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Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP will tomorrow welcome attendees to its annual medico-legal conference, taking place in Galway. The "Pathways to Progress" conference brings together leading voices from the medical, legal and academic fields to address some of the most topical issues of the day in health

Leading conveyancing and property silk George Brady SC has passed away. Mr Brady was husband of 56 years to Margaret (née Lysaght), one of the first 100 women to call to the Irish bar.

Two solicitors who were subject to unlawful surveillance by the PSNI have said they will bring it to the attention of Northern Ireland's miscarriages of justice body. PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher issued a personal apology to Peter Corrigan and Darragh Mackin of Phoenix Law after the McCullough

Training providers will soon begin to collect data about the diversity of student barristers and trainee solicitors in Ireland, according to a new report. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today published its second six-month update documenting progress made towards its recommended acti

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been charged with crimes against humanity by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over allegations that he authorised killings during his country’s violent war on drugs. A 15-page charge sheet dated 4 July was made public on Mond

Dr Ciarán Seoighe has been appointed as director general of Forensic Science Ireland, which this year marks its 50th anniversary. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday announced the appointment, which takes effect on 6 October 2025.

A tourist hotspot has announced a new tax on dogs, to be paid both by local residents and visitors. Bolzano, in northern Italy, will ask local residents to pay an annual tax of €100 per dog, while tourists will have to cough up €1.50 per dog per day of their visit.

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has appointed Keavy Ryan as chair of the partnership. Ms Ryan will succeed ALG's current chair, Séamus Ó Cróinín, on 1 October.

Human rights organisations have repeated a call for a public inquiry into allegations of spying on journalists and lawyers in Northern Ireland following the conclusion of an independent review into the PSNI. In a report running to more than 200 pages, Angus McCullough KC concluded that there is "no

Two dozen people have been deported from Ireland to Pakistan in the fourth deportation charter flight of the year. Last night's flight from Dublin Airport was the fourth charter operation carried out in 2025, following two flights to Georgia and one to Nigeria.

DWF has strengthened its Belfast team with 19 new appointments, including a new partner, two directors, three newly-qualified solicitors, seven trainee solicitors, and six additional legal professionals.

The view from Andrew McGahey’s home office south of Navan in Co Meath is an idyllic one. The vista of tranquillity that takes in the Hill of Tara and the River Boyne ends here, though — the EMEA managing partner of Kennedys Law LLP is responsible for seven offices, where daily life is di

The UK and Irish governments have jointly appointed an independent expert to consider whether there should be formal engagement with paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland to help disband them. Fleur Ravensbergen, an independent conflict resolution and negotiation practitioner and a lecturer in con

Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed regulatory lawyer Anna Lundy as of counsel in its life sciences and product regulatory team. The of counsel role is reserved for senior lawyers with deep expertise, who support clients on specialised and complex matters.

Global law firm Dentons has appointed experienced commercial litigator Brian Clarke as a partner in Dublin. Formerly a partner at Maples Group, Mr Clarke is a financial services specialist with extensive experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking and finance disputes, recovery and