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UK law firm TLT has announced the appointment of Caitriona Morgan as a legal director in Belfast. Ms Morgan, who joins from Cleaver Fulton Rankin, specialises in insolvency and business restructuring and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to further enhance TLT's insolvency offering.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has called on the Law Society of Ireland to discipline solicitors who are knowingly bringing false insurance claims to court. The minister said he fully endorsed comments made by Judge Jacqueline Linnane of the Circuit Court last week, The Times reports.

A major legal summit in Dublin next week will try to "bridge the gap" between lawyers and technology experts on complex issues including AI and cyber security. Law lecturer Dr David Cowan and barrister Brendan Guildea are organising the Dublin-based part of the World Legal Summit 2019, which will se

Proposals to prevent domestic abusers from cross-examining their victims in the family courts have been put out to consultation by the Department of Justice. The consultation paper, published yesterday, sets out options for legislation including applying a statutory prohibition on cross-examination

A drug dealer who inadvertently incriminated himself by dealing in front of his own car's dashboard camera has been jailed. Scott Curtis, 45, has been jailed for two years and six months after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine and heroin with intent to supply and producing cannabis.

Fieldfisher solicitor Maria Curran and trainee Hugh O'Neill consider how protections for borrowers facing possession proceedings have been increased. The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Act 2019 was signed into law last month by President Michael D. Higgins and is due to commence before

Social media giant Facebook has been asked to provide more information to the Data Protection Commission about its now-suspended practice of handing user audio clips to external contractors. Facebook is one of a number of Internet giants who have come under criticism for using contractors to review

There is no legal basis for requiring the Public Services Card (PSC) to access many public services which now require it, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has ruled. The data protection watchdog has warned that the PSC, originally designed for welfare claimants, has become "far-removed from its

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of Hannah Simpson as a solicitor in the firm's litigation department. Ms Simpson, a graduate of Newcastle University and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS), joins from a rival Belfast firm.

The Government is considering plans to bring the Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, to court in order to pave the way for its continued use of the controversial Public Services Card (PSC), according to reports. The data protection watchdog announced last month that it had found there is no l

Lacey Solicitors, with offices in Belfast, Dublin and Derry/Londonderry, has announced the appointment of Colleen Ward as a solicitor following the end of her training contract with the firm. Ms Ward joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2017 after her graduation from Queen's University Belfast,

Scottish legal academics are developing a board game to help the public negotiate the complex legal world of marriage.

Mr Justice Michael Peart will chair the Kildare Solicitors Bar Association (KSBA) conference later this month, ahead of his retirement from the Court of Appeal bench in October. The annual one-day conference at the K Club in Straffan on Friday 27 September will offer seven hours of CPD.

Four young Irish musicians have joined Eversheds Sutherland's Accelerator Academy, benefiting from a two-year programme of professional development, including financial assistance to support travel to masterclasses and competitions.

One of Ireland’s most successful former barristers has launched a new specialist legal firm with offices in Belfast, Derry, Dublin and London. Kearney Law Group, specialising in the areas of Criminal Law, Personal Injury and Medical and Dental Negligence, officially opened its doors on Friday