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An online summit bringing together justice agencies, politicians and judges to discuss domestic abuse has placed emphasis on the need for early intervention and rehabilitation. The seminar, hosted by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland, heard from speakers including Justice Minister Naomi Long

A long-standing ban on workers eating at their desks is set to be relaxed in France to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. French labour law currently forbids "letting workers take their meal inside the work premises", The Local reports.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a plaintiff can re-enter Commercial Court proceedings which were struck out on consent in 2011. The proceedings had been settled prior to trial under a written settlement agreement and included a clause that the case could be re-entered into the Commercial List if

Barristers Joanne Carroll and Cephas Power have been nominated for appointment as ordinary judges to the District Court. The first vacancy arose following retirement of Judge Constantine O’Leary in November, and the second following the retirement of Judge Anne Ryan at the start of January.

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has announced the appointment of Gavan Ferguson as its managing partner. With expertise in strategic trade mark portfolio management, particularly within the entertainment and healthcare sectors, Mr Ferguson's role will continue to be client-focuse

Proposed legislation allowing for physician-assisted dying in Ireland requires "further safeguards", the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The rights watchdog today published its analysis and recommendations to the Oireachtas justice committee on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020,

Bid rigging will become a criminal offence in Ireland under new legislation aimed at beefing up anti-competition laws. The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 will also grant the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) powers to tackle gun jumping in order to relieve pressure on the Dire

Ronan Daly Jermyn partner Gillian Keating and intern Jamie Wall take a closer look at the EU vaccine contract debacle. With the United Kingdom, Ireland and the rest of Europe, having spent over four years anticipating the would be ‘fall-outs’ of the UK’s decision to approve Brexit,

McKenna & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of Jack Duhig as a trainee solicitor. Mr Duhig joined the firm during the pandemic as a paralegal after working with a corporate firm and will enter Blackhall Place in September 2021.

Belfast firm McKees has opened its 2021 trainee solicitor programme for applications. Throughout the course of the two-year training contract, trainees will gain experience across its corporate and commercial, banking and financial services, real estate and dispute resolution departments.

Benjamin Bestgen this week explains that the extinction of rights upon death is more complicated a matter than it first seems. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Fans of old-school computer games might still remember Grim Fandango, where the player guides afterlife travel agent Manny Cal

Mafia bosses have ordered ambulance drivers in Naples to stop using their sirens and lights because they are disrupting drug deals. An ambulance in the city was accosted by armed men on motorbikes on Saturday night, The Times reports.

The High Court has refused an application to grant An Bord Pleanála leave to appeal a decision to overturn a planning permission for high-rise accommodation in Finglas. The controversial development permission had previously been quashed in July 2020 by Mr Justice Denis McDonald, who had conc

Ireland's M&A market enjoyed a "bumper year" in 2020 in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 490 transactions worth €55 billion. Flynn O'Driscoll Business Lawyers was the busiest M&A law firm, advising on 53 deals last year, while Arthur Cox advised on deals worth €34 billion.

Family lawyers have welcomed the commencement of remote family court hearings this week. Mr Justice John Jordan, the judge in charge of the family list of the High Court, has published a notice setting out the court's approach to remote hearings from yesterday.