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Latvia could become the first EU country to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on violence against women following a vote by MPs. MPs yesterday backed withdrawal by 56-32 with two abstentions, despite some of the largest protests in recent Latvian history, with around 5,000 people taking to the s

Shirley Coulter has been appointed as chief executive of the Bar of Ireland, taking up the post from February 2026. Ms Coulter, who rejoins the Bar from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) where she has served as chief executive since 2020, succeeds Ciara Murphy following her planned d

William Fry LLP has reappointed Liam McCabe as chairperson for a further three-year term. Mr McCabe has been a partner in the firm since 2000 and heads its projects and construction department.

An American lawyer furloughed due to the ongoing US government shutdown has started a side business selling hot dogs. Isaac Stein has launched his self-deprecating "Shysters Dogs" while furloughed from his full-time job at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), NPR reports.

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Byrne Wallace Shields LLP has recruited Eoin Mac Aodha to the firm’s litigation and regulation practice as a partner. Mr Mac Aodha specialises in regulatory, public administrative and commercial litigation and has extensive experience in public administrative law, European law and statutory in

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has published new guidance for litigants on the use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT. The new document is intended to provide guidance to parties who come before the WRC who may use AI tools to prepare written submissions or documents for use as evidence i

Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has promoted five solicitors across its Belfast and Bangor offices. Izabela Treacy has been promoted to senior associate in the firm's commercial real estate team, while banking and finance specialist Ruby Keenan and private client specialist Gareth Morgan have b

Arthur Cox has appointed Mark Thuillier as a partner in the firm's environment and planning group. Joining from another major Irish law firm, Mr Thuillier brings a wealth of experience in environmental and planning law, with a particular focus on large-scale infrastructure projects in the housing an

The Law Society of Ireland has said it had a "constructive" meeting with government officials on the creation of a solicitors' portal for creating enduring powers of attorney (EPA) online. The government has committed to making changes to the online registration system for EPAs operated by the Decis

Over €4 million from proceeds of crime has been allocated to 42 community safety projects nationwide. The Community Safety Fund redirects proceeds of crime seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and An Garda Siochana back into communities.

Northern Ireland solicitors and barristers are invited to attend an introductory event next week on public interest litigation and how lawyers can lend their support. Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) is co-hosting the event at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on Tuesday afternoon as p

Lawyers Against Homelessness will host its annual Christmas CPD fundraising event on 20 November. This year's event will focus on personal injury law, with guest speakers including High Court judge Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds and retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Marie Baker.

Paul Ryan has been elected as president of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA).

Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP has secured a "significant settlement" following legal action brought against the Diocese of Down and Connor arising from historic childhood abuse in the 1970s. The firm has now settled two cases involving allegations against Father Thomas Cunningham in the past year, with b