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Richard Gill McCann FitzGerald has announced plans to increase its investment and expand its reach in the US market with the appointment of senior associate Richard Gill to its New York office.

Court hearings were held in Cork's new €34 million courthouse yesterday after a series of delays. The new six-courtroom complex on Anglesea Street was delivered as part of the €135 million public-private partnership deal struck in late 2015.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) plans to process over 250,000 immigration applications during 2018.

Google is enabling users to uncover the identities of rape victims whose anonymity is guaranteed under law, The Times reports. Searches for criminals and alleged attackers in a number of prominent sexual assault cases reveal the names of women they have been convicted of attacking or accused of alle

Andrew Muckian William Fry has acted for the Nama receiver in the sale of Boland's Quay to global tech giant Google.

Cillian Bredin Dillon Eustace advised Legal & General Investment Management on the establishment of a new Dublin-based management investment company.

Over 200 people attended Ronan Daly Jermyn's (RDJ) annual insurance conference at the Marker Hotel in Cork.

A&L Goodbody has been named Irish Tax Firm of the Year 2018 at the International Tax Review European Awards ceremony in London.

Carol Maguire Dublin lawyer Carol Maguire has been promoted to partner at international law firm Kennedys as part of a tranche of appointments bringing its worldwide partner count to 279.

Norman Spicer A lawyer and former soldier has issued proceedings on behalf of 75 former soldiers who say they suffered adverse effects from an anti-malarial drug.

Around 3,500 new Irish citizens from over 120 countries were welcomed at three Citizenship Ceremonies in Co Kerry today. The ceremonies were presided over by retired High Court judge Bryan McMahon and retired District Court judge Paddy McMahon.

Matheson has been named Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year Award for a second time at the International Tax Review's annual European Tax Awards ceremony. The firm won the inaugural prize at last year's ceremony and has claimed it for a second time.

Tanya Jones The deputy leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland has announced her planned resignation to study environmental law at the University of Dundee.

In an address given in London this month, UK Supreme Court President Lady Hale looks at privacy and publicity in the context of the family justice system. She touches on the Supreme Court’s case law, including Reilly v Sandwell MBC, Khuja v Times Newspapers Ltd and PJS v News Group Newspapers and

A two-year-old child ended up in the dock at Frankfurt District Court during asylum proceedings in a first for the German legal system. The boy was one of four children from Angola appearing in court with their mother after being detained at Frankfurt Airport in April, the Frankfurter Rundschau repo