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Brandon Lewis has been appointed as the UK government's new justice secretary by prime minister Liz Truss. Mr Lewis, who was previously secretary of state for Northern Ireland, was elected Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth in 2010 and replaces Dominic Raab.

The final report of long-running inquiry into the controversy surrounding the €45 million sale of Siteserv to billionaire Denis O'Brien in 2012 is expected to be published today. Mr Justice Brian Cregan was appointed in 2015 to lead a commission of investigation into the transaction, which saw

Eversheds Sutherland LLP has been named as the sponsor of the new 'Business Person of the Month' feature on Newstalk Breakfast Business. The new feature, hosted by Newstalk’s business editor Joe Lynam, will showcase some of the country’s finest business leaders and innovators. The award

EY Law Ireland has celebrated after coming in first in the Legal Challenge at the sixth annual Dragon at the Docks boat race. The legal practice, which launched just under a year ago, was among sponsors of the competition, which took place last Thursday.

Burgers will disappear from billboards under a Dutch city's world-first plan to ban meat advertisements from public spaces on climate grounds. Haarlem, a city of roughly 160,000 people to the west of Amsterdam, will ban the ads from buses, shelters and screens from the start of 2024.

Belfast solicitor Owen Beattie has announced the launch of his own firm, specialising in the areas of personal injury litigation, medical negligence, criminal defence and judicial review. Owen Beattie & Co Solicitors is based in Belfast city centre and will represent clients throughout Northern

Dublin lawyers Pádraig Langsch and Kathriona Cunnane have announced the launch of a new firm, Langsch & Cunnane Solicitors, which is embracing "e-lawyering" and remote working. The new firm has a virtual office based at the Citywest Business Campus in Dublin 24, but both partners are work

Adam Donoghue, co-head of the Maples Group's Irish funds and investment management group, has permanently relocated from the firm's London office to Dublin. Mr Donoghue will work alongside co-head Eimear O'Dwyer in Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, with a focus

Dentons has announced the recruitment of Siobhan Carlin as a banking and finance partner in its Dublin office. Ms Carlin will join the firm in October from William Fry, where she is currently a partner.

More funding is needed to tackle court backlogs and maintain confidence in the justice system, Northern Ireland's Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has said at the beginning of the new legal term. In her opening term address yesterday, Dame Siobhan highlighted the analysis published by the No

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Pinsent Masons has advised Briggs Equipment on its acquisition of Galway Plant and Tool Hire (GPT), one of Ireland's largest and most successful plant, commercial vehicle and tool hire specialists.

The death of one of the world's all-time best dressage horses has sparked a complex legal battle over the ownership of his sperm. Totilas, a former world record holder for top dressage score in grand prix freestyle dressage, died in 2020 — but 120 millilitres of his frozen semen remains in the

Suella Braverman, the attorney general who controversially told UK government ministers that unilateral action on the Northern Ireland Protocol would not break international law, has been tipped as the next home secretary. Ms Braverman was the first person to publicly put herself forward to succeed

Global identity verification provider ID-Pal has announced the appointment of Sinead McDonald, its data protection officer (DPO), to its board of directors. Ms McDonald, a qualified solicitor, joined the company in 2017, bringing with her over 20 years' experience in data protection and regulatory c

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a record €405 million fine on Instagram after a two-year investigation into its processing of children's data, according to reports. The regulator adopted its final decision last Friday and will publish further details about it next week, a