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Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors — Roma O'Hagan, Sean Hayes and Roisin Cassidy — to its team. Ms O’Hagan joined the firm in 2021 as a paralegal, having graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2019. She has now qualif

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Equifax Ltd more than £11 million for failing to manage and monitor the security of UK consumer data it had outsourced to its parent company based in the US. The breach allowed hackers to access the personal data of millions of people and ex

UK justice secretary Alex Chalk is to announce that foreign criminals in England and Wales, including drug dealers, thieves, and burglars, will bypass prosecution and instead be deported in an effort to address the prison overcrowding crisis.

A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership with P-TECH, a global education model that helps prepare second-level students for ongoing education and career opportunities. The partnership with P-TECH is part of ALG's social mobility strategy which aims to improve pathways for people in Dublin&rs

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland will walk out next month in a legal aid dispute — just weeks after barristers south of the border secured a significant increase in fees in a similar action. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) balloted members on a withdrawal of services in response to "

BHSM LLP has appointed Conor Mac Nally as partner and head of banking and finance. Mr Mac Nally joined the firm as a senior associate in 2018, having previously spent a number of years in the banking and financial services department of an international law firm in Dublin.

France is to fine shops that leave their lights on too long as it cracks down on energy waste. Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the energy transition minister, said that firms that break rules on when they can have their lights on will face fines of €1,500 (£1,294).

The Supreme Court has determined that the use of a polygraph machine during psychological assessment in the wardship context was not oppressive, and that the trial judge was wrong to exclude evidence of confessions made by the respondent at interview. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Ju

A corporate solicitor at Baker McKenzie's Belfast office has launched a new YouTube channel to document his training and progress as a runner. Patrick Sheridan launched the 'Patrick the Runner' channel to share his journey after last year taking up running again for the first time since his school y

Sofiya Kalinova has become the first Deaf person to qualify as a barrister in Ireland and the first to practice law in Irish Sign Language (ISL). A graduate of University College Dublin and the King's Inns, Ms Kalinova was called to the Bar by Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell yesterday.

Jim Diamond discusses a recent UK Supreme Court case on litigation funding with implications for potentially hundreds of cases in the English courts. The UK litigation finance industry has been shaken by the recent decision in the case of R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition

Almost two-thirds of Irish workplaces have had to conduct an investigation in the last year, according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm surveyed 280 employers from both the public and private sectors during a recent employment law webinar which provided practical tips a

Kathlene Burke has joined Maples and Calder's dispute resolution and insolvency practice as an of counsel in Dublin. Ms Burke will provide Irish restructuring advice to the firm's European and global clients from Dublin and will work closely with the firm's global dispute resolution and insolvency p

Five artists are set to benefit from a new bursary established in memory of the late Arthur Cox partner Paul Robinson. The Paul Robinson Studio Award, worth €7,000, will be awarded to one artist at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S) per year for the next five years.

As global temperatures rise and the effects of climate change become more pronounced, countries around the world are witnessing a surge in climate-related litigation. Irish Legal News delves into this growing trend, exploring key cases and shifts in global attitudes. The journey of international cli