Lawyer Thierry Wickers has officially assumed the position of president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) following his election at the plenary session on 21 November. Thierry ...

A law that compels open disclosure of any serious safety incidents in a healthcare setting has now come into effect. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 provides a ...

The EU’s highest court has ruled that Ireland has failed to meet its obligations under an EU directive on the quality of drinking water. The action, taken by the European Commission, centred on the ...

The Government has halved the levy that credit unions must pay into a fund set up to deal with any financial difficulties in the sector. The Department of Finance said that the rate for the Credit ...

Commercial-law firm Philip Lee LLP has announced plans to double the size of its corporate and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) team over the next three years. It has also appointed partner Eoghan Doyle ...

Dublin-based law firm William Fry LLP was the highest-ranked of three Irish firms listed in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report, published on Friday (13 September). The report, which ranks ...

Commercial-law firm RDJ has appointed partner Ronan Geary to lead its dispute-resolution team. The dispute-resolution group, which has more than 50 lawyers, covers several areas – including commercial ...

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is to grant temporary release to 138 prisoners this Christmas. The IPS says that many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences, adding that ...

The North’s justice minister has said that she is “disappointed” by industrial action being taken by the Criminal Bar ...

The devastating effect on victims of their counselling notes being used in court as evidence in rape and sexual-assault cases was clear at the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) annual report 2023 ...

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Jennifer Fay as partner in charge of its Dublin office. Fay, who had been deputy member in charge for the firm’s Dublin office, brings over 20 years of ...

The final provisions of 2021 legislation on the Irish language are to come into effect on 21 December this year. The measures will give Irish speakers more language rights, as well as placing new ...