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Most of the public would prefer to be represented by a barrister with a posh accent, research has found. Academics at Nottingham Trent and De Montfort universities also found that lawyers from beyond the home counties faced obstacles to progressing in their careers due to their accents.

A laughing emoji may be construed as defamation if it follows a post mocking a person's physical disability, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled. The case revolves around a dispute on Facebook involving traffic problems in the northern town of Luino.

The singer Rick Astley is suing rapper Yung Gravy for allegedly impersonating his voice on a recent single. Astley's 1987 hit Never Gonna Give You Up is interpolated in Gravy's song Betty (Get Money).

The Irish Refugee Council (IRC) has launched Tight Spaces, a youth-led educational booklet created by young people seeking protection who are part of IRC’s and ARD Family Resource Centre’s Youth Project. Tight Spaces gives insight into the treacherous journeys of these resilient young pe

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of nine new of counsel in its Dublin office, reflecting the depth of talent across the firm as well as increased demand for our services across a variety of key sectors and practice areas.

Tughans recently welcomed Anne McRoberts of Marie Curie to Tughans to hand over the proceeds of the firm's festive fundraising efforts.

Ireland’s Professor Aoife Nolan has been elected president of the European Committee of Social Rights, which oversees the European Social Charter. During its plenary session yesterday, the committee also elected:

Legislation to permit the use of body cameras by members of An Garda Síochána, including dogs, will be put before the Dáil this week. The new law from Justice Minister Simon Harris, the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022, will be taken at second stage by

The Socialist Lawyers Association of Ireland, a newly formed group, has issued an open letter in response to the release of gender pay gap figures in some of Ireland's largest law firms, as reported in Irish Legal News earlier this month. We reproduce the letter below. Matheson highlighted the impac

The Southern Law Association (SLA) has hosted the Climate Bar and its Environmental Law Conference.

To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tom O’Connor considers the courageous conduct of two German judges who remained true to their principles and stood up to the Nazis. The shameful conduct of German judges under the Hitler regime was symbolised by the appalling behaviour of the fa

A new bill to prevent members of the US Congress from trading and owning stocks has been introduced – and is entitled the Pelosi Act. Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act in an effort to once again stop lawmakers from trading

President of the European Court of Human Rights, Síofra O’Leary, has encouraged Council of Europe member states to use the forthcoming Summit of Heads of State and Government in Reykjavik to commit further resources to the court. Speaking at the court’s annual press conference in

Burges Salmon, which has offices in Dublin and Belfast, has been named the RollOnFriday ‘Best Law Firm to Work at 2023’, an accolade that the firm has achieved for the second year in a row. Burges Salmon’s managing partner, Roger Bull, said: “To be named the inaugural RollOnF

The legal market is a highly competitive environment. Everyone in our beloved sector can witness it and the heat is constantly dialling up. A recent LexisNexis business development survey indicated that competition for new clients is the greatest concern that solicitors have. One of the most, if not