Irish Legal News

Court of Appeal: Defendant 'blindsided' bank with submissions and must pay half costs of the hearing

Philip Lee appoints Marie Kinsella as head of healthcare

DWF promotes two in Belfast

High Court: Fair question to be tried in case concerning charge over lands

A&L Goodbody appoints 10 new partners across Dublin and Belfast

Arran Dowling-Hussey joins 4-5 Gray's Inn Square

Court of Appeal: Period of disqualification for dangerous driving causing life-changing injuries to small child reduced

Arthur Cox appoints David White as corporate and commercial partner

Cantillons Solicitors welcomes two new solicitors

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Preliminary trial hearings to become law by summer

Preliminary trial hearings will be introduced in Irish law for the first time by the summer under government plans announced today.

Published 21 January 2021

Mr Justice Woulfe to hear Supreme Court cases next month

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe is set to hear Supreme Court cases for the first time next month following the row over his attendance at a controversial dinner during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published 21 January 2021

Scots lawyers follow Irish in bidding farewell to 'Dear Sirs'

Scottish lawyers have voted to follow their Irish counterparts in dropping the use of "Dear Sirs" as a salutation in formal letters and emails, a new survey has revealed.

Published 21 January 2021

Supreme Court urged to strike down citizenship revocation regime in full

Ireland's human rights watchdog has urged the Supreme Court to strike down the law on revocation of citizenship in its entirety.

Published 21 January 2021

Parental bereavement legislation to be brought to Stormont

Legislation providing for parental bereavement leave and pay will be brought to the Northern Ireland Assembly following the completion of a consultation.

Published 21 January 2021

David Brewster

Limavady solicitor David Brewster has passed away at the age of 56.

Published 21 January 2021

Peer predicts China will sack British judges on Hong Kong’s highest court

A peer has predicted that the Chinese authorities will sack the British judges who sit on Hong Kong's highest court amid the withdrawal of a barrister who was prosecuting the region's leading pro-democracy activists.

Published 21 January 2021

And finally... great Egyptian bake-off

Egyptian police have arrested a woman who made "indecent" cupcakes with penis-shaped frosting.

Published 21 January 2021

Judicial appointments bill will not skip pre-legislative scrutiny

Proposed legislation to overhaul the judicial appointments process will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny after TDs rejected a bid from Justice Minister Helen McEntee to expedite the process.

Published 20 January 2021

Sir Van Morrison launches challenge against Covid-19 ban on live music

Lawyers acting for Sir Van Morrison have launched a legal challenge against the blanket ban on live music in licensed premises in Northern Ireland.

Published 20 January 2021

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