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Mortgage lenders have too much control over outcomes under resolution processes introduced since the global financial crisis, legal rights group FLAC has said. In the second of a series of four papers, FLAC examines the difficult question of family home mortgage arrears, a problem that continues to

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, examines why landowners and tenants are bringing more litigation involving 4G masts. A recent announcement by three mobile telephone networks that they have agreed a deal to build and share masts in order to improve 4G coverage in rural Nort

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox has advised HT Materials Science (HTMS) on a €5 million investment round led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and Progress Tech Transfer.

A new review will examine the statutory framework for ethics in public life and make recommendations for legislative reform. The Department for Public Expenditure and Reform will undertake the review of ethics legislation, which will include an examination of the outstanding recommendations of the M

The UK Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a travel agent against a decision that it could not set aside a contractual agreement with an airline with a monopoly on flights between the UK and Pakistan for reasons of lawful act economic duress. Times Travel UK had originally brought a claim again

The inaugural recipients of the Terence O'Malley DLA Piper Scholarship, set up in partnership with NUI Galway School of Law, have met the scholarship's namesake. Terence O'Malley, chairman emeritus of the global law firm, was welcomed to the campus yesterday by Professor Geraint Howells, executive d

The vast majority of Irish solicitors want hybrid working arrangements after the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey by the Law Society of Ireland has found. According to a report produced by the Law Society's younger members' committee, 91 per cent of solicitors would prefer some form of hybrid working

Downpatrick-headquartered Murlands Solicitors, one of Northern Ireland's longest-established legal practices, has announced the appointment of Sarah Shannon as a partner. Ms Shannon, a property lawyer specialising in all aspects of residential and commercial conveyancing, will join in partnership wi

Legal rights group FLAC has warned in a new report of consumer over-indebtedness becoming a long-term problem in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The third of four papers in FLAC's From Pillar to Post series examines issues arising in new and existing consumer debt cases following the pandemic, ba

ByrneWallace LLP partner Michelle Ní Longáin has been appointed as president of the Law Society of Ireland. An employment, equality and administrative law specialist, Ms Ní Longáin becomes the 151st president of the Law Society and the fifth woman to serve in the role. Sh

Two students at University College Cork (UCC) School of Law have each received a scholarship worth €5,000 and a work placement opportunity with Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ). Imamma Eunice Ikebuasi and Laya Little are the first recipients of RDJ's diversity scholarship, which supports students from b

Leo Moore, partner at William Fry, considers the regulation of e-scooters and e-bikes in Ireland. The government has just published the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 which legislates, for the first time, for the use of e-scooters and e-bikes on Irish roads and public spaces.

Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has announced the appointment of five new partners across the firm's corporate, employment, healthcare, litigation and real estate practices. The new partner are Ruth Finnerty in healthcare, Marie Gavin in corporate and commercial, David Phelan in real estate, Michael Quinlan

Queen's University Belfast (QUB) law student Vivien Loughrey has been presented with the JMK Solicitors Prize, worth £3,000. Ms Loughrey received the prize after achieving the highest mark in her tort law module, as well as meeting the widening access criteria set by the university.

The UK government must address ethical, legal, logistical and political challenges arising from new border checks due to launch next year that will affect UK residents travelling to the EU, according to the House of Lords justice and home affairs committee. In a letter to the Home Secretary, the com