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Legora, the agentic operating system for legal professionals, has announced that Fieldfisher is deploying Legora across the firm, to around 1,400 lawyers and staff. 

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) and the Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) will co-host an EU Presidency Conference themed ‘Ireland’s Enduring Place in Europe and why it matters: The Legal View’.

CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors has welcomed Paula Gibson as a partner, strengthening the firm’s specialist private client team.  Ms Gibson is STEP-qualified and brings experience gained in the private client departments of leading Belfast law firms. She joins Julie Ann Osborne and Chris

Phoenix Law have initiated legal action against the Southern Area Trust following their decision to move maternity services from Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry to Craigavon Area Hospital. Solicitor Jack Murphy who is acting for a local expectant mother said: “We have initiated this legal action

Justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, has approved plans for demolition of the former Cork Prison site as part of the Cork Prison Extension Project.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland Has met with the QUB Diversity in Law Society for a discussion with students on access to the profession. The discussion explored some of the barriers individuals may face when pursuing a career in law, alongside the wide range of opportunities available to aspiri

William Fry has advised on the sale of Beechfield Healthcare to Vital Ireland.

Cantillons Solicitors have secured a €7.5 million settlement for eight-year-old in High Court birth-injury case following six years of contested litigation concerning maternity care at Cork University Maternity Hospital.

Ireland must move from promises to delivery on gender equality, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has said, warning that five years after the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality, too many of the reforms identified remain outstanding.

Russell Brand’s barrister launched a verbal attack on Sunday Times journalist in a courtroom corridor following Mr Brand’s conviction on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday. Ian Winter KC said to Sunday Times chief news correspon

A Mexican tourist has been awarded $200,000 (€178,062) (£148,474) in damages after he was arrested for failing to obey a police order. Police commands in poorly pronounced Spanish translated to “fart police”.

The safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children and families could be seriously compromised by continuing disruption at Dublin's District Family Law Court according to campaign group Right to Transparency. As a work-to-rule at Dolphin House enters its fifth week, repeated court closures and adj

Alex Conor Harbison is this year’s recipient of the Mason Hayes & Curran Innovation in Professional Practice Prize at Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology.  The award was presented by Catherine Kelly, partner in Mason Hayes & Curran education law team.

The independence of data protection authorities and effective access to courts are essential to safeguarding the right to privacy, particularly where powerful technology companies are involved, UN experts have said.