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Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie (MMW) has celebrated a "record year" after enjoying a 25 per cent increase in turnover and transaction volume in 2021. The firm plans to grow its headcount from 50 by a further 20 per cent over the course of the year, largely thanks to increased deals activity in No

Students with an interest in employment law have the chance to win up to €750 in a new competition launched by the Employment Law Association of Ireland (ELAI). The competition, which is also open to law students in Northern Ireland, invites either an essay of up to 2,000 words or a video of up

Native American tribes have settled for $590 million with Johnson & Johnson and three other drug distribution companies over opioid addiction in their community, The Times reports. The drug giant and distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health Inc had proposed paying a

As of yesterday, the time limit for submitting an application to the European Court of Human Rights is four months, reduced from six.

A notorious fraudster was identified by police halfway across the world after they tricked him into sending his fingerprints on a vinyl record. Italian police suspected that they had found Roberto Vivaldi, 69, in Venezuela but were unable to confirm his identity until they discovered he was selling

Alan Hunter, the former chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, has been appointed to the board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI). Mr Hunter, who has held a number of leading positions within the Law Society and the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commissio

Reddy Charlton LLP has announced the promotion of Siobhán Lafferty to senior associate. A specialist in employment law and professional regulation, Ms Lafferty joined the firm in 2019.

Brian J McMullin Solicitors has announced the appointment of William Aylmer as a consultant in its Dublin office. Mr Aylmer has nearly three decades' experience as a solicitor, with particular expertise in mediation, civil and commercial litigation, professional regulation, criminal injuries compens

The use of the court poor box increased last year despite long-standing government promises to phase it out, new figures reveal. The Courts Service said the poor box was used last year in 27 cases involving 27 motorists, up from 13 cases involving nine motorists in 2020, The Irish Times reports.

A public consultation launched today is seeking views on the model and scope of proposed hate crime legislation to be brought forward in the next Northern Ireland Assembly mandate. A major judge-led review recommended in 2020 that Northern Ireland should adopt a statutory aggravation model of hate c

Vulnerable prisoners in Northern Ireland have been held in solitary confinement for long periods in breach of UN rules, a watchdog has said in a damning report. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) led an independent review into conditions in care and supervision units (CSUs) in Nort

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson has advised Waystone, a provider of institutional governance, risk, and compliance services to the asset management industry, on two "transformational" transactions: an investment by Monta

A significant number of young lawyers are either leaving or considering leaving their current job in the next five years, according to a new report from the International Bar Association (IBA). Fifty-four per cent of 3,000 respondents reported that they were ‘somewhat likely’ or ‘h

Security officers at the Pentagon, home of US national security leadership, yesterday caught an unlikely intruder – a lone chicken. Animal welfare officials were called to pick up the wayward fowl after it was "caught sneaking around the security area at the Pentagon".

Insurance company elipsLife, a subsidiary of Swiss Re, has appointed solicitor Fiona Moriarty as senior legal counsel for Ireland. Ms Moriarty, who is qualified in Ireland and in England and Wales, has 10 years' post-qualification experience in insurance and insurance litigation.