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Specialist litigation firm Michael Boylan has announced the promotion of Ciara McPhillips to partner. Ms McPhillips has worked with partners Michael Boylan and Gillian O'Connor since before the firm's inception, amassing a wealth of knowledge in litigation and particularly in clinical negligence.

A former barrister who stole €235,000 from a businessman by pretending to buy him a warehouse in Co Kildare has been jailed for three years. Patrick Russell, 57, pleaded guilty to the theft of €215,000 from businessman Paul O’Connell in July 2015. Mr Russell was struck off the bar in

Legislation to streamline the committal process for serious criminal cases has been introduced at Stormont. Justice Minister Naomi Long yesterday introduced the Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Bill, which will allow for serious cases to be transferred directly to the Crown Court without the need

An "erosion" of the judicial review court process, by which a check can be kept on the legality of government decision-making, would have a "particularly stark impact" in Northern Ireland, lawyers have warned. In its submission to the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL), set up by the UK

Eamon Gilmore marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights. This week marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights. One of the many initiatives to spring up in the immediate aftermath of World War II with the aim of real

Protests will no longer be exempted from Covid-19 restrictions in England under new lockdown rules taking effect from tomorrow. The new regulations do not explicitly ban protests, but do not include the explicit exemption found in earlier regulations, according to media reports.

What's in a legal system? Benjamin Bestgen supplies the principal ingredients. See his last primer here. Last week’s article ended with lawyer and author Christopher Brown’s suggestion that fantasy authors could do more to make law and legal systems an explicit focus point in their works

State papers from 1990 which would have been released this year under the 30-year rule will not be transferred to the National Archives until 2021. The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said it will not be able to unseal papers this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, The Irish Times

A surprisingly considerate bank robber left and came back after he was reminded to wear a face mask when walking into his target. The man approached a bank clerk on Saturday afternoon but was told he needed to wear a mask as a Covid-19 precaution.

A Co Mayo solicitor who built up a client account deficit of more than €169,000 and "borrowed from Peter to pay Paul" must be struck off, the High Court ruled yesterday. Background

Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of healthcare lawyer Sinead Keavey to a newly created leadership role in Dublin. Ms Keavey's appointment as a partner and head of Dublin forms part of an ongoing expansion of the Belfast-based law firm's specialist legal healthcare team south of the bord

The average legal costs in personal injury cases settled through litigation was over €23,000 between 2015 and 2019, according to new figures published by the Central Bank of Ireland. The figures are revealed in the second annual private motor insurance report of the National Claims Information

JMK Solicitors has urged Justice Minister Naomi Long to progress legislation to require courts to approve legal settlements of financial cases involving minors. The personal injury and road traffic accident specialist firm has been calling since 2016 for action to ensure children's rights are f

Two prominent lawyers and politicians have promised to bring forward legislation allowing for adults accused of killing children to be named. The Court of Appeal last week held that the Children Act 2001 prevents the identification of a deceased child in criminal proceedings for an offence against t

The UK has missed its first deadline to respond to infringement proceedings brought by the European Commission for breaching its obligations under the Brexit deal. A letter of formal notice was sent to the UK at the start of October for a response by the end of the month, but the UK has not responde