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International law firm DAC Beachcroft has relocated to new offices in Dublin to provide space for its continued growth. The firm's 70 employees in Dublin, including 10 partners, are now based at newly-furbished offices at Haddington Buildings on Percy Place, a spokesperson confirmed to Irish Legal N

Derry-based McCay Solicitors has announced the appointment of Marie-Claire Logue as an associate solicitor in the firm's commercial department. Ms Logue was was previously employed with Pinsent Masons in Belfast and has also worked with major law firms in Sydney and London.

Dublin-based Philip Lee has retained four women as solicitors following the completion of their traineeships with the firm. Megan Gilroy, Rachel McCausland, Margaret O'Leary and Rebecca Clabby started training with the firm in 2016.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates looks at two recent tax appeal cases which have thrown existing practices to claim tax relief on employment awards into disarray. This issue arose in the Tax Appeals Commission in the case of an Appellant and the Revenue Comm

Homelessness is directly linked to reoffending, delegates heard at a lunchtime seminar hosted by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

Senior officials from the Law Society of Northern Ireland joined colleagues from across Europe at a special reception hosted at the Law Societies Joint Brussels Office in Belgium.

Dún Laoghaire firm Murphy McElligott Solicitors has become title sponsor of Bray Hockey Club's Ladies 1sts squad.

A new report published by Amnesty International today shows how the Saudi Arabian authorities are using a counter-terrorism court – the Specialised Criminal Court – as a weapon to systematically silence peaceful opposition in the country. Charges used in proceedings in the court fre

Men who stole prized racing pigeons worth more than €700,000 have been caged for three years. The thieves were also ordered to pay €320,000 in damages after wiretap evidence helped secure their convictions.

The UK Supreme Court has refused to accept an application from the Attorney General for Northern Ireland to refer what he said was a “devolution issue” under the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The Attorney General submitted that, by providing postcode lists to the Secretary of State, Norther

Dublin-based Eugene F. Collins has appointed the promotion of Paul Dempsey to partner in the firm's dispute resolution department. Mr Dempsey, previously an associate with the firm, specialises in contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, insurance claims, product liability claims, professional ne

The Law Society of Ireland has called for improved access to justice as it highlighted its key priorities ahead of this Saturday's general election. In its general election statement, the solicitors' body also highlighted the need to reform the family law system, reform the insurance industry, promo

A number of Irish law firms have been approached by a UK-based "claims harvesting" website offering to refer clients for a fee, the Law Society of Ireland has said. The unsolicited introductory email sent by the company offers to refer clients in pursuit of compensation for motor vehicle accidents.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched statutory inquiries into practices at tech companies Google and Tinder. The watchdog said it had received complaints from consumer organisations across the EU in relation to Google's processing of location data and transparency surrounding that proce

Independent TD Mattie McGrath has brought High Court proceedings aimed at allowing the vote in the Tipperary constituency in this Saturday's general election to go ahead. The ballot in Tipperary was called into question following the death of independent candidate Marese Skehan earlier this week.