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An Irish TikToker has reportedly reached a settlement in a legal dispute with the manufacturer of the children’s toys she uses to tell soap opera-style stories involving sex and drugs. More than 2.5 million people follow @sylvaniandrama on TikTok, where Thea Von Engelbrechten posts short stori

The Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) will host a CPD day on Friday 3 October 2025. Retired Court of Appeal judge, mediator and arbitrator Michael Peart and Maura McNally SC are among the guest speakers at the event, taking place at the Sligo Park Hotel from 9am–5.30pm.

Dear Editor, Senator Gerard Craughwell’s recently expressed regret that FEMPI-era cuts affecting certain incremental payments to TDs and Senators remain unwound, brought home to me the scandal of payrates not yet being fully restored for prosecution and defence barristers acting under State cr

"Take that, sir. By God, sir, you shall more of this yet!,” cried Scottish banker George Morgan as he struck a merchant on the head with his umbrella. The incensed victim, David Landale, replied through the crisp Kirkcaldy air in measured breaths: "You are a coward, sir, a poor, silly coward."

Kennedys lawyers Gearóid Corrigan and Sinead Reilly explore a recent decision of the Supreme Court in relation to a data breach claim for distress and anxiety. Do claims for distress and anxiety resulting from a data breach require authorisation from the Injuries Resolution Board? Ireland&rsq

A memorial event for the late Professor William Duncan will be held at Trinity College Dublin tomorrow. Professor Duncan passed away at a nursing home in Dublin on 3 August 2025.

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the return of Keith Newman as a partner in its energy team. Mr Newman returns to the firm after three years as lead in-house counsel at a major global technology company, where he focused on construction and energy matters across EMEA. During

A prison has banned inmates from volunteering at an animal shelter amid allegations that they secretly ate its guinea pigs. Prison officials in Western Australia have suspended community work programmes while they investigate the allegations, ABC reports.

Global law firm Clyde & Co has reported a three per cent increase in revenue to £854 million (around €985m) in its latest financial year. The firm, which has offices in Dublin and Belfast, also saw profit increase by 1.8 per cent to £177.5 million (around €205m) in the year

A solicitor specialising in car accident claims has backed a campaign aimed at ensuring child car seats are properly fitted. Maria Lakes, a partner at Tracey Solicitors LLP and the mother of two children, has encouraged fellow parents to take advantage of free checks offered by the Road Safety Autho

The PSNI has launched a new race and ethnicity action plan which commits the force to "being an anti-racist police service". Human rights campaigners have given the new plan a cautious welcome, warning that its success "won't be measured by words on paper, but by whether communities see real change

Judges should use plain English in judgments and avoid "Latin terms or terms of art, known only to lawyers", a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Michael Twomey made the remarks as he handed down a ruling on costs in the case of Propiteer Ireland Limited v Castlehaven Property Finance DAC & O

The Irish grocery retail sector remains competitive with food price increases generally below the European average, according to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). The CCPC yesterday published an update to its 2023 high-level analysis of the grocery sector in Ireland.

Scottish lawyer Douglas Ross KC reviews the latest instalment in Philippe Sands KC's "loose trilogy". Philippe Sands KC is a leading public international lawyer who has moved beyond the realm of practitioner/academic by writing a series of books based on themes of international law and justice aimed