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Insurance company elipsLife, a subsidiary of Swiss Re, has appointed solicitor Fiona Moriarty as senior legal counsel for Ireland. Ms Moriarty, who is qualified in Ireland and in England and Wales, has 10 years' post-qualification experience in insurance and insurance litigation.

Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, human rights organisation Amnesty International has said for the first time – joining the ranks of a growing number of Palestinian, Israeli and international NGOs. A new 211-page report titled Israel’s Apartheid against Pa

The High Court has ruled that FBD Insurance plc must pay publicans for losses arising from the early closures of premises which occurred from 10 August 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a 201-page judgment, Mr Justice Denis McDonald held that the early closing requirement was a government-impose

New UK data transfer rules replacing the EU's standard contractual clauses (SCCs) have been laid before Parliament. The international data transfer agreement (IDTA), the international data transfer addendum to the European Commission's SCCs for international data transfers, and a document setting ou

Belfast-based specialist commercial, technology, intellectual property and media law firm Forde Campbell has joined UK-headquartered Lewis Silkin. Forde Campbell directors Mathew Forde, Rory Campbell and Katey Dixon will become partners in Lewis Silkin's Northern Ireland practice, working alongside

The House of Commons' European scrutiny committee has begun an inquiry into the future of EU law that was copied into the UK statute book to avoid a legal cliff-edge when the country left the block. The move comes after the UK government confirmed it will bring forward a ‘Brexit Freedoms&rsquo

A new report from the special rapporteur on child protection examines the impact of Covid-19 on child protection on Ireland and analyses the inquiry into mother and baby homes from a human rights perspective. Professor Conor O'Mahony's second annual report as special rapporteur covers an 18-month re

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is to re-examine the case of a man convicted in 2012 of the first murder of a serving police officer in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement. Brendan McConville is one of two men currently serving a prison sentence for the 2009 murder of PSNI o

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of a Traveller family who were evicted from land owned by Clare County Council. The McDonagh family, who were backed by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, lived on the site without permission because the council had failed to provide the

The High Court has issued a further ruling in the landmark FBD case, dealing with issues around quantum. The test cases brought by four pubs – The Leopardstown Inn, Sinnotts, Seán’s Bar, and Lemon and Duke – concern their business interruption insurance policies with FBD and

Matheson has launched a €5,000 corporate law bursary in memory of its late partner and former chairperson, Tim Scanlon. Mr Scanlon, who joined Matheson as a partner in 2000 and was appointed chair in 2018, passed away in December 2020 at the age of 55 following a brief illness.

A scheme to allegedly smuggle thousands of coconuts filled with liquid cocaine into Europe has been foiled by Colombian authorities. The shipment of 19,780 coconuts was seized in Cartagena, a major port in the north of Colombia, shortly before it was due to leave for the Italian port of Genoa, The T

Global law firm DLA Piper saw its revenue in Ireland increase by 131 per cent in the financial year ending April 2021, according to its latest accounts – which also show it paid out almost £30 million in bonuses to its partners worldwide. The firm's international turnover was £1.16

Fieldfisher Ireland LLP partner Mark Woodcock and solicitor Ciara Gilroy review a recent High Court judgment with significance for receivers. The recent High Court decision in Charleton v Hasset [2021] IEHC 746 tells us much about the court's current view in respect of receiver applications for inju

The regularisation scheme for long-term undocumented migrants has opened for applications from this morning. Thousands of undocumented migrants and their families who are living in Ireland are expected to be eligible for the scheme, which began accepting online applications at 10am and will run for