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Commercial law firm Tughans has been named Northern Ireland Law Firm of the Year by The Legal 500. The accolade gave the firm extra reason to celebrate at its Christmas client drinks reception in Belfast's Merchant Hotel yesterday.

Arthur Cox has been named M&A Legal Adviser of the Year for Ireland at Mergermarket's European M&A Awards 2019 in London. The awards recognise excellence in corporate, private equity, banking and legal M&A expertise across a number of European jurisdictions.

A legal challenge by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the blocking of a second independence referendum would likely fail, according to a legal academic. Ms Sturgeon said this week that she was considering “all options” in response to a question about a potential legal ch

Edward “Ned” Kelly was a famous Irish-Australian bushranger and outlaw who was executed in November 1880. Part I and Part II of this series were published last month. After the Fitzpatrick affair, Ned and Dan were in hiding along with Joe Byrne and Steve Hart.  

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A man with "CRIME PAYS" emblazoned in a tattoo across his forehead has been arrested again. Donald Murray, 38, turned himself in after being sought by police in connection with a car chase, CTV News reports.

Clonmel Healthcare have been granted a declaration that a Supplementary Protection Certificate held by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp for a combination therapy for cholesterol was invalid. Merck brought infringement proceedings against Clonmel for marketing a generic competitor; however, considering C

Proposed legislation providing for mandatory open disclosure of serious patient safety incidents has been published by Health Minister Simon Harris. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019 specifies a list of patient safety incidents which will be subject to mandatory open

Stalled legislation on family reunification should be allowed to move forward in order for Ireland to meet its international obligations, a senator has said. The International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 has passed all stages in the Seanad and second stage in the Dá

Legal and medical practitioners have addressed a packed-out conference in Belfast on the subject of expert evidence in clinical negligence cases.

A group of students at the King's Inns are collecting Christmas gifts for children and families in Direct Provision centres in Dublin. A fundraising appeal has been launched by the students in conjunction with the Movement for Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI).

Walkers has announced a new conservation partnership with The Little Museum of Dublin to help secure the future of the collection. The partnership will see the international law firm's Dublin office sponsor one of the museum's most treasured artefacts, a first English edition of James Joyce’s

The Limerick Solicitors' Bar Association (LSBA) has presented a cheque for €1,500 to the Munster Heart Foundation.

A court report from a trial for racial abuse should not have included an uncensored racial slur, the Press Council of Ireland has ruled. A complaint was brought to the Press Ombudsman in connection with a court report published in the online edition of The Irish Times on 17 July 2019.

Venture capital funding into Irish firms fell by a fifth in the third quarter of 2019 compared to last year, according to a survey published by the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and William Fry. The VenturePulse survey found that overall venture capital funding fell to €136 million i