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A broad new offence of intimate image abuse should be introduced in England and Wales to criminalise acts such as "downblousing" and the creation of "deepfakes", the Law Commission of England and Wales has proposed. The law reform body has called for a clearer legal framework broadening the scope of

Sara Phelan SC has been elected as the next chair of the Council of the Bar of Ireland, taking up the role from September 2022. Succeeding Maura McNally SC, who has held the post for two years, she will become only the third woman to ever serve as Bar Council chairperson.

A hardy team of lawyers from Dublin firm KOD Lyons have smashed their €4,000 fundraising target after completing the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle 2022. The five-man team of partner Matthew De Courcy, solicitors Eoghan O'Sullivan and Ken Breen, legal assistant Vincent Doherty and intern Cian O'Su

Philip Lee has announced the promotion of Anna Hickey and Rebecca McEvoy to partners in the firm's corporate group. The firm said the appointments reflect the continued expansion of its corporate transactional practice in response to buoyant M&A and consolidation activity in the Irish and UK mar

Revenue at multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has increased by just under six per cent to €594.8 million (£531.1 million) while profit per equity partner rose by just over 16 per cent to €828,000, the firm's latest financial results show. The firm now employs more than 3,500 staff

A law officer and a justice minister are among the MPs who have resigned from the UK government in protest of Boris Johnson's leadership following a series of scandals. In a letter to the prime minister last night, Alex Chalk QC MP, who has served as solicitor general for England and Wales since Sep

Certain large systemic investment firms will be required to re-authorise as credit institutions following the transposition of the Investment Firms Directive (IFD) into Irish law. Three statutory instruments have been signed by finance minister Paschal Donohoe to complete the transposition of the IF

Lady Hale, the first woman justice of the UK Supreme Court and its first woman president, has been awarded an honorary degree by Queen's University Belfast (QUB). Her recognition by QUB comes days after the university also bestowed an honorary degree on the former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Irel

A farmer has been ordered to demolish a castle he spent two years and £1 million to build. The castle was built after applying for planning permission in 1998. According to Surrey farmer Robert Fidler, the council never responded to the planning permission request.

International law firm Bird & Bird has announced the official opening of its Dublin office, with plans to grow its team to at least 30 lawyers within three years. The new office will focus on the firm's core specialisms in privacy and data protection, technology, life sciences, intellectual prop

Foreign lawyers have been invited to join the Ukraine Bar Association (UBA) to show support for the war-torn country's legal profession. Lawyers anywhere in the world can become 'international participants' for €200 per year to "join our cause and help us continue our activities".

The Institute of Legal Research and Standards (ILRS) announced today that it has completed a major rebranding to better reflect its focus on delivering the only Irish risk, quality and practice management standard to law firms throughout the country. It will be known in future as the Legal Quality S

Three senior counsel will compete this week for election as chairperson of the Bar Council for a two-year term. The candidates in the running to succeed Maura McNally SC, who is held in great esteem by the bar and is regarded as having been an effective spokesperson for the profession, are Sara

Limerick solicitor Jerry Twomey has set out on an ambitious challenge to complete a 10km run in all 32 counties of Ireland to raise funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA). Mr Twomey's father, John, lost his fight to motor neurone disease (MND) in January 2010. The run will hon

Certain new laws risk undermining the rights, safeguards and equality protections in the Northern Ireland protocol, the human rights and equality watchdogs in Northern Ireland have warned. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland have publ