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An environmental activist network has been granted an order setting aside secondary legislation which amended the regulation of large-scale peat extraction. Finding that the amended legislation was inconsistent with EU environmental law, Mr Justice Garrett Simons also found that the use of secondary

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has bolstered its Dublin office through the hire of a two female partner-led team. Corporate partner Sharon McCaffrey and competition law partner Joanne Finn have joined the firm, bringing with them a team of two senior associates, one associate and a secretary.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson unlawfully prorogued Parliament, a full bench of the UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in a historic judgment. In court this morning, Lady Hale, President of the Supreme Court – sitting with Lord Reed, Deputy President; Lord Kerr; Lord Wilson; Lord Carnwath; L

Belfast solicitor Ciaran O'Hare, whose client Raymond McCord brought a challenge in the Northern Ireland courts against the prorogation of Parliament, has welcomed today's unanimous UK Supreme Court ruling that Parliament has not been prorogued. Mr O'Hare, of McIvor Farrell Solicitors, said the cour

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has welcomed Colm Wolinski and Michael McFall as trainees in Belfast.

One of Ireland’s most successful former barristers has launched a new specialist legal firm with offices in Belfast, Derry, Dublin and London. Kearney Law Group, specialising in the areas of Criminal Law, Personal Injury and Medical and Dental Negligence, officially opened its doors on Friday

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Tughans advised on the largest volume of deals in the first half of the year, while Dublin-based McCann FitzGerald led in terms of value, according to a new report. There were a total of 137 M&A and capital markets transactions involving a Northern Ireland co

Sex offenders in prison will be invited to take part in a treatment programme without admitting or talking about their crime under new Irish Prison Service (IPS) plans, according to reports. The prison service is seeking funding to establish a new programme inspired by the Canadian "Rockwood program

Nearly half of all speeding offences brought to court in the past two and a half years have been struck out because motorists have not been served with a summons, according to the Courts Service. Figures released to Independent TD Tommy Broughan reveal that 61,059 speeding offences were listed in th

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will speak about the Northern Ireland peace process at a discussion event hosted by UCC Law Society next week. The event, sponsored by A&L Goodbody, will take place on Tuesday 1 October, 7.30pm in Boole 2.

Dublin lawyer John O'Doherty, managing partner of KOD Lyons, has been appointed to the board of the National Gallery of Ireland. Mr O'Doherty, who also sits on the criminal law committee of the Law Society of Ireland, was appointed by Culture Minister Josepha Madigan following a public call for appl

Matheson partner Deirdre Dunne will present an award to the Matheson Women Mean Business (WMB) Female Entrepreneur of the Year next week. The law firm is sponsoring the award for a third year running and Ms Dunne, the firm's head of business development, is sitting on the judging panel.

Senior business leaders and energy industry experts in Ireland do not believe the State will achieve its renewable energy targets, according to a new survey carried out by Mason Hayes & Curran. The law firm surveyed nearly 200 delegates at its recent "Economics of Energy" event, and found that a

A former Northern Ireland barrister who gave up a 23-year legal career to become a nun five years ago has left the convent after being told she will not be allowed to take her final vows. Elaine Kelly joined the Sisters of the Adoration on the Falls Road in West Belfast in 2014, but left this week a

The remains of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco can be removed from his burial place at the centre of a controversial state monument and reburied in a cemetery, the Supreme Court of Spain has ruled. In a unanimous ruling, judges rejected a legal challenge from Franco's grandchildren and thre