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Dia Silverstein has announced the opening of a new immigration law firm in Douglas, Cork. Dia Silverstein Solicitors serves an ever-increasing demand for high-quality immigration legal services in Cork including applications for naturalisation, foreign birth registration, join family visas, internat

A lost cat rescued by police was spared jail despite scratching the officer involved and going through a light-hearted "arrest". Bangkok police officer Da Parinda Pakeesuk shared photos of the tiny British shorthair on Facebook as he appealed for its owner to collect the cat from his station.

International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced plans to launch new operations in Ireland in September, with Pamela O'Neill to lead the Dublin office and Gareth Planck to take the reins in Belfast. The firm says the new Irish practice will be full-service and will involve around 20 partner

William Fry and Eversheds Sutherland Ireland have walked away from merger talks which would have created one of the largest law firms in Ireland. News of the talks first emerged in December last year.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has held the first in a planned series of "legal townhall" events aimed at bringing together local solicitors and elected representatives to talk about challenges facing the legal profession and the communities it serves.

The Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) welcomed the senior leadership of the Law Society of Ireland yesterday for a Q&A event with local solicitors. Law Society president Eamon Harrington and director general Mark Garrett met with members of the SSBA at an event in Sligo's Glasshouse Hotel

Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs have been struck down by judges who said the US president does not have the authority to impose unlimited tariffs on goods from nearly every country in the world. A three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade (CIT) yesterday handed down

The Special Criminal Court is to be replaced with a new permanent non-jury court after the government announced it would side with the majority of the review group which reported two years ago. Two reports were published in 2023 after a review group chaired by retired Court of Appeal judge Mr Justic

Google is facing a £25 billion legal claim in the UK over allegations it abused its dominant position in the online search advertising market. The tech giant is accused of making agreements with mobile device manufacturers to make Google Search the default search engine on devices, which has p

The establishment of a Sentencing Council for Northern Ireland would increase public confidence in the criminal justice system, the Ulster Unionist Party's justice spokesperson has told Irish Legal News. Doug Beattie, who sits on Stormont's justice committee, said the establishment of a dedicated bo

A self-declared nation off the western coast of Africa is seeking to be annexed by Argentina. The so-called Republic of Annobón declared independence from Equatorial Guinea in 2022, though has been unsuccessful in securing international recognition.

Over 1,000 legal professionals, their families and friends took part in the annual Calcutta Run in Dublin on Saturday. The Irish legal sector's largest ESG event aimed this year to raise €350,000 for its charity partners, The Hope Foundation and Dublin Simon Community.

Belfast lawyer Sabrina Lawlor has been appointed as the Northern Ireland representative on the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) executive committee. Ms Lawlor, regional manager of personal injury and senior lawyer at Thompsons Solicitors Northern Ireland, brings a wealth of experience t

Lawyers representing pro-Palestinian protesters accused of criminal damage at a Belfast supermarket have sought to have their trials heard by a jury. Carlin Solicitors is representing several individuals who are being prosecuted in the Magistrates' Court in connection with separate incidents at a Sa

Planning permissions which have expired or are set to expire because of delays caused by judicial review proceedings are to be retrospectively extended through new legislation. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025 is being drafted as a priority with the intention of having it enacted b