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The granting of divorces in remote court hearings for the first time in Irish legal history has been welcomed as a "quantum leap from the 19th to the 21st century for courts, lawyers, judges and court users". Family lawyer Keith Walsh acted in a number of divorce cases heard remotely in Dublin Circu

The Bar of Ireland has failed in a bid to secure a rent suspension for its use of two floors in the Criminal Courts of Justice. The representative body for barristers wrote to the Courts Service to request a suspension from March 2020 because its income has been "adversely affected" by the COVID-19

TLT's former managing partner David Pester has started a new role as head of strategic growth at the UK firm, which has an office in Belfast. After 19 years as managing partner, he will work with the leadership team to deliver a strategic growth programme to support existing clients and develop new

Property services providers will have their licences automatically extended for four months, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced. The measure will apply to property services sector licenses due to expire between 7 May and the end of August in order to help providers meet their licen

Individuals may have a right to know if their telecoms provider has been asked for their personal data by a State agency such as An Garda Síochána, the Data Protection Commissioner has ruled. In a decision issued two weeks ago, the watchdog said that a request by a State agency constit

A fresh review has been ordered into the case of a former lieutenant in the Irish Defence Forces who was forcibly retired over five decades ago. Donal de Róiste was retired by President Éamon de Valera, acting on advice of the Government, on 27 June 1969 in accordance with section 47(2

A new podcast has been launched by Maynooth University Department of Law to highlight what working in the criminology and legal fields is like. Dr Avril Brandon, lecturer and assistant professor of criminology, is hosting the new podcast, which will be released on a weekly basis via SoundCloud.

London-based law firm Leigh Day is investigating a potential group claim against the German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz over an alleged ‘cheat device’ fitted on some of its cars in order to artificially reduce emissions to pass EU emissions tests. The claims are being investigated on

Concerns have been raised that contact tracing apps designed to track the spread of coronavirus will not work north and south of the Irish border. Amnesty International has written to the entire Northern Ireland Executive to clarify its plans for a COVID-19 tracking app, with the UK government promo

A judge has questioned the decision to prosecute a homeless man for breaching coronavirus laws by leaving his home. Sultan Monsour, 45, was arrested in London and charged with being "outside of the place where you were living, namely no fixed address", The Guardian reports.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by Dunnes Stores Limited Company over a July 2019 judgment in which Ms Justice Miriam O’Regan awarded the sum of €102,000 and costs to a respondent in respect of injuries sustained in a fall in a Co Cork store. Background

William Fry has announced the appointment of Matthew Cahill as head of structured finance and debt capital markets. The appointment marks Mr Cahill's return to Ireland after over two decades of practice in Japan, the Middle East and the UK.

Barrister Mary Keane has been elected as chair of the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland. Ms Keane, who is also deputy director general and director of policy and public affairs at the Law Society of Ireland, has served on the Board since 2014.

Pay and bonus cuts have been implemented at McCann FitzGerald, William Fry and Arthur Cox in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Irish Times. McCann FitzGerald has reportedly slashed working hours and salary for most staff by 20 per cent for four months, though no salary will be a

Tributes have been paid to barrister Deborah Wheeler, one of Ireland's leading conveyancing experts, who has passed away. Ms Wheeler, who called to The Bar of Ireland in 1977 after studying at TCD and the King's Inns, edited the definitive collection of Irish conveyancing precedents in the 1990s and