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The most senior lawyer in the Northern Ireland public sector will lead a working group on reform of the petition of concern in the latest round of talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland Executive. Hugh Widdis, head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland, otherwise known as the D

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has settled an age discrimination case brought by its chief executive Roisin McDonough for £12,000, without admission of liability. Ms McDonough, who has held the top post since October 2000, brought the case alleging age discrimination and victimisation, w

The Limerick Solicitors Bar Association (LSBA) has invited Limerick lawyers to a quiz night in support of a child sexual abuse charity. Solicitor Ger O'Neill of local firm O'Neill & Company Solicitors will serve as "quizmaster extraordinaire" on the night, which will include questions on general

Four trainees and a consultant at Tughans took part in the Belfast City Marathon to raise money for charity.

Eugene F. Collins has announced a new partnership with upcoming Irish international athlete Emma O'Brien. Ms O'Brien is a scholarship athlete at Dublin City University whose recent achievements include coming eighth in the European Under-20 Cross Country Championships in the Netherlands last Decembe

EU member states can not place their own conditions on the registration of lawyers from another member state and must apply the principle of proportionality to conditions on their ability to practise, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court delivered its judgment yeste

A Magic Circle law firm has increased its starting salary for junior solicitors to £100,000. Solicitors qualifying at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer this year will benefit from the £15,000 increase over last year's figure.

A former Uber driver was an employee of the ride-sharing company rather than an independent contractor, a Swiss court has ruled for the first time. Lawyer Remy Wyler told AFP that the ruling from Lausanne Labour Court was the first of its kind in Switzerland.

The Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi has been cleared of sexual harassment allegations after an inquiry ruled there was no substance to the accusations – as it withheld its report. Mr Gogoi previously claimed the accusations were "false" and intended to "destabilise the judiciary".

Magic mushrooms would be effectively decriminalised under proposals set to be put to a local referendum. Citizens of Denver in the US state of Colorado will be asked to vote on a measure banning officials from "spending resources to impose criminal penalties" for the use or possession of the psyched

The licence holder for a hotel in Toomebridge was entitled to apply for an occasional licence for a function room which had been de-licensed for under-age events, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In a case stated to the court, Lord Justice Seamus Treacy concluded that the Recorder of Londonderry was i

The Chief Justice, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, has warned the Government not to be complacent about the administration of justice in Ireland despite high levels of public confidence. Delivering the keynote address at Burren Law School on Sunday, Ireland's most senior judge said: "I do not think that th

Dublin firm OSM Partners has announced the appointment of Will Cocoran as a senior associate in the corporate and commercial litigation team.

Solicitor Marie Anderson is set to be recommended by Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley for appointment as Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Mrs Anderson, a graduate of Queen's University Belfast who qualified as a solicitor in 1985, will step down from her current post as Public Services

The Oireachtas will be asked to approve Ireland's participation in a new EU regulation governing Eurojust following its approval by the Government. The 2018 Regulation, which will come into effect from 12 December 2019, replaces the existing 2002 Council Decision governing the operation of Eurojust