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The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of the voting system for the Seanad by a graduate of the University of Limerick. The plaintiff claimed that it was unconstitutional that graduates from the University of Dublin (TCD) and the National University of Ireland (NUI) could

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced the appointment of Stephen Holst as its incoming managing partner, taking the reins from Barry Devereux in April 2022. Mr Holst is currently a partner in both the employment, pensions and incentives and disputes groups of the firm.

More alleged victims of sexual abuse have joined a class action suit against Celtic FC. It means that there are now around 35 people who claim to have been victims of molestation at Celtic Boys Club.

A millionaire German shepherd is selling a nearly $32 million Miami mansion that previously belonged to Madonna. Undoubtedly one of the richest dogs in the world, Gunther VI benefits from a $500 million fortune inherited from his grandfather, Gunther IV (also a dog).

Warm tributes were paid to Mr Justice Kevin Cross this morning on his retirement from the High Court. Mr Justice Cross, a graduate of University College Dublin (UCD) and the King's Inns, called to the Bar in 1975 and to the Inner Bar in 1997. He was appointed to the High Court in 2011.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson has advised Bank of Ireland on its acquisition of all of the performing loan assets and deposits of KBC Bank Ireland for about €5 billion as the Belgian lender withdraws from the Iris

Queen's University Belfast (QUB) law student Vivien Loughrey has been presented with the JMK Solicitors Prize, worth £3,000. Ms Loughrey received the prize after achieving the highest mark in her tort law module, as well as meeting the widening access criteria set by the university.

A legal challenge brought by convicted murderer Graham Dwyer to Irish data retention laws has been bolstered by an opinion from an advocate-general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Two men who were jailed for killing Malcolm X are to be exonerated following the discovery of new evidence. Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam were convicted of shooting the civil rights leader at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan on 21 February 1965.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has become the lead sponsor of women's rugby at Railway Union RFC under a new two-year sponsorship deal. Railway Union, which is based in Sandymount, Dublin 4, is a leading club in women’s rugby and one of Ireland’s oldest rugby clubs, founded

Gardaí are influencing the selection of criminal defence solicitors for detainees in the absence of a consistent and transparent process, new research suggests. A new paper by legal academics Professor Yvonne Daly and Dr Vicky Conway, published in the Journal of Law and Society, explores the

The High Court has dismissed a claim for indemnity and contribution made by defendants against Sligo County Council in a fatal road traffic case. The accident occurred after a HGV driver fell asleep behind the wheel and hit a highway maintenance crew at high speed, resulting in death and severe inju

A doctor who wrote fake prescriptions to get free viagra for the benefit of his extramarital affair could be struck off. Dr Harsit Tejura, a consultant gynaecologist in Cardiff, Wales, risked his career to obtain 30 packs of viagra pills worth about £360, the BBC reports.

Spain's coalition government has launched a legislative bid to end an amnesty for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture during the Franco era. An amendment to the draft Democratic Memory Law would change how the 1977 Amnesty Law is "interpreted and applied", without repealing it

Irish government proposals for payments to victims and survivors of mother and baby homes are "too little, too late" and pale in comparison to proposals north of the border, lawyers have said. Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP, which represents a number of survivors of mother and baby homes, Magdalene laund