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David Widger has been re-elected by the partners of A&L Goodbody LLP to serve a second four-year term as managing partner from May 2026. Mr Widger assumed the leadership of the firm in May 2022, having joined the firm as a trainee in 1992 and becoming a partner in 2001.

A hardcore fan of The Simpsons who paid for a genuine licence plate referencing the cartoon has complained of a deluge of fines thanks to bad motorists using similar fake novelty plates. Massachusetts woman Katie Unis has the only genuine licence plate in her state which reads "BORT", WBZ NewsRadio

The High Court has refused to grant injunctive relief to former licencees of Mattress Mick’s trademarks. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger was not satisfied that the plaintiffs had raised a serious issue to be tried and found that the “balance of justic

Dear Editor, I condemn the attempted renaming of Herzog Park in Dublin. It is a deeply misguided and hurtful political gesture that targets one of the very few visible markers of Irish-Jewish heritage. The councillors responsible should issue an apology directly to Ireland’s Jewish community.

Belfast firm Phoenix Law is acting on behalf of Irish rap group Kneecap in defamation proceedings against a Canadian MP. The trio of Liam Óg Hanna, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh allege that Mr Gasparro made defamatory comments regarding their applications to e

A ban on the use of electro-convulsive therapy on children is among more than 300 amendments the government is proposing to its landmark mental health bill as it proceeds through the Seanad. The 202-section Mental Health Bill 2024, which will replace the Mental Health Act 2001, was extensively amend

Mark Borland has been elected as president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Mr Borland is a senior partner at Antrim-based Conway Todd & Co and has more than 30 years’ experience in conveyancing, property, wills and probate.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has promoted eight senior associates to its newly-established role of legal director.

Johnsons has promoted Darragh Carney and Bradley Duncan to partner with effect from today. Mr Carney and Mr Duncan, who have been promoted from senior associate, both completed their training contracts with Johnsons and have spent their entire professional careers with the firm’s insurance lit

Karen O'Leary has been appointed as director of enforcement in the Central Bank of Ireland with effect from the new year. Ms O'Leary brings an extensive breadth of experience to the role, most recently as the Central Bank's director of currency, workplace and regulatory services.

European law firm Fieldfisher has appointed Stuart Marks as business services centre director in Belfast. Mr Marks brings over over 15 years' leadership experience in professional and legal services across Northern Ireland and internationally.

Paul Dornan has returned to Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) as managing solicitor. Mr Dornan previously spent four years as a solicitor with the independent law centre and charity, before taking up the role of community solicitor at Ballymun Community Law Centre.

The High Court has refused an application for security for costs brought by a life assurance company which sold an investment property to a new purchaser in 2017, despite having already sold it to the plaintiff in 1991. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nolan reasoned: "The co

More than €90,000 worth of snails destined for Michelin-star restaurants have been pilfered by French thieves. The slimy crooks nabbed 450kg of top-quality snails from L'Escargot des Grands Crus in Bouzy, a village near Reims in the historical region of Champagne.

Limerick solicitor Rachael O'Shaughnessy has passed away. Mrs O'Shaughnessy was a partner at HOMS Assist, which has closed its offices today as her funeral takes place.