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 ...

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 ...

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January is an excellent time to kickstart your mental health and psychological fitness by embarking on a suite of subsidised psychotherapy sessions. LegalMind is operated through the Law Society’s ...

Building upon your solicitor qualification, the LLM provides an ideal opportunity for professional development in a specialised area of law. You will undertake in-depth study of an agreed legal topic ...

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

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 Central Bank is to set up a dedicated unit to oversee the system under which it approves the appointment of individuals to key roles in regulated financial institutions. The move follows a review ...

The data-protection watchdog has produced a guide to help schools to meet their obligations when processing the personal data of children. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) said that, as part of ...

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal awarded €8.7 million to victims of violent crime last year, its annual report shows. This was up from just over €8 million in 2022. The body administers a ...

British government plans unveiled yesterday (19 December) to increase criminal legal-aid rates for solicitors by a further 12% are a boost to the profession and to access to justice, the Law Society ...

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has asked the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to clarify why she has announced a temporary pause on the issuing of final decisions on ...