News

Intellectual property law firm Secerna LLP has hired former Accenture in-house counsel Dermot Roche to lead a new European office in Dublin. UK-based Secerna, which marks its tenth year in business this month, is expanding into Dublin to support its continued growth across Europe, the USA and the Fa

Dublin-based Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced the promotion of four new partners. Robbie Slattery and Cian Clinch have become partners in the commercial team, while Conor Morgan and Lyn McCarthy have become partners in the healthcare team.

Legal and medical experts have been appointed to Ireland's first national research ethics committees (NRECs) in the areas of clinical trials of investigational medicinal products (NREC-CT) and clinical investigations of medical devices (NREC-MD). A total of 18 members have been appointed by Health M

Landmark legislation to regulate social media companies and search engines will be announced in the Queen's Speech this week, according to reports. The UK government will bring forward an Online Safety Bill placing a duty of care on major online services and bringing them under the oversight of Ofco

Two calls for papers have been issued for events taking place this autumn on judicial education and training and judicial conduct and ethics. The Judicial Education and Training in Twenty-First Century Ireland: European and International Perspectives seminar will take place on Friday 17 September 20

Irregularities in the appointment of judges to Poland's top court precluded an applicant company's right to a "tribunal established in law", the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. In a unanimous judgment handed down last week, the ECtHR noted that three judges of the Constitutional Co

ByrneWallace LLP has been named as a sponsor of the inaugural Dublin Climate Dialogues, a virtual conference for global policy-makers and opinion formers ahead of the COP26 summit. Taking place later this month, the event will bring together senior government representatives from the US, China, Euro

An Italian judge who was murdered by the mafia 30 years ago has become the first judge to be beatified as a martyr in the history of the Catholic Church. Rosario Livatino, who was shot and killed in 1990 by gunmen hired by the Stidda and Cosa Nostra crime syndicates, was beatified in Sicily on Sunda

Iraqi prank shows that terrified celebrities with fake suicide bombers and staged kidnappings have been taken off the air by regulators. Talqat Tony (Tony's Bullet) and Tanb Raslan (Raslan's Shooting) went too far and were deemed to breach broadcast rules, the BBC reports.

The High Court has acceded to an application brought by a defendant to have a case heard in Hong Kong pursuant to an exclusive jurisdiction clause. The court determined that a sea waybill produced by the defendant was “excellent evidence of contractual terms” and that no proper controver

William Fry today announced the appointment of two new partners across its Banking & Finance and Technology departments. Louise McNabola has been appointed as a partner in the Banking & Finance Department where she specialises in financial regulation. She has extensive knowledge and experien

Ireland is failing to identify victims of human trafficking at an early stage, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The rights watchdog is meeting with the EU Network of National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Human Beings today to deliver its first update since being designated a

A solicitor impacted by the effects of the drug Thalidomide who fraudulently claimed over €120,000 in social welfare payments will begin a jail term next week. Herbert Kilcline, 60, told gardaí after the fraud came to light that he felt he was entitled to the payments because he had been

The European Commission has filled a post promoting religious freedom that has lain vacant for two years. Christos Stylianides has been appointed special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU.

Staff at A&L Goodbody in Belfast are marking Deaf Awareness Week with the latest in a six-week course of sign language classes.