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Corporate law firm Philip Lee has congratulated four newly-qualified solicitors on joining the firm.

The Supreme Court has allowed a leapfrog appeal from the High Court in a constitutional challenge to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) made between the EU and Canada. The challenge has been brought by Mr Patrick Costello, a Green Party TD, who claims that CETA would adversely affect

Proposed legislation which will provide a right of access to birth certificates, birth and early life information for people who have questions about their origins has been published. The Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 will give new rights to people who were adopted, boarded out, the subjec

The UK Supreme Court, in partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London, has launched an online course. Entitled Inside the UK Supreme Court: Its Role, Its Work and Cases that Affect Us All, the two-week course, delivered by FutureLearn, a social learning platform, is designed to increase kno

US authorities have released a dubious guide to help parents decode covert drug references in emoji form. The "emoji drug code" released by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been compared to early 2000s guides which explained texting abbreviations like "LOL".

The Hibernian Law Journal has announced the virtual publication of its 20th volume, now available online via HeinOnline and Westlaw. Volume 20 explores topics including the contemporary impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the courts, the examinership process and insurance claims as well as a sweepin

Belfast-based McCartan Turkington Breen has announced the appointment of two new partners and six new associates. Civil litigation and criminal defence specialist Harry McAleese and clinical negligence and personal injury litigation specialist Tanya Waterworth have been promoted to the position of p

Organisations providing educational opportunities for marginalised communities have benefited from the largest-ever awards from the Engage & Educate Fund, supported by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The awardees for 2021-2024, who will share a total of €1.2 million, are the Galway Traveller

Irish solicitor James MacGuill has taken up the role of president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). Mr MacGuill was elected as president by the CCBE plenary session last month and has led the CCBE since the start of January.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the establishment of two new special interest groups focusing on climate justice and law tech. Brigid Napier, president of the Law Society, said: "As we approach the Law Society’s centenary year, it is important to look forward to the next 100

A judgment handed down by the High Court yesterday in a planning dispute has attracted attention for including images of the site and the proposed development at the centre of the case. The 120-page judgment in Ballyboden Tidy Towns Group v An Bord Pleanala & Ors was authored by Mr Justice David

Three trainee solicitors have received awards from the Law Society of Ireland after representing its law school in the International Academy of Dispute Resolution's 2020 annual tournament. James Leahy, Hannah Gallagher and Katie Lee, coached by John Lunney, placed overall second as mediator team in

Dublin-based boutique law firm Eames Solicitors has merged into US-based Clark Hill, the firms have announced. The merger will see four solicitors join Clark Hill, including Eames Solicitors founder and managing partner Aidan Eames, bringing the number of solicitors in Clark Hill's Dublin office to

There is a shortage of associates at London law firms, new figures show. Law firms advertised more than 2,300 jobs for associate-level positions between January and November last year, data from BCL Legal and Vacancysoft indicate. This was a 131 per cent increase on 2020.

Lithuania has given a Guantanamo Bay detainee €100,000 in compensation after allowing the CIA to torture him at a site near the capital Vilnius. Abu Zubaydah's payout follows a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which found that the country had fallen foul of the European Convention