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The number of women in senior leadership positions in Ireland has declined in recent years, according to research by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran. The firm’s fifth annual in-house counsel and gender parity survey was conducted during the summer of 2022 and reflects the views of o

Long-awaited reforms to Ireland's family courts have reached an "important milestone" with the publication of the first National Family Justice Strategy and the impending publication of the Family Court Bill, the justice minister has said. Helen McEntee yesterday confirmed that she had received appr

A pair of "well used" Birkenstock sandals which belonged to the late Apple chief Steve Jobs have sold at auction for more than $200,000. The winning bidder paid $218,000 and has also received a digital 3D representation of the suede footwear and an NFT proving ownership on the Polygon Blockchain net

Ireland's new media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, will be designated as a competent authority under the EU Terrorist Content Online (TCO) Regulation. The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will be amended after its enactment to provide for the enhanced role, the government confirm

UK law firm TLT has appointed Christina Lishman as a managing associate in Belfast, bolstering its litigation offering. Ms Lishman joins the firm from a large regional commercial law firm where she served as a senior associate specialising in commercial dispute resolution.

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) has expanded its legal team with the appointment of Adam Boyle as a solicitor. Mr Boyle qualified as a solicitor in summer 2022 after training with McCann FitzGerald, where he worked in the litigation and dispute resolution department on matters involved fraud, defam

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against conviction brought by a man who sexually abused his niece between 1981 and 1989. The main point of appeal related to the unavailability of certain documentary evidence of counselling records for the complainant. Delivering judgment in the case, Mr

The time may have come for British judges to resign from judicial roles in Hong Kong, former Supreme Court president Lady Hale has suggested. The retired judge's measured remarks, reported by The Times, come as the territory's authorities bid to overturn a court ruling allowing a British barrister t

McCann FitzGerald LLP partners Fiona O’Beirne and Kevin Kelly have been named as exclusive winners for Ireland at the 2022 Lexology Client Choice Awards, announced this week in London. Established in 2005, the Lexology Client Choice awards recognise law firms and partners around the world that

The High Court has quashed a decision of the Minister of Justice and Equality to refuse a naturalisation application for a Somali woman on the grounds that she was not of good character pursuant to the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956. The applicant had submitted a false passport with the

A lost dog has been found after it walked into a police station. Rosie, who was scared by a firework on 3 November, walked into Loughborough Police Station the same day.

The first meeting of the newly appointed In-House Lawyers’ Group Northern Ireland (IHLGNI) committee took place on 27 October. Ciaran Fegan (Graham Group) was elected as chair of the IHLHNI for 2022/23. Julie-Ann McCaffrey (Greentown Environmental), was appointed as secretary; Anne MacRandal (

The Trinity College Law Review (TCLR) and Trinity Free Legal Advice Centre (Trinity FLAC) will host Professor Conor O’Mahony as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series for Volume XXVI of the TCLR. His address is entitled ‘State Responses to Historical Child Protection Issues - Has Irela

In legal circles it’s a rare occurrence when a rising young lawyer moves from a corporate law firm that advises multinational companies, financial institutions and government to one which provides free legal advice to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This, though, was the de

Northern Ireland’s High Court has rejected an appeal against a contact order where the applicant was refusing to accept her son’s guilt in relation to the death of a child in his care. The court found that the applicant was prioritising her relationship with her son over her relationship