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The Law Society of Ireland will host a networking and information event for displaced Ukrainian lawyers next week. Michelle Ní Longáin, president of the Law Society, will be among the guest speakers at the event, taking place at Blackhall Place on Wednesday 27 July from 2pm to 6pm.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched a new online professional conduct complaint section on its website. The new section, which has been developed by the Society’s professional conduct department, aims to support those wishing to raise a complaint about the professional conduct of

RDJ has expanded its employment practice with the appointment of Sinead Morgan as a senior associate in its Dublin office. Ms Morgan has significant experience providing practical employment advice to employers and HR practitioners on areas such as employee benefits, grievance and disciplinary proce

Tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit in the US over allegations that its monopoly on contactless payments made using iPhones constitutes anti-competitive conduct. iPhone users can only make contactless payments through Apple Pay, while users of Android-powered smartphones can choose between competin

Dublin firm Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP has announced the appointment of Clodagh O'Hagan as a partner. Ms O'Hagan qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and joined MWM in 2018. She practises in the areas of commercial property, residential conveyancing, wills, probate and administration of estates.

The UK première of Suzie Miller's award-winning play Prima Facie, starring Jodie Comer of Killing Eve fame, will be broadcast live from London's West End to cinemas in Ireland and around the world tomorrow.

The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today, as the organisation launched a new global campaign to confront states’ widening and intensifying efforts to erode this fundamental human right. From Russia to Sri L

UK law firm Shoosmiths, which has an office in Belfast, has announced its year end results for FY 2021/22. Revenue at the firm has risen eight per cent to £181.8 million while net profits increased nine per cent to £60.7m and PEP increased by three per cent to £675,000.

A free online event this evening will compare the legal frameworks for international arbitration in Ireland and New York. The webinar, taking place at 6pm Irish time, is being jointly hosted by the Law Society of Ireland, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and the Irish American Bar Associat

A cannabis farm was raided after police caught a whiff of its distinctive smell — from their police station next door. A total of 118 plants and 99 seedlings worth more than £70,000 (around €82,000) were recovered from the warehouse neighbouring the cop shop in the Scottish town of

The UK Supreme Court has told the UK and Scottish governments that it will consider the issue of whether the latest independence case is premature at the same time it considers the substantive issue of whether it is competent. It made the comments in a reply sent to both sides after the Advocate Gen

The UK government's net zero strategy is unlawful, a court has found on the eve of the hottest day in the UK's history. The successful legal challenges were brought by Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth, Good Law Project and environmental campaigner Jo Wheatley and heard together at the Royal Courts

The Policing Authority has commissioned new research into the experience and perceptions of policing within diverse and minority communities in Ireland. Dr Vicky Conway, an associate professor at DCU School of Law and Government and an expert on policing, will carry out the research after being awar

Dublin solicitor Gerry Dunne has joined McGrath McGrane LLP as a consultant. Mr Dunne's appointment follows the dissolution of O'Brien Dunne Solicitors at the end of March, where he had been a founding partner for 20 years.

A government decision to suspend the visa exemption for refugees travelling to Ireland from other European countries has been slammed as "shameful". Ministers yesterday agreed to suspend the operation of the European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees from today for at least 12 months.