News

Arthur Cox was named Ireland Legal Adviser of the Year at the Mergermarket M&A Awards Europe 2023 at a ceremony in London on Wednesday. The awards recognise the achievements of Europe’s top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on some of the region’s most transformative dea

Carson McDowell partner Darren Toombs has been appointed as president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The Warrenpoint native previously served as junior vice president under Brian Archer, who remains part of the Society's leadership team as senior vice president. Colin Mitchell takes the rol

Cleaver Fulton Rankin director Jeanette Donohoe has been presented with the award for achievements in law at the Northern Ireland Women’s Awards 2023. Now in their second year, the awards provide a spotlight for the women who have left an indelible mark in the respective industry, drive positi

Aretha Franklin's sons have been awarded ownership of the late singer's former homes on the basis of a handwritten will which was found down the back of her sofa months after she died. Judge Jennifer Callaghan on Monday divided the musician's real estate assets between her four sons on the basis of

An English barrister who raised his hand in a Nazi salute in court has been fined.

A criminal defence lawyer who defecated in a Pringles can and then tossed the soiled vessel into the car park of a victims' charity has been suspended from practice. Ohio attorney Jack A. Blakeslee admitted throwing the can from his car window on his way to a court hearing in 2021, but denied delibe

Newly-commenced legislation requires all public service bodies, including government departments, agencies and local authorities, to integrate biodiversity into their plans, policies and programmes. The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023 places a statutory duty on these public bodies to comply with the g

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has unveiled a portrait of Dorothea Heron, who made legal history as the first woman to qualify as a solicitor anywhere on the island of Ireland. Born in Harcourt Street in Dublin on 19 August 1896, Deasie — as she was known to her family — was educate

Legislation paving the way for An Garda Síochána to begin rolling out bodycams on frontline gardaí next year has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 establishes a statutory framework for the use of recording devices to su

Three women judges have made Irish legal history after sitting as the first all-woman panel on the Court of Appeal. Ms Justice Tara Burns, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy and Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh yesterday presided over a criminal appeal brought on behalf of a Limerick man convicte

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has told solicitor firms they are "free to arrive at their own view" on trainee solicitors' entitlement to the national minimum wage while warning of the risks of disregarding its advice. Irish Legal News first reported on discontent among senior lawyers after the

Diversity in the Irish aviation industry appears to be stagnant and has in fact declined in recent years, according to Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm today published its eighth annual survey of the industry, finding that almost two-thirds (64 per cent) said there had been no improve

Plans for Dublin's long-awaited new family courts complex are available for public viewing for the next six weeks following the formal notice of proposed development. The notice published by the Office of Public Works (OPW) yesterday marks a small step forward for the project, and means the plans fo

Four out of every five London litigators are now engaged in cases where at least one party is supported by litigation funding, a survey has found. Furthermore, 90 per cent of litigators believe it is time to regulate the third-party finance sector.

Pinsent Masons welcomed a group of 40 students from across Northern Ireland to its Belfast office as part of its Schools' Work Inspiration Day initiative.