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Construction law specialist Shane O'Connor has joined RDJ LLP as a partner. Mr O'Connor brings over a decade of experience advising on construction and procurement matters including contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory advices, and all forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Cathy Smith SC and Paul D. Maier BL reflect on the objectives and impact of the Fixed-Term Work Act 2003 two decades on from its enactment. Fixed-term worker protection in Ireland got off to a particularly bad start with the State failing to implement and transpose the Fixed-Term Work Directive 1999

Defendants who lie about their financial circumstances to obtain legal aid could face up to six months' imprisonment under sweeping reforms to the administration of the criminal legal aid scheme. The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill 2023 will transfer administrative responsibility for the scheme fr

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has reported a 14 per cent increase in revenue to €715 million and an eight per cent increase in profit per equity partner to more than €940,000 in its latest financial results. The London-headquartered firm's 2022/23 figures, released today, show that

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has said it is disappointed that a wide-ranging new bill on sexual offences and human trafficking will not provide for all alleged victims to receive legal advice from the outset of criminal proceedings. The charity said it welcomed many provisions of the Criminal La

A woman who was sentenced to jail for unlawfully securing abortion tablets to terminate her own pregnancy will be released following a reduction of her sentence by Court of Appeal judges. The judges stated that the situation required "compassion, not punishment".

A call to action has been issued by hundreds of women who have experienced imprisonment, alongside human rights organisations, lawyers and activists. In an open letter, coordinated by Women Beyond Walls urges the organisers of a top-tier conference in Rwanda this week to highlight the issue of femal

The organisation that independently investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has handled an almost 20 per cent rise in applications in the last year. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) received 1,424 applications between 1 April 2022 and 31 March

Disapproving stares from members of the public could help discourage smoking in non-smoking areas without the need for police intervention, Hong Kong's health minister has said. Professor Lo Chung-mau told a committee of the city's Legislative Council that, if someone begins smoking a non-smoking ar

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed Jack Hull and Peter Longwell as solicitors following the completion of their training contracts. Mr Hull joins the firm's growing dispute resolution department, while Mr Longwell has been appointed to the commercial real estate team.

McCann FitzGerald partners Lisa Smyth and David O'Dea examine a first-of-its-kind decision by the Irish High Court to appoint an examiner to a company based in Northern Ireland. On 11 July 2023, Mr Justice Michael Quinn delivered his judgment in the matter of Mac-Interiors Limited (High Court Record

The Court of Appeal has held that a fund was entitled to argue in the course of well-charging proceedings that the debtor created an equitable charge over the property. The High Court had determined that the plaintiff could not raise this argument because the plaintiff was not able to rely on a lien

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has promoted Shannon Gawley, Andrew McWilliams and Ciara FitzPatrick from solicitor to associate. Ms Gawley, promoted to associate in the firm's commercial team, trained with Carson McDowell, qualifying as a solicitor in 2018. She was recently elected as chair of the No

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has appointed corporate lawyer Emma O'Donnell as a senior associate. Ms O'Donnell has extensive experience in corporate matters, advising clients on all aspects of company law, including the sale and acquisition of companies and businesses in a range of business se

Irish corporate lawyer Eoin Ryan has been promoted to partner in the corporate team at Walkers as part of a global promotions round that has also seen new of counsel and senior associates appointed in Ireland. Mr Ryan, who joined Walkers as an associate in 2016, advises clients on corporate/M&A,