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Ireland's enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) system is at "crisis point" and immediate government intervention is needed, the Law Society has told ministers. Only 10 EPAs have been activated since a new online system was introduced almost 15 months ago, compared to 1,245 the previous year.

Dentons' Dublin office has been accredited as a menopause-friendly employer. The global law firm has secured accreditation from Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace for its UK, Ireland and Middle East offices following an independent assessment covering five key areas: culture, policies and practic

EY Ireland is to relocate its Dublin headquarters to Wilton Park in two years' time as part of an expansion and consolidation.

Northern Ireland solicitors, barristers and judges of the future have been given the opportunity to shine in the UK Supreme Court’s new essay competition. The competition, which marks the court’s 15th anniversary, is open to all students at UK universities and other higher education prov

The UK's new Labour government is expected to maintain the previous administration's objections to proposed international arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials, according to an Israeli newspaper. Karim Khan KC, the chief prosecutor of the International Cri

An art gallery which became embroiled in a discrimination row over a women-only exhibition space has admitted the supposed Picasso paintings displayed there were fake all along. A court ruled earlier this year that Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) could not lawfully bar men from its Ladie

Power Law has promoted Billy Casserly to partner in the firm's commercial dispute resolution team. Mr Casserly, who is based in the firm's Galway office, is an experienced corporate lawyer who joined Power Law last year after a decade working in-house and in large Dublin law firms.

EU rules on collective redundancies still apply where a business is winding down as a result of the owner's retirement, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In Case C‑196/23 Plamaro, the court considered whether a Spanish law excluding "cases of the death, retirement or inc

An independent review of the PSNI's alleged use of surveillance against journalists, lawyers and NGOs will also now include the Policing Board and Police Ombudsman. London lawyer Angus McCullough KC was appointed last month to conduct the review with support from a group of experts and stakeholders,

University of Galway School of Law has welcomed two new academic staff members.

Belfast firm Madden & Finucane Solicitors has raised over £1,500 for the Stroke Association.

Legislation reforming the oversight of the Defence Forces could be referred to the Supreme Court over concerns about its constitutionality.

A&L Goodbody is to train new board members for arts organisations in partnership with Arts & Business NI. The law firm's Northern Ireland office is a sponsor of A&B NI's boardroom leadership programme, which brings together individuals of all ages, abilities and backgrounds who are inter

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared Maxol's proposed purchase of Naas Fuels, which owns seven service stations in the Leinster region. The proposed purchase was notified to the CCPC in December 2023. The CCPC determined in April 2024 that a full investigation was re

A battle between Greek and Mayan gods has begun in the Mexican courts. Lawyers acting for indigenous Mayan groups have taken legal action seeking the removal of a 10-foot statue of Poseidon erected on a beach near Progreso, Yucatan.