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Downpatrick-headquartered Murlands Solicitors, one of Northern Ireland's longest-established legal practices, has announced the appointment of Sarah Shannon as a partner. Ms Shannon, a property lawyer specialising in all aspects of residential and commercial conveyancing, will join in partnership wi

Another man has successfully appealed his convictions for trying to help Gerry Adams escape from prison in the 1970s. Martin O'Rawe, 70, brought an appeal following last year's landmark UK Supreme Court ruling which found that Mr Adams was detained unlawfully and therefore had not broken the law by

Legislation permitting the use of e-scooters and electric bikes on Irish roads has been published by the Government. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan published the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 yesterday, which provides for a new class of powered personal transporters (PPTs).

Kanye West has legally changed his name to Ye following the approval of a Los Angeles court. He made the request in August, citing personal reasons for the decision.

Four talented young musicians have been selected to join the innovative Accelerator Academy run by Eversheds Sutherland Ireland in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

The High Court has determined that the legal costs of an employment injunction application should be costs in the cause after the motion was rendered unnecessary. The plaintiff had sought to be reinstated by his employer following his suspension on full pay during an ongoing investigation. However,

The vast majority of Irish solicitors want hybrid working arrangements after the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey by the Law Society of Ireland has found. According to a report produced by the Law Society's younger members' committee, 91 per cent of solicitors would prefer some form of hybrid working

An expert panel appointed to help design a victim-centred independent investigation into mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland has called for a statutory public inquiry. The independent truth recovery panel, comprising social worker Deirdre Mahone and legal academics Dr M

Belfast-based MKB Law has announced the appointment of Jonathan Jackson as a director and shareholder.

The inaugural recipients of the Terence O'Malley DLA Piper Scholarship, set up in partnership with NUI Galway School of Law, have met the scholarship's namesake. Terence O'Malley, chairman emeritus of the global law firm, was welcomed to the campus yesterday by Professor Geraint Howells, executive d

Belfast lawyer Linda Johnston, private client partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, has announced her retirement after 38 years in legal practice. Ms Johnston first joined Francis Hanna & Co in 1983 as a newly-qualified solicitor in the property law department. By 1988, she had become th

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ronan Daly Jermyn has acted as Irish legal advisor to GTT Communications, Inc. on the sale of its infrastructure business to I Squared Capital.

The UK Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a travel agent against a decision that it could not set aside a contractual agreement with an airline with a monopoly on flights between the UK and Pakistan for reasons of lawful act economic duress. Times Travel UK had originally brought a claim again

Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Marie Baker has joined UCC School of Law as an adjunct professor, alongside human rights expert Emily Logan and corporate lawyer John Gaffney.

The High Court has awarded both personal damages and repayment to the company in an unfair prejudice claim against a Coleraine company which voted to oust a founding shareholder. The petitioner, Mr Fergus Shaw, sought relief under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 on the grounds that the affairs