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Judge Helen Boyle has been recognised with an Alumni Achievement Award from her alma mater, University College Cork (UCC). An accomplished lawyer and Circuit Court judge, Judge Boyle graduated with a BCL and LLB from UCC’s School of Law in 1992 and 1993 respectively. She practised as a barrist

The latest edition of The Parchment, the magazine of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA), has been published. The Spring 2022 edition includes articles on defamation law reform and trends in family law, as well as remote working, gender pay gap reporting obligations, online anonymity and da

ByrneWallace LLP has announced the renewal of the lease on its Dublin headquarters as it set out plans to double its headcount from 300 to over 600 in the next five years. The firm said it will need the entirety of its office space in the heart of Dublin's central business district on Harcourt Stree

Average awards through the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) have declined by 42 per cent since the introduction of new personal injury guidelines, according to new figures.

Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing an 18-metre bridge in broad daylight. Posing as government officials, the alleged thieves spent two days dismantling the 50-year-old iron bridge in a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, NDTV reports.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ronan Daly Jermyn has advised Irish-founded startup Wayleadr on a $4 million funding round that will help to expand its footprint in the US and double its workplace globally.

Family lawyer Rosie O'Flynn has been promoted to partner in Waterford firm Nolan Farrell & Goff LLP. Ms O'Flynn joined the firm as a solicitor in 2011, having previously worked in general practice in another Waterford law firm. She was promoted to associate in 2017.

The Law Society of Ireland team has emerged in third place at the 26th Annual Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. The team of Lauren Keogh, Ciara Dinneny and Helen Ryan, coached by T P Kennedy, represented Ireland in the finals at Stetson University College of Law in Gulf

Belfast-based McKees has announced the promotion of Jill Annett to partner in its commercial litigation team, more than 13 years after she joined the firm as a trainee. Ms Annett, who acts on behalf of high-profile financial institutions and loan funds, will play a key role in the strategic future o

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has been instructed by British politician George Galloway to issue legal proceedings against Twitter if it does not withdraw a designation of his account as linked to the Russian state. The law firm alleges that Twitter has breached Mr Galloway's personal data rights, defam

A distinguished panel of human rights experts will discuss the challenges posed by the use of emergency powers by the executive at this year's Hibernian Law Journal annual lecture. Sinéad Gibney, head of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, will be joined on the panel by Jim O'Call

A total of six criminal appeals could be affected by last week's ruling that an Irish data retention law is incompatible with EU law. The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that the "general and indiscriminate" retention of electronic communications data for

Criminal trials in England and Wales could stop completely from today as barristers take industrial action over legal aid funding for defence practitioners. The Criminal Bar Association is moving ahead with its work-to-rule, with bar leaders saying they were taking action because real incomes for cr

Men could be prosecuted for failing to do an equal share of the housework under controversial proposals with surprisingly wide backing in France. The idea of introducing a criminal offence of non-sharing of domestic tasks was raised in the presidential election campaign by eco-feminist politician Sa

Ms Justice Mary Irvine, the president of the High Court, will take early retirement later this year, according to reports. The 65-year-old judge is said to have told colleagues of her decision at a private meeting in the Four Courts on Friday morning.