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McCann FitzGerald has appointed Adam Finlay as head of the firm's technology and innovation group. Mr Finlay succeeds Paul Lavery, who led the group since 2007 and will continue to practice as a partner in the group.

Spain's High Court has ruled that former Spanish football federation head Luis Rubiales should face trial for sexual assault after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso last year. Mr Rubiales held Ms Hermoso's head and kissed her on the lips after Spain's historic win in the 2023 Women's World Cup in foota

The Supreme Court has directed that applicants seeking appointment as commissioners for oaths and any person supporting such applications must now include a statement that they are not aware of any matter relating to an applicant’s suitability for appointment, unless already specified in the a

A&L Goodbody is the largest Irish law firm by number of practising solicitors for a second year running, according to new figures from the Law Society. The firm had 365 practising solicitors at the end of 2023, up from 348 in the previous year and ahead of Matheson on 361 and Arthur Cox on 326,

Mason Hayes & Curran partners Elizabeth Ryan and Melanie Crowley consider the trend towards large compensation awards for dismissal. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has continued its streak of record-breaking awards of compensation for dismissal.

A coalition of civil society groups has urged the government to press ahead with its hate crime bill following new statistics showing a rise in recorded hate crime for a second consecutive year. The Coalition Against Hate Crime, comprising 23 civil society organisations which represent communities i

Russia violated the rights of a schoolteacher who was sacked in 2014 over social media posts including photos of her kissing other women, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The teacher, AK, began working as a music teacher in a state school for children with special needs in her home town

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has been re-accredited by the United Nations as an A-status national human rights institution in spite of concerns over budget cuts. The watchdog received an emergency funding boost last September after an independent review found its budget was "

The necessity of amending Ireland's equality laws to include socio-economic status as a ground of discrimination is being highlighted at a conference hosted by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in Dublin Castle today. The 'Achieving Equality at Work: Promoting Socio-Economic Equality in

Grainne Kirk and Emily McGleenon of Northern Ireland firm Tughans consider the risks associated with a common construction industry practice. A common practice adopted by employers in the construction industry is to skip the process of serving a payment notice on a payee, and instead wrap the valuat

Corina Farrell has been named as winner of the light-hearted McCarthy Impromptu Debate 2024, which took at the King's Inns last week. Ms Farrell competed with Michael White, Catey Clarkson and David Irwin, who all spoke on the motion: "This house believes that public houses should be permitted to re

Japanese police have apprehended a yakuza boss suspected of stealing Pokémon cards. Keita Saito, a 39-year-old kanbu (leader) of the Takinogawa family, part of the Sumiyoshi-kai crime syndicate — the second-largest yakuza group in Japan — was arrested in late April.

Mr Justice Michael MacGrath has been nominated for appointment to the Court of Appeal and barristers Ronan Munro SC and Catherine White BL have been nominated for appointment to the Circuit Court. A High Court judge since 2018, and serving on the Special Criminal Courts since 2020, Mr Justice MacGra

A prominent Belfast solicitor has raised concerns about the extent of PSNI surveillance of lawyers and journalists following revelations in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal today. The tribunal today began hearing a case brought by Northern Ireland journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey to es

Pinsent Masons partners Gerry Beausang and Lisa Early explore the potential for a wave of secondary buyouts in the Irish PE market in the future. Given the volume of private equity (PE) deals in 2021 and 2022 a wave of secondary management buyouts is on the horizon in Ireland.