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William Fry associate Patrick Murphy and trainee Leeane Grace consider the impact of a recent European court ruling on sports. On 15 November 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hosted a live broadcast of the hearing of Sun Yang, a Chinese swimmer who was accused of refusing or failing to

A&L Goodbody raised over €10,000 for homeless people at its annual Christmas Choir concert on Sunday night.

The first UK Supreme Court artwork featuring women from the legal profession has been unveiled, commemorating the centenary of the 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, which paved the way for women to practise law.

A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson recently acted as Irish legal and tax counsel, and Irish listing agent, to the securitisation of around 3,000 UK SME loans originated via Funding Circle.

A lawyer has been found guilty of assault after a bust-up in the front row of an opera house. Matthew Feargrieve, a solicitor specialising in corporate and investment funds law, punched fashion designer Ulrich Engler "at least once" after he took a seat next to Mr Feargrieve's wife.

A man who was ordered to get off the Luas despite having a valid ticket has been awarded €500 in the High Court. Finding that the man had been defamed by the security guard who tried to put him off the train, Mr Justice Anthony Barr said that the “fleeting defamation” was “alm

A key UN committee has backed calls for Ireland's civil legal aid scheme to be expanded to help combat racial discrimination in employment and welfare. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has issued its recommendations to the Government following a formal examination of Stat

Average motor insurance premiums increased by 42 per cent between 2009 and 2018, despite the cost of claims per policy decreasing by 2.5 per cent over the same period, according to new Central Bank of Ireland figures. The bank's first annual Private Motor Insurance Report of the National Claims Info

Six new criminal justice commissioners have been appointed to the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland. The Department of Justice announced the appointments alongside that of Paul Mageean as chief commissioner and 34 serving commissioners for a further term of office.

A full obituary of barrister, commentator and law lecturer Paul Anthony McDermott SC, who passed away at the age of 47, has been published by The Irish Times. The obituary, written by his colleague Rossa Fanning SC, states: "The tragedy of his passing at the age of 47 on Tuesday is that he died befo

Greg Berry QC has been reappointed as a governor of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. The senior barrister, who called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1990 and became a Queen's Counsel in 2006, was first appointed to the role by the Department of Communities in 2011.

Staff and clients from Carson McDowell raised more than £50,000 for Cancer Fund for Children at their recent Strictly-themed dance event. Over 600 people attended the "Carson McDowell Does Strictly" event, modelled on the hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing, at La Mon Hotel and Country Club.

Volunteers from Arthur Cox have spent two days helping with food hamper packing and gift distribution for charity St Vincent de Paul.

A prominent barrister has sold 7,000 bottles of wine from his private collection for £8 million at auction. Ian Mill QC, of Blackstone Chambers, has been collecting wine since 1985, four years after he called to the Bar of England and Wales, The Times reports.

Piglets have been listed as the plaintiffs in an animal rights case filed by campaign group PETA. The lawsuit brought to Germany's top court, the Constitutional Court, aims to end the practice of castrating young male piglets without anaesthetic.