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French police officers narrowly missed being pelted with stolen wine bottles worth hundreds of euro as they pursued thieves in a high-speed motorway chase this week. The burglars allegedly stole hundreds of bottles of Burgundy Grand Crus wines worth an estimated €350,000 from the wine cell

The High Court has held that the general “costs follow the event” rule applies in regulatory disciplinary matters which come before the courts. Background

Northern Ireland solicitors Fiona Chamberlain and Alastair Rankin have been recognised by the UK government in the New Year's honours list. Mrs Chamberlain, until recently the Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland, has been made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in recognition of her contribu

The University of Limerick has announced the promotion of Dr Kathryn O'Sullivan, Dr Laura Cahillane and Dr Susan Leahy to senior lecturers in law. Dr O'Sullivan is an expert in property law and family law, with particular interest in its intersection, family property law.

Nearly four in ten Irish-listed companies held closed AGMs in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The firm's AGM Season Report 2020 reviews the types of AGMs that took place during the pandemic and the implications of

Property sales and viewings can continue under the new Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland, the Department for Communities has confirmed. The Northern Ireland Executive imposed increased restrictions for six weeks beginning 26 December 2020, which will be tightened further on Friday.

Employment lawyer Natasha Hand examines a case concerning alleged discrimination on the race ground in a company's sick pay scheme. In case ADJ-00027767, the case of Krzysztof Tryka and Thermal Insulation Distributors Limited, an employee claimed that the company's sick pay scheme was applied less f

A tribunal is set to consider whether people outside of the UK have a right to access information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. According to ComputerWeekly, the First-Tier Tribunal will hold a preliminary two-day hearing later this month to consider six questions related to nationality,

Benjamin Bestgen this week contrasts the letter of the law with its spirit. See his last jurisprudential primer here.  As a species, humans value play, sports and games. For example, probably all of us know somebody who enjoys cardgames, boardgames, videogames or various kinds of table-top game

The Chinese government is to revoke the licences of human rights lawyers hired to help protestors in Hong Kong who were arrested as they attempted to flee to Taiwan last August. A Chinese court sentenced 10 of the protestors to prison terms ranging from seven months to two years after they were conv

A taxi driver who allegedly charged unsuspecting tourists more than four times the standard rate for a trip from an airport to a hotel has been reported to police. The tourists, from Hong Kong, were allegedly charged €230 for a ride from Charles de Gaulle Airport to their hotel in Paris city ce

The High Court has ordered that Ryanair must pay the State’s fees in its unsuccessful challenge of the legality of the Government of Ireland’s coronavirus travel advice. Background

Arthur Cox LLP has announced the appointment of Ruth Lillis, Niamh McGovern and Sarah McCague as partners with effect from the start of the year. The triple appointment across its aviation and asset finance, infrastructure, construction and utilities and pensions teams boosts the representation of w

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Martin Phelan as head of its new tax team in Dublin. Mr Phelan, who joins from William Fry, is the latest senior hire in the firm's Dublin office following the recruitment of commercial real estate partner Peter McKeever i

Dublin firm Richard Grogan & Associates has announced the appointment of Sorcha Finnegan to lead its personal injury and accident claim practice. Ms Finnegan, who formally joined the firm as a senior associate yesterday, previously spent more than a decade as a partner in a well-known litigation