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Northern Ireland personal injury law firm JMK Solicitors has named Air Ambulance NI as its official charity partner for 2026. A joint charity partnership announcement was made by the law firm alongside accident management company CRASH Services and serviced office and meeting room provider Granite E

The detail of the European Union’s long-awaited accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is like a “three-dimensional puzzle” because of the several vital and interlocking elements which need to be agreed, a new study suggests. The Treaty of Lisbon created an obligation

Philip Lee LLP is to merge with Cork-based corporate law firm BHK Solicitors LLP next month, the firms have announced. Taking effect from 1 February 2026, the combined firm, which will trade as Philip Lee LLP, will have more than 50 partners in a significant milestone.

Matheson has appointed Rachel Barry, Paula Collins, Anna Crowley, Maeve Delargy, Andrew Dixon, Laura James, Shane Kennedy, Mary Elizabeth Mahony and Kathryn Rice as partners.

Italy's most famous social media influencer has been acquitted in a fraud trial relating to a Christmas cake and Easter egg scandal. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Chiara Ferragni, who has more than 28 million followers on Instagram, following "pandorogate".

The High Court has determined that Sky is not in compliance with law mandating the provision of certain information to its customers at the end of their commitment periods. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Eileen Roberts explained: “The reality is that whether or not the cont

Government officials are still considering the recommendations of two rival reports on civil legal aid reform published more than six months ago, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The justice, home affairs and migration minister told a major conference on Monday that reform was on its way, but said he was u

Lawyers have called on Labour leader Ivana Bacik to pressure her British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on behalf of Palestine solidarity activists on hunger strike in UK prisons. Irish Lawyers for Palestine, made up of legal practitioners and academics north and south of the border, yesterday appealed

The Hibernian Law Journal is now accepting submissions to be considered for publication in Volume 25. Established in 1999, the Hibernian Law Journal is a legal journal co-ordinated by trainee and qualified solicitors.

Draft legislation proposing the "most significant reform of Irish asylum laws in the history of the State" has been published by the government. The International Protection Bill 2026 will completely replace the International Protection Act 2015 with new legislation in line with the EU Migration and

Five organisations working to promote inclusion and strengthen communities have been named as the awardees of a €1.5 million fund backed by Mason Hayes & Curran. The Connected Communities Fund was created by Mason Hayes & Curran and Rethink Ireland, with matched funding from the Departm

Northern Ireland firm Davidson McDonnell has appointed Kirsten Magee as a legal director within its disputes resolution team. Ms Magee is an expert commercial litigator with a background in advising both private and public sector clients on a wide range of complex, high value disputes.

The High Court has indicated that an order for sale will be the only way to break an impasse between siblings in a dispute over valuable Foxrock residential property. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy explained: “Absent an order directing that the Property be sold

McCann FitzGerald lawyers Mary Brassil, Donal Hamilton, David McCauley, Eleanor Cunningham and Catherine Austin review upcoming changes to mandatory retirement ages. Employers with employees who have contractual retirement ages of 65 or lower should be aware that new legislation will restrict the ci