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The Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) recently welcomed colleagues and friends to a summer soirée over the June public holiday weekend.

The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a decision by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) regarding a €232,000 legal bill charged by a solicitor in family law proceedings. The appellant had claimed that the fees were excessive and that she had expected the fees to be approxima

A man plagued with years of parking fines for his two vans alarmed his neighbours and local officials after hoisting them off the road and onto his roof. Photos circulating on Taiwanese social media show the two vans on the roof, one of which appeared to be precariously balanced over the edge, Taiwa

Ellen Dalzell and Kevin Hegarty of Northern Ireland commercial law firm Tughans consider a recent English judgment involving a 'novus actus interveniens' defence in medical negligence proceedings. A common perception in medical negligence law is that a ‘specific rule’ exists as a necessa

A&L Goodbody partner Conor Owens and senior associate Siobhan Kearney consider the differences between contractual and equitable rights of set-off. Where two parties have financial claims against each other, rights of set-off allow one party to deduct or "off-set" their debts or liabilities agai

International law firm DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has welcomed complex injury claims specialist Andrew Burke as a partner in its claims solution group (CSG) practice in Belfast. Mr Burke has been a solicitor at Murphy & O'Rawe since 2000 and was made partner in 2008. Prior to this he was a barrister

Lawyers for a 27-year-old dental nurse arrested at her workplace in Derry yesterday have said they will bring proceedings against the PSNI for a "distasteful and deplorable abuse of powers". In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, the PSNI said the woman was arrested on suspicion of being concern

Rosemary Connolly Solicitors has secured a "very satisfactory" settlement for former BBC journalist Lena Ferguson after she sued the broadcaster over alleged bullying. Ms Ferguson had accused the BBC of breaching its duty of care in relation to a complaint of alleged bullying which she made in 2019

Addleshaw Goddard has extended its successful AG Elevate programme for UK tech businesses to include Ireland for the first time. The fast-track 10-month programme is designed to advance tech businesses in all sectors of the economy through legal challenges that arise as they grow.

A former lawyer at Gowling WLG has been struck off the roll for engaging in a "fantasised" sexual relationship with an 18-year-old female colleague whilst in a senior role. It is believed to be the first instance of a solicitor being struck off for non-criminal sexual misconduct at work, The Law Soc

Police officers resolved a "perfume miscommunication" after a man reported that he was threatened with a gun after complimenting a woman's perfume. The man called police to a restaurant in Ontario, Canada and said he had tried to start a conversation with the woman by complimenting her perfume, at w

The High Court has refused an application by a garda to quash a decision to suspend him pending the outcome of a criminal proceedings. The applicant had been charged with being drunk in charge of a vehicle after allegedly being found nearly four times over the legal limit. Delivering judgment in the

More than a dozen barristers have completed a 20-kilometre walk along the top of the Giant's Causeway to raise funds for the National Autistic Society NI.

Alleged victims of stalking and harassment will not have to face cross-examination by the alleged perpetrators as part of a package of legislative amendments aimed at better supporting victims of crime. Justice minister Helen McEntee today announced a number of amendments to the Criminal Justice (Mi

An English barrister who asked two of his clients to supply him with drugs has been jailed for 14 months. Disgraced lawyer Henry Hendron, 42, represented prominent figures including Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and the Earl of Cardigan during a decade-long legal career, according to ITV.