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Eversheds Sutherland LLP has been named as the sponsor of the new 'Business Person of the Month' feature on Newstalk Breakfast Business. The new feature, hosted by Newstalk’s business editor Joe Lynam, will showcase some of the country’s finest business leaders and innovators. The award

EY Law Ireland has celebrated after coming in first in the Legal Challenge at the sixth annual Dragon at the Docks boat race. The legal practice, which launched just under a year ago, was among sponsors of the competition, which took place last Thursday.

Burgers will disappear from billboards under a Dutch city's world-first plan to ban meat advertisements from public spaces on climate grounds. Haarlem, a city of roughly 160,000 people to the west of Amsterdam, will ban the ads from buses, shelters and screens from the start of 2024.

Belfast solicitor Owen Beattie has announced the launch of his own firm, specialising in the areas of personal injury litigation, medical negligence, criminal defence and judicial review. Owen Beattie & Co Solicitors is based in Belfast city centre and will represent clients throughout Northern

Dublin lawyers Pádraig Langsch and Kathriona Cunnane have announced the launch of a new firm, Langsch & Cunnane Solicitors, which is embracing "e-lawyering" and remote working. The new firm has a virtual office based at the Citywest Business Campus in Dublin 24, but both partners are work

Adam Donoghue, co-head of the Maples Group's Irish funds and investment management group, has permanently relocated from the firm's London office to Dublin. Mr Donoghue will work alongside co-head Eimear O'Dwyer in Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, with a focus

Dentons has announced the recruitment of Siobhan Carlin as a banking and finance partner in its Dublin office. Ms Carlin will join the firm in October from William Fry, where she is currently a partner.

More funding is needed to tackle court backlogs and maintain confidence in the justice system, Northern Ireland's Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has said at the beginning of the new legal term. In her opening term address yesterday, Dame Siobhan highlighted the analysis published by the No

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Pinsent Masons has advised Briggs Equipment on its acquisition of Galway Plant and Tool Hire (GPT), one of Ireland's largest and most successful plant, commercial vehicle and tool hire specialists.

The death of one of the world's all-time best dressage horses has sparked a complex legal battle over the ownership of his sperm. Totilas, a former world record holder for top dressage score in grand prix freestyle dressage, died in 2020 — but 120 millilitres of his frozen semen remains in the

Suella Braverman, the attorney general who controversially told UK government ministers that unilateral action on the Northern Ireland Protocol would not break international law, has been tipped as the next home secretary. Ms Braverman was the first person to publicly put herself forward to succeed

Global identity verification provider ID-Pal has announced the appointment of Sinead McDonald, its data protection officer (DPO), to its board of directors. Ms McDonald, a qualified solicitor, joined the company in 2017, bringing with her over 20 years' experience in data protection and regulatory c

All-island insurance law firm Lacey Solicitors has announced the promotion of Ruaidhrí Austin to partner as part of a firm-wide round of appointments. Alongside Mr Austin's promotion, Jenna Curran has been appointed as senior associate solicitor and Aisling Creegan has joined the firm as an a

The Ukrainian Bar Association has invited lawyers from around the world to attend an online event exploring the history of war crimes tribunals and what lessons can be applied to the war in Ukraine. Dr Mark Ellis, executive director of the International Bar Association (IBA), will be interviewed by

A landmark conference taking place this year will mark the centenary of independent Ireland's first constitution and the birth of the modern Irish state. Taking place on Monday 5 December, the conference has been jointly convened by the School of Law at the University of Limerick, Maynooth Universit