Ukraine Crisis

Irish and Ukrainian lawyers will examine the legal ramifications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at a webinar hosted by The Bar of Ireland and its EU Bar Association next week. The free event, taking place on Tuesday 15 March from 4.15pm to 5.30pm, will also hear from the Dean of Warsaw Bar Council

Corporate law firm Eversheds Sutherland has become the latest international firm to announce the end of its operations in Russia. The firm expanded into Russia in 2017 and has around 50 staff across two offices in Moscow and St Petersburg, which will now close.

David Conlan Smyth SC, Anna Bazarchina BL, William Morrin BL and Patrick Fitzgerald BL – members of the EU Bar Association of Ireland – unpick the legal hurdles and steps involved in Ukraine becoming a member state of the European Union. On 28 February 2022, just four days after being in

Immigration barristers in Ireland have joined colleagues from across the European Union in offering pro bono legal assistance to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. The Immigration, Asylum & Citizenship Bar Association (IACBA) is coordinating and inviting practitioners to participate on a r

A number of Ireland's largest law firms have said they are dropping wealthy Russian clients in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine – with some urging their colleagues to "go beyond sanctions".

The Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA) has donated £2,000 towards a grassroots humanitarian emergency appeal organised by Belfast-based solicitor Joanna Tobolska-Walczuk. Ms Tobolska-Walczuk and her sister are organising an emergency collection of the most needed items for t

The International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is to proceed with an investigation into the invasion of Ukraine. He said in a statement that there was "a reasonable basis to proceed with opening an investigation".

Irish lawyers have joined their colleagues from across Europe in offering free legal advice to Ukrainian nationals seeking asylum in a safe country. The European Young Bar Association (EYBA) has published a list of lawyers from 18 countries, including Ireland and the UK, who are available to give ad

Ukraine has filed an application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning “a dispute ... relating to the interpretation, application and fulfilment of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of G

The Law Society of Ireland has joined the international condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In a statement issued on Friday evening, Law Society president Michelle Ní Longáin said: "This use of threat and force is a clear violation of international law by which all UN member

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been condemned as a "gross violation of international law" in a joint statement from the representative bodies for barristers in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales and Scotland. The statement has been signed by Maura McNally SC, chair of the Bar Council

Dr Aurel Sari, director of the University of Exeter’s Centre for International Law and fellow of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, comments on the legal aspects of the invasion of Ukraine. Much about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine is unclear

Amnesty International has called for unerring respect for international human rights and humanitarian law, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this morning. “Our worst fears have been realized. After weeks of escalation, a Russian invasion that is likely to lead to the most horrific c