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Ireland's top law firms reduced salaries and took advantage of the wage subsidy scheme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic but continued to recruit, a new report has found. Accountancy and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has published its ninth annual survey of law firms in Irelan

New minimum standards for auctioneers, estate agents, letting agents and property management agents have been introduced through secondary legislation. Justice Minister Helen McEntee today signed a statutory instrument consenting to the making of regulations by the Property Services Regulatory Autho

Stuart Nevin, associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, considers the case law on vacant possession. The recent case of Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services [2020] EWHC 2750 highlights the requirement for tenants to follow the strict conditions set out in a break clause. In deciding whethe

Lawyers are taking action today in protest at the Scottish government's refusal to increase legal aid, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. It follows a request by the Law Society of Scotland for a 50 per cent increase in legal aid fees and a grant for struggling firms.

Investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who won a judicial review in connection with police raids on their homes and office, have reached a settlement with the PSNI. The journalists were arrested and questioned by police in August 2018, shortly after the release of their documen

Dublin firm McKenna & Co Solicitors has been named Ireland's best new business at the 2020 Network Ireland Awards. The "Emerging New Business" award recognises the work of businesses established since 2017.

Pig entrails have been flung across the floor of parliament in Taiwan in protest at new pork import rules. Opposition MPs threw offal at their government counterparts in the latest escalation of protests against plans to relax restrictions on pork imports from the US.

The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland has denied leave for judicial review to an applicant, who was not named, who wished to challenge a decision of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). The PPS had determined that a man, DB, would receive a caution for disclosing a sexual image of the appli

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has committed to bringing forward plans to reform the judicial appointments process as she insisted that ministers had acted appropriately over the appointment of Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court bench. A row which first concerned the conduct of the

Global legal business DWF has announced the recruitment of two newly-qualified solicitors and six trainees in its Belfast office. The firm said its workload has remained high despite the Covid-19 pandemic and home working, driven largely by the needs of its clients in the real estate, construction a

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has launched a consultation on Ireland's implementation of the Aarhus Convention on access to environmental information and the PRTR Protocol on publicly accessible national pollutant registers. Ireland is required to submit national implementation reports to the secr

The Edinburgh Bar Association is to strike on St Andrew's Day next week, citing the failure of the Scottish government to take Scotland's legal aid situation seriously. On Monday 30 November, Edinburgh Sheriff Court will be open for custody business. Most staff will be paid an enhanced rate for work

Dr Michael J Ryan, the Irish leader of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, yesterday received the The Bar of Ireland’s annual human rights award.

Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy is set to address lawyers at the Sports Law Bar Association's (SLBA) winter webinar next week. Mr Treacy is the keynote speaker at the free event, which will focus on innovation in anti-doping and is open to SLBA members and external sporting organisations.

The US Supreme Court has upheld challenges made by religious groups against state pandemic restrictions. The court's newest justice, Amy Coney Barrett, cast the decisive vote in a majority decision that means the state is temporarily barred from enforcing certain attendance limits on houses of worsh