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A new protocol governing the commissioning of medical reports by solicitors has been published by the Law Society of Ireland in response to recent judicial comments. The Law Society's litigation committee developed the protocol with reference to the decision of Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in McLaughlin

The long-running inquiry into the 2012 sale of Siteserv has been granted a two-month extension for dealing with legal costs applications from witnesses. The commission of investigation headed by Mr Justice Brian Cregan completed its final report last summer, finding that the sale of Siteserv to bill

Irish lawyer Donnchadh McCarthy has been promoted to of counsel at Maples and Calder (Luxembourg) SARL, the Maples Group's law firm in Luxembourg. Mr McCarthy joined the firm upon relocating from Dublin to Luxembourg in 2020, working in its funds and investment management practice.

Language defence groups in France are taking legal action over the excessive use of English by public institutions and businesses. Notre Dame and La Poste are the latest targets the French purists' ire. They have cited as the most egregious case “Ma French Bank”, the online bank recently

Irish Legal News has reached two important milestones with subscribers to the free daily newsletter breaking through 10,000 and LinkedIn followers exceeding 20,000 for the first time.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has launched a new video series to promote the TikTok Women's Six Nations Championship. The firm is a proud sponsor of one of Ireland's leading women's rugby clubs, Railway Union RFC, and is launching the series in an effort to further promote the tournam

The Corporate & Insolvency Bar Association (CIBA) is set to hold its inaugural conference next week, with Mr Justice Michael Quinn of the Commercial Court and Lord Justice Snowden of the Court of Appeal in England among the keynote speakers. The association, which was established last year, said

A trademark dispute between Jack Daniel's and a dog toy branded "Bad Spaniels" has gone to the Supreme Court of the United States. The whiskey distillery claims that its brand is being harmed by the plastic chew toy, which is shaped like one of its distinctive whiskey bottles.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Russia names lawyer Chikov, journalist Varlamov ‘foreign agents’ | The Moscow Times

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has invited lawyers to take part in this year's Legal Walk/Run on Friday 12 May 2023. Law Society president Brian Archer joined Donna O'Neill from charity Include Youth to officially launch this year's event.

Thousands of children could be protected from witnessing their parents thrash out family disputes through the English and Welsh courts, following plans to mandate mediation for separating families announced by the UK government today. Proposals will see mediation become mandatory in all suitable low

An English barrister has called for an end to the use of the term "revenge porn". Grace Gwynne, family and personal injury barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers, said the term should be changed to end the stigma victims face.

Irish lawyers are overwhelmingly in favour of a four-day work week, an Irish Legal News poll has — perhaps unsurprisingly — found. Of the 183 readers who responded to the survey we conducted from Tuesday to Wednesday, an emphatic 89 per cent said they believe lawyers should work a four-d

A bursary established in memory of the late Arthur Cox partner Niamh Burke will be awarded this year to Sean Murphy from Cavan and Karin Mackey from Mullinahone, Co Tipperary. The Niamh Burke Memorial Bursary fosters and supports study and research in the field of renewable energy. It annually award

University College Cork (UCC) and Matheson have launched a new "innovation partnership" which will support the creation of a new lectureship and scholarship as well as a series of lectures and collaborative events in the area of law, technology and innovation. The five-year UCC and Matheson Innovati