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Lawyers at Sherwin O'Riordan Solicitors are set to take part in the firm's first charity hike in support of a homework club for children living in extremely challenging circumstances. Members of the firm will climb Lugnaquilla, the highest mountain in Leinster, in aid of the Irish Youth Foundation (

A brewery has refused to remove cartoon animals from its beer cans despite a regulator ruling that it appeals too much to children. Bristol-based Lost & Grounded insists that its artwork is "no different to the multitude of other brands on the market that utilise an artistic style".

The High Court has ruled that a woman who cared for her partner in the years before his death should have the benefit of his South Dublin property. Mr Justice Senan Allen heard the application, pursuant to s.194 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, for

The boutique media law specialist firm set up by high-profile Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed has been acquired by Gateley for £2 million. TWEED, with offices in London, Dublin and Belfast, was launched in summer 2017 after Mr Tweed left Johnsons Solicitors.

Dublin law firm Caytons Law has announced a rebrand as Caytons as it continues to grow. The move comes after the firm relocated to larger offices in Dublin's Fitzwilliam Square, and coincides with the conversion of the firm's associated London office to LLP status.

Over 300 complaints were received by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) in the first 12 weeks of the new legal complaints regime. The legal watchdog began receiving and investigating complaints about solicitors and barristers on 7 October 2019 in a major shake-up for the legal sector.

Legal costs in motor insurance claims rose slightly to €112 million in 2018, according to new figures from the Central Bank of Ireland. In total, there were legal costs of €112,275,745 in 2018 in relation to 4,714 claims taken through the courts.

A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Eversheds Sutherland has advised London-based investment firm Blantyre Capital on its multi-million pound investment into UK and Ireland offsite construction specialist McAvoy Group.

The head of Poland's human rights commission has thanked the Irish judiciary for supporting a protest in Warsaw against the erosion of judicial independence in the country. Supreme Court judge Mr Justice John MacMenamin, wearing an Ireland national football team scarf, represented the Association of

Alison Cassidy, partner at BLM in Belfast, examines proposals to slash the personal injury discount rate in Northern Ireland. The Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland, Naomi Long MLA, has asked officials to undertake a statutory consultation with the Government Actuary and the Department of Fina

The safekeeping of digital assets by professional custodians remains uncertain territory. Scottish solicitor Benjamin Bestgen provides an overview. With the increasing popularity of digital assets, parties interested in buying, holding and trading them face a common problem: how can assets like cryp

The team behind the First 100 Years has launched its latest project, The Next 100 Years, dedicated to achieving equality for women in law. Over the next decade, the project will be taking action to accelerate the pace of change in the legal profession, encouraging collaboration to tackle the inequal

A man who was sacked after using a scene from a film about Adolf Hitler to parody his employers has been reinstated by a tribunal. The scene in question, from 2004 film Downfall, shows the Nazi leader berate senior military officials for failing in their final bid to defend Berlin.

Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have been let out of proceedings taken by a lay litigant against the Committee and Dublin City Council, and the plaintiff’s application for an early trial pursuant to Order 50, rule 2 of the Rules of the Superior Courts has been refused by the Hig

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has taken up larger offices in Belfast as it plans to expand its footprint in Northern Ireland. The firm, which has provided a full range of legal services from Belfast since 2015, is now based on Montgomery Street in the city centre.