The Seanad has passed a bill that will set up a new dedicated Family Court within the existing courts structure. Once enacted, the legislation will provide for judges who have specialist training or ...

The Law Reform Commission’s (LRC) report on safeguarding ‘at-risk’ adults published yesterday (17 April) proposes the broadening of the offence of coercive control and the introduction of several new ...

The first solicitor-barrister legal partnership to be formed under the new regulatory framework has been welcomed by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). Simmons & Simmons (Ireland) LLP is ...

Ciara McQuillan sets out the anti-money-laundering/terrorist-financing obligations on solicitors and provides step-by-step guidance in applying them to the client ...

At the mock trial of DPP v Mother Gothel in the Presidents’ Hall, Blackhall Place, on 13 December, Mother Gothel was found guilty on all charges relating to her holding Rapunzel in a tower for 18 ...

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) is developing a new standard form contract for offshore wind projects, according to William Fry lawyers. In a bulletin, the solicitors ...

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 Government has nominated Emily Logan to be the new Police Ombudsman under legislation passed earlier this year. She was nominated for the role following an open competition undertaken by the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...