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The Bar Council of Ireland has called on criminal barristers to take part in a one-day strike this October in a major escalation of its campaign for fee restoration. Sara Phelan SC, chair, said the Bar Council had been "left with no choice" as a result of the government's failure to restore fees for

A leading psychiatrist has withdrawn from criminal legal aid work due to the "derisory remuneration" on offer. In a letter seen by Irish Legal News, Professor Patricia Casey — a professor emeritus of psychiatry at University College Dublin and a consultant at Blackrock Health — said she

The High Court has ruled that the Health Service Executive did not owe a duty of care to the parents of a woman who died from cervical cancer following an alleged misdiagnosis in the cancer screening process. The HSE had argued that the decision in Morrissey v. Health Service Executive and Ors. [201

Grainne Loughnane has joined Kane Tuohy LLP as a partner as the commercial law firm joins forces with her real estate and litigation team from Hatstone (Ireland) LLP. Ms Loughnane, who was managing partner at Hatstone and previously Tully Rinckey Ireland, now joins existing Kane Tuohy partners Sarah

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Swedish-headquartered media giant Bonnier News Business AB has made a strategic minority investment in Business Post Group, publisher of Ireland's Business Post.

At least 40 lawyers from DWF are anticipating payouts exceeding £1 million each as the company considers transitioning to private ownership. The London-listed firm is in talks with Inflexion Private Equity about a proposed sale valued around £342m. The potential deal could lead to substa

Ripper and Co, a bar in Portsmouth inspired by murderers including Jack the Ripper, has sparked controversy and complaints. The venue, due to open later this month, has been criticised for making light of the Ripper's infamous 1888 murders.

Caster Semenya, two-time 800m Olympic champion, faced discrimination due to rules requiring her to reduce her naturally high testosterone levels to continue competing, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Ms Semenya has a condition causing higher testosterone levels than most women.

William Fry consultant Deirdre O'Donovan and partner Paul Convery look at the enhanced CEA and its involvement in tackling white-collar crime over the last year. With effect from 7 July 2022, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) was formally established as an independent statutory body under th

Michael Graham, head of private client at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, considers changes to continuing healthcare in Northern Ireland in the wake of a High Court ruling. In a judgment delivered on 30 June 2023, Northern Ireland's High Court quashed the decision of the Department of Health to adopt a contr

Insurance, corporate, commercial property and public sector law specialist firm Holmes has appointed Mark Healy as a senior associate solicitor in its insurance litigation unit. Mr Healy returns to the firm, where he completed his traineeship in 2005, from global law firm Kennedys.

A judge presiding over cases of TV licence non-payment has spoken out against the "RTÉ ruling class" for having "squandered and abused" public money. Judge Anthony Halpin made remarks on the ongoing RTÉ scandal on Friday while dealing with 159 people summonsed to court over failure to

Belfast solicitor J. Boyd Logan, former head of Harrison Leitch & Logan, has passed away. Mr Logan died on 28 June 2023 and his funeral service has taken place, the Law Society of Northern Ireland said.

Nadia Bhatti has been appointed as head of business and law at Independent College, the largest private college in Dublin. A qualified barrister, Ms Bhatti joined the college in 2010 as a law lecturer. She will now head both its School of Law and School of Business.

The Department of Health has been fined after unlawfully using private information about plaintiffs and their families in special educational needs litigation to decide whether to propose settlements. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) this week imposed a €22,500 fine on the Department after