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Irish Legal News presents the next article in a series of dialogues between criminal justice policy, practice and research. Here, Barra Ó Dúill from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration’s Research and Evaluation Unit reflects on a recent event that explored the u

Mason Hayes & Curran lawyers Gerard Kelly and John Milligan review an IP dispute between competitor radio stations in the High Court. The Irish High Court has recently granted an interim injunction against Bauer Audio Ireland. The injunction restrains Bauer Audio Ireland from using the brand nam

Perhaps the Baltic states, those around the sea there, in recent decades have not been given as full attention as they ought to have. International politics have now changed everything. The core arguments by Oliver Moody are, first, that these states have been forced to develop the kind of resilienc

McCann FitzGerald partner Shane Fahy and knowledge lawyer Laura Farrell review a proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews in England and Wales. The UK has introduced a bill which will see a ban on upward-only rent review clauses in new commercial leases in England and Wales.

The vaults of the Antwerp Diamond Centre were thought to be impregnable until, on 15 February 2003, a gang of professional thieves made off with a haul of diamonds worth over £100 million — none have ever been recovered. Patient planning and stunning ingenuity allowed the gang to loot hu

Carson McDowell solicitor Sophie Hunter examines an English court decision with implications for the accommodation of asylum seekers across the UK, including in Northern Ireland. Epping Forest District Council have secured an interim injunction requiring the owners of the Bell Hotel to stop using, o

Irish Legal News presents the latest in a series of articles facilitating dialogue between criminal justice policymakers, practitioners and academic researchers. In this piece, Dr Sophie van der Valk summarises the key findings and practical implications of her recent book, Overseeing Rights in Pris

Matheson partners Darren Maher and Joe Beashel consider the potential Irish implications of a UK ruling on motor finance lending and consumer protection. Following a much-anticipated judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court on Friday 1 August 2025, motor car finance lenders in the UK market like

Scotland is set to be the first jurisdiction in the UK to legislate against unqualified cosmetic practitioners, write Duncan Batchelor and Claire Raftery. In May, the Scottish Government announced plans to introduce a non-surgical cosmetic procedures bill during the current session of the Scottish P

Mason Hayes & Curran lawyers James Morrin, Kevin Farrell and Maurice Phelan consider a recent English decision where the directors of an insolvent company were made personally liable for both the company’s and the petitioning creditor’s legal costs. The recent English decision i

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The quest for knowledge has advanced beyond imagination in the millennia since Plato and Aristotle first proposed their theories of epistemology. For legal firms at the leading edge of meeting today’s exacting demands, ‘knowledge’ now involves a multitude of practical applications,

Clark Hill lawyers Michael Laszlo and Declan McNulty consider different approaches in the EU and the US to sustainability and competition. The European Commission issued its first opinion regarding the compatibility of a sustainability agreement with competition rules for the agricultural sector on

Dear Editor, Senator Gerard Craughwell’s recently expressed regret that FEMPI-era cuts affecting certain incremental payments to TDs and Senators remain unwound, brought home to me the scandal of payrates not yet being fully restored for prosecution and defence barristers acting under State cr

"Take that, sir. By God, sir, you shall more of this yet!,” cried Scottish banker George Morgan as he struck a merchant on the head with his umbrella. The incensed victim, David Landale, replied through the crisp Kirkcaldy air in measured breaths: "You are a coward, sir, a poor, silly coward."