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Pop star Taylor Swift has appealed against a judge's ruling permitting a trial over claims she plagiarised lyrics for her hit song Shake It Off. Swift's lawyers argued the judgment was “unprecedented” and said that the case was based on phrases that are commonly used.

Solicitor Gráinne Ní Ghuidhir has joined TikTok as lead privacy counsel for Europe. Ms Ní Ghuidhir joins the technology giant in Dublin after four years leading the Irish privacy team at Vodafone.

Former US president Donald Trump will today be questioned under oath as part of a long-running investigation into his business practices. Letitia James, the New York attorney general, has since 2019 been investigating whether Mr Trump and his Trump Organization misled lenders, insurers and tax autho

Linklaters has reported a 6.5 per cent increase in revenue to £1.78 billion, while pre-tax profits are up by 6.9 per cent to £871.7 million. The firm — which is part of London's magic circle and last year established a small office in Dublin — reported profit per equity partn

Criminal barristers in England and Wales are being balloted on whether their industrial action over the low rates of legal aid should be escalated into an "uninterrupted strike". In a letter to members, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said all of those on strike "made the decision to withdraw the

Retired Kildare solicitor Patrick J. Farrell has passed away after a short illness. In a short statement, Patrick J. Farrell & Company LLP said its founder died at St James Hospital on Monday.

Brother Kevin Crowley, the founder of the Capuchin Day Centre, has announced his retirement. The drop-in centre for homeless people has been well supported by Ireland's legal community in recent years, with law firms, professional bodies and initiatives like Lawyers Against Homelessness raising fund

Global law firm Dentons is set to upgrade its presence in Ireland after signing a 15-year lease for 19,000 square feet of office space at 20 Kildare Street in the centre of Dublin. The firm, which has been working from Joshua House on Dawson Street since launching its Dublin office two years ago, ai

Our regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Tughans has advised Pennsylvania-based McLanahan Corporation on its acquisition of Leicestershire company CMB International Limited.

Northern Ireland is lagging behind the rest of the UK and Ireland on protecting people against age discrimination when accessing goods, facilities and services, the Equality Commission has said. An event co-hosted by the Equality Commission, the Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland and

A dummy of Frankenstein's monster held at the V&A in London has led to a trans-Atlantic ownership row after a museum in the US called for it to be repatriated. The seven-foot wooden mannequin is based on the actor Boris Karloff, who played the monster in his films in the 1930s and '40s.

The test used by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to decide what cases should be referred back to the Northern Ireland courts as possible miscarriages of justice is set to be reviewed. The CCRC is an independent body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice in England

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has announced a small increase in its turnover to £280 million (€331 million) while profit before tax fell by seven per cent to £62 million (€73 million). Profit per member was around £652,000 (€771,600), down from £700,000

Judge Síofra O'Leary, the Irish judge on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), has been tipped as the frontrunner in the election for the court's presidency. Human rights campaigners and legal experts speaking to Irish Legal News have warmly welcomed the Dublin-born judge's potenti

The UK's transport secretary Grant Shapps has proposed a new offence of causing death by dangerous cycling. Prosecutors in England and Wales currently rely on the Offences Against The Person Act 1861, which deals with horse-drawn carriages. Motorists, however, can be sentenced to life in prison for