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New legislation strengthening consumer rights online and offline has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 cleared the Seanad yesterday and will now be sent to President Michael D. Higgins to be signed into law.

Law students Dáire Collier and Debra Shotunde have been awarded the Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP prize for highest mark in legal writing. The prize is awarded to the Maynooth University student who receives the highest marks for legal writing in their first year legal skills course.

Matheson LLP has relocated its London office to larger premises to accommodate a growing team of lawyers. The firm's 15-strong London operation, helmed by partner Sharon Daly, is now based on the seventh floor of the Octagon Point building beside St Paul's Cathedral, not far from Matheson's previous

It will take over 125 years for black people to be properly represented in the judiciary, the Law Society of England and Wales has said. Research by the society found that it would take until the year 2149 for the representation of black people to match their presence in the general population.

The Cork Online Law Review is currently accepting submissions to its 22nd edition. The student-edited law journal, sponsored by Arthur Cox LLP, invites outstanding scholarship on any legal topic in English, French or Irish.

Landmark new legislation to combat hate crime and hate speech — with a new provision designed to explicitly protect freedom of expression — has been published. The Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences Bill 2022 published today includes a number of key changes since the gene

A cannabis company in the US is facing a class action lawsuit from dissatisfied customers over claims its products aren't as potent as promised. California-based DreamFields Brands sells premium products advertised as having a higher level of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBS News reports

Employment solicitor Máille Brady Bates has joined Facebook owner Meta as lead counsel for labour and employment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ms Bates was previously a senior associate in the employment team at Arthur Cox LLP in Dublin, where she trained and qualified as a so

Proposals to allow coroners in Northern Ireland to hold inquests into deaths abroad have gone out for consultation. The consultation, which will run until 22 December 2022, seeks views on whether current legislation should be changed to allow an inquest to be held when a death has occurred abroad an

A former subpostmaster convicted in connection with the Post Office Horizon scandal has become the first in Northern Ireland to have his conviction quashed. Alan McLaughlin, a subpostmaster in Belfast, was convicted in February 2005 of false accounting offences over an alleged discrepancy of around

Controversial UK government plans to end criminal prosecutions for killings linked to the Troubles are "unlikely" to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, a Westminster committee has said. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation Bill) proposes to create a new independ

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Dublin-headquartered Acacia Facilities Holdings Limited and its subsidiary Acacia Facilities Management Limited are to be acquired by the Apleona Group.

Women barristers in England and Wales earn almost 35 per cent less than men in the profession, figures from the Bar Council show. Men earned on average about £86,000 annually in fee income. For women, the figure was a mere £57,000.

An internet meme originating from a 1960s Spider-Man cartoon has been included in a court judgment — potentially making legal history. The widely-recognised image is included in a judgment handed down by Judge Mark E. Walker, a US federal judge in Florida, during the summer.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss — Dominic Raab and Suella Braverman KC have returned to the UK government as justice and home secretaries in Rishi Sunak's new cabinet. Mr Raab was previously Lord Chancellor and justice secretary from September 2021 to September 2022, presiding over the