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The American Bar Association (ABA) has accused the Trump administration of undermining the courts and the legal profession by attacking and intimidating judges, lawyers and firms. In a blistering statement issued yesterday, the ABA said there was a "clear and disconcerting pattern" of "escalating go

Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, has welcomed a new partner, three of counsel and 14 associates.  Funds and investment management lawyer Richard O'Donoghue has been promoted to partner, while finance lawyers Una Killeen and Rory Beasley and funds and inve

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly smuggling several bags of cocaine under his toupée. The "narco wig" was discovered by police at Rafael Núñez International Airport in Colombia last week, according to CBS News.

Gibson Dunn, one of the highest-paying law firms in the UK, has suggested Gen Z lawyers require more "hand-holding" as junior employees across the industry push back against long hours and criticism. The firm’s London office is looking for a professional support lawyer to provide targeted trai

A painting of the Ten Commandments featuring the decree “Thou shalt not steal” has been stolen from a church in England. Thieves made off with the Victorian mural from St Andrew’s church in Little Steeping, Lincolnshire, last week.

Employee reward and recognition was the hot topic at a free business advice event delivered by solicitors Millar McCall Wylie and advisory firm BDO Northern Ireland at Custom House Belfast recently. With input from experienced employment lawyer David Mitchell, corporate lawyer Abbie Long and BDO tax

Draft legislation to amend Ireland’s “triple lock” on deploying Defence Forces peacekeepers overseas will be brought to Cabinet this week, Tánaiste Simon Harris has confirmed. The triple lock requires that any deployment of more than 12 Irish troops on overseas peacekeeping

The European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting all interested parties to express their views on the functioning of the competition rules applicable to vertical agreements in the automotive sector. These rules include the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (MVBER) and the S

Mulholland Law has announced the appointment of John Walsh to its trial and superior courts section. Mr Walsh previously worked for several years with a leading Dublin criminal defence practice and has extensive expertise in complex criminal litigation having acted for clients before the Central and

Students from the University of Galway have won an ECHR competition held at Dublin City University.

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are ending an all-out boycott of all legally aided Crown Court cases amid an ongoing dispute over legal aid. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said today that it will not extend the withdrawal of services which began at the start of January and was later exte

Government ministers Jack Chambers and Thomas Byrne were welcomed to the official launch of Keoghs Ireland LLP, formerly OBL Solicitors. It was announced last October that the Dublin law firm, established in 2000 by Jack O'Brien and Michael Lynam, was to become part of Keoghs, the legal solutions ar

A number of people have been deported to Georgia on the first chartered deportation flight under a contract signed by the Irish government late last year. According to media reports, 32 people — 28 men, three women and one child — were removed on the flight from Dublin to Tbilisi yesterd

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has appointed Gary Adair as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution team. An expert in banking litigation and secured recovery actions, Mr Adair brings over 17 years of experience in insolvency, restructuring, and debt recovery.

Belfast-based international libel lawyer Paul Tweed will speak to audiences of Scottish lawyers next month about his experiences battling mainstream media corporations and the new challenges faced in taking on tech giants and platforms like X, Google and Facebook. Mr Tweed, who last year published h