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Venture capital funding into Irish firms recorded its highest quarter on record during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak, but during the second quarter first time funding fell by almost 60 per cent, according to a survey published by the Irish Venture Funding Association (IVFA) and William

The family of the former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco have been ordered to return a palace in Galicia to the state. Although Franco's heirs have owned the property for more than four decades, the court of La Coruña said that the palace was donated to the state and not the fascist dictato

The High Court has denied the State permission to appeal in a case where the court quashed the deportation order of two relatives of an EU citizen, having heard that they offered to undergo DNA testing at their own expense. Background

Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe is reportedly "preparing for a fight" in the inquiry over his attendance at the Oireachtas golf dinner last month. At the behest of the Supreme Court, former chief justice Susan Denham will conduct a non-statutory review of Mr Justice Woulfe's atten

New laws are "urgently required" to allow crime and security agencies to intercept encrypted communications, Mr Justice Charles Meenan has said in a statement. In a report to the Taoiseach, he warned that there is "very serious concern" that current legislation is now "out of date" an

As 17 solicitors from across Ireland, representing the smallest to the largest firms in the country, successfully applied for patents of precedence, the Law Society of Ireland has highlighted the vast breadth of experience and expertise they will bring to their new roles. President of the Law Societ

Ó’Muirigh Solicitors has announced that Martin McKiernan will join its human rights and litigation team. Mr McKiernan told Irish Legal News: "I’m very excited to be joining the team at Ó’Muirigh at this time.

Civil liberties group, Liberty, has said that legitimate and peaceful protests in the UK could be under threat from forceful and pre-emptive police tactics. This claim comes after environmental campaigners at this week's Extinctions Rebellion demonstrations were faced with pre-emptive arrest and "un

The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned a recent announcement of the United States Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo that sanctions would be imposed on senior officials involved in International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations. On Wednesday, Mr Pompeo announced that

Scottish silk and chair of the Tumbling Lassie Committee, Alan McLean QC, takes a look at a new book on modern slavery.

A dystopian system designed to predict crime and stop it before it happens has resulted in a scheme that harasses residents of a small community in the US. Chris Nocco, sheriff of Pasco County in Florida, took office in 2011 with the idea of catching people harbouring criminal intent, the Tampa Bay

Around a dozen-and-a-half solicitors are set to make Irish legal history by being appointed as senior counsel, the first time the honour traditionally reserved for barristers has been bestowed on their solicitor colleagues. Éamonn Conlon, Paul Egan, Patrick Groarke, Richard Hammond, Bill Holo

Bernard Brady QC has become the new chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland and Peter Coll QC has become vice-chair. Mr Brady was called to the Bar in 1994 and took silk this year. Much of his work as a barrister involved representing clients in the commercial and chancery courts.

Mr Justice Max Barrett has criticised the State for an "appallingly protracted" 18-month delay in a deportation case. The case concerned a Pakistani woman and her daughter who came to Ireland in 2014, joining the woman's brother who had been a UK and EU citizen since 2001. The move came after the wo

Dentons has opened an office in Dublin led by managing partner Eavan Saunders and banking partner and chair Peter O'Brien. Gareth Steen has joined the firm as partner and Maireadh Dale is set to join in January 2021.