book The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing was a finalist in the Irish ...

The Government is to launch a public consultation on what is being described as “the biggest review of wildlife legislation for a generation”. The legislation concerned covers areas such as the ...

Addleshaw Goddard LLP has appointed four partners at its Dublin office, as it approaches the first anniversary of its merger with Eugene F Collins. The appointments, which bring the total number of ...

Figures from the Central Bank show that the average cost of a motor-insurance policy last year rose by 2% to €568, after five years of falls. The average cost of a claim per policy increased by 5% in ...