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Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced a significant expansion with the appointment of 15 new partners this month. The business law firm said the new hires follow "exceptionally strong growth in 2021", when it saw its revenues increase by 23 per cent to €98 million.

Belfast firm MKB Law has announced the appointment of Andrew Lightburn as an associate director and head of the firm's employment law department. Mr Lightburn has over 20 years' experience practising exclusively in employment law, and is dual-qualified in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Julian Assange should not be extradited from Britain to face espionage charges in the US, a Council of Europe commissioner has told the UK home secretary Priti Patel. A court ruled last year that Mr Assange could be extradited despite claims he is a suicide risk and that handing him over to the US w

One of Italy's best-known TV presenters is suing her employer for forcing her to share a room with a farting colleague. Dania Mondini, 58, alleges that state broadcaster RAI made her endure "noisy, repeated and malodorous bodily emissions" as part of a campaign of intimidation against her.

Law student Kariba Dawson has been named as the winner of Matheson's Cara Scholarship, awarded in association with Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Named in honour of late Matheson partner and TCD alumni Cara O’Hagan, and delivered as part of Matheson’s impactful business programme, the sch

Duty of care legislation will be reformed to restrict the liability of occupiers, the government has announced. The proposed amendments to the Occupiers' Liability Act 1995 will be included in the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 as part of the government's push to reduce in

Inmates at Cork Prison gained experience of working in a live restaurant environment after an intensive eight-week culinary skills course ended with a pop-up restaurant event yesterday. The pilot programme was co-managed by the Irish Prison Service, the Department of Tourism and Hospitality and the

Volunteer police officers in England and Wales will be armed with Tasers under controversial UK government plans. In a speech to the Police Federation annual conference, home secretary Priti Patel said special constables would be authorised to carry the electric stun guns in response to calls from p

Arthur Cox LLP has announced the appointment of 18 new senior associates. The new senior associates are:

The legal framework underpinning the ownership and governance arrangements for the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) has been agreed by ministers following an extended political row. Campaigners and opposition parties have raised concerns about possible religious influence in the hospital after

Children's rights solicitor Gareth Noble has backed a new campaign aimed at securing suitable primary and secondary school places for autistic children in Dublin 15.

Northern Ireland's largest IT company, Allstate NI, has announced plans to significantly expand its legal team. The technological arm of insurance giant Allstate, with offices in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, the company is creating 30 new paralegal and paralegal team lead roles in its digital legal

The European Commission has warned of possible retaliation after the UK government formally announced plans to make unilateral changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol through legislation. In a statement, the UK's foreign secretary Liz Truss said the EU's proposals after six months of negotiations h

Two former barristers have launched KM Solicitors LLP, a new specialist litigation and dispute resolution law firm in Dublin 2. Led by partners Patrick Kevans and Andrew Murnaghan, the new firm specialises in child and disability law, bankruptcy and personal insolvency law and planning law, as well

Thieves have returned statues stolen from a 300-year-old Hindu temple after saying they were plagued by "scary dreams" afterwards. Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh said 14 precious idols were left outside a police station with an apologetic note less than a week after they were s