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The auction house Christie's is being sued over the $39 million sale of a large pink diamond named Princie, “a priceless treasure” from India. Descendants of an Italian senator claim that the stone was illegally sold to a member of the Qatari royal family and are seeking its return, The

The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal has found that the Executive Office can exercise the prerogative power to set up an ex gratia redress scheme for the victims of historical institutional abuse, and that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland should consider giving a direction to the Executiv

Sligo firm Callan Tansey has announced the appointment of Niamh Ní Mhurchú as joint managing partner alongside John Kelly.

Sherwin O'Riordan Solicitors has announced the promotion of Elaine McNally to partner in the firm's litigation department. Ms McNally joined the firm in 2015 after more than 10 years of experience in litigation, particularly civil and personal injury litigation.

Dublin firm Reddy Charlton has announced the appointment of Siobhán Lafferty and Jonathan Mills as solicitors. Ms Lafferty qualified as a solicitor in Ireland earlier this year and obtained a professional diploma in employment law from University College Dublin.

Belfast firm MKB Law has announced that two of its family lawyers have been appointed to the Children Order Panel by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Solicitors Karen Edwards and Ainé Toner have been appointed to the Panel of family lawyers who have undertaken specialist training and exam

Belfast solicitor Laura Banks has welcomed a report by MPs criticising the UK government's failure to act following a landmark UK Supreme Court decision on Widowed Parent's Allowance. Ms Banks, of Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, acted for Siobhan McLaughlin in her successful challenge to the rule

The first Irish law firms to appoint a dedicated pro bono associate are teaming up with the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) and TrustLaw for Ireland's inaugural Pro Bono Week.

Human rights law expert Professor Colin Harvey has called for dialogue about Irish unity to continue in the "spirit of generosity" after speaking out about political pressure over his work. Professor Harvey, of QUB School of Law, told an event at Derry's Guildhall that he felt "under siege from poli

Lawyers from Shanghai and Shenzhen addressed Northern Ireland firms on doing business in China at a seminar hosted by A&L Goodbody (ALG). Guests at the firm's ‘Understanding China’s Economic Drivers and Practices’ event heard from Chinese lawyers Chris Zhang and Teresa Yang, wh

Current trends in civil litigation, changes in personal injuries claims in Ireland and keeping up with the discount rate, are just some of the pertinent issues which will be explored at DWF’s upcoming insurance seminar. The seminar will see insurance specialists from DWF’s Belfast and Du

Wilson Nesbitt has become the first law firm in Northern Ireland to achieve a certification in GDPR from compliance specialists Briefed. The certification process involved an in-depth audit of the firm's information governance and accountability, and the policies, procedures and controls in place to

Judges in the German capital have been forced to switch back to photocopiers and fax machines due to a catastrophic failure in their hopelessly outdated computer system. Computers at the Kammergericht, the highest state court for Berlin, are still using the Windows 95 operating system, which Microso

Galway County Council has been ordered to pay €2,000 in damages to the owner of a horse which it destroyed in April 2018. The High Court previously found that the Council had acted ultra vires in destroying the horse, and Mr Justice Garrett Simons urged the parties to reach an agreement on dama

Corporate lawyer Geoff Moore has taken office as managing partner of Arthur Cox for the next four years. Mr Moore was chosen in June to succeed Brian O'Gorman and formally took office on 1 November.