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International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of two new partners in its global asset management and investment funds practice in Dublin. Niamh Ryan and Elaine Keane have joined the firm from A&L Goodbody and will now practice under the leadership of the firm's Irish

The Government has appointed High Court judge Mr Justice Charles Meenan to identify mechanisms for avoiding adversarial court proceedings for women affected by mistakes in cervical cancer screening. Following a meeting with Vicky Phelan yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government wanted ca

William Fry has congratulated its senior litigation partner Michael Quinn on his appointment as a High Court judge. Mr Quinn, who led the firm's corporate restructuring & insolvency practice, joined William Fry as a trainee in 1982 and became partner in 1994.

A High Court judge will ask the Polish authorities to explain how a man facing extradition on drug trafficking charges will get a fair trial, following "troubling" comments by the Polish Deputy Minister of Justice. Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly will send a list of questions to Poland after concerns wer

An employee of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been accused of leaking confidential information about murder trials. Jonathan Lennon, 34, is accused of four offences under sections 4 and 13 of the Official Secrets Act 1963, as amended by section 48 of the Freedom of Infor

The corporate commercial team at Orpen Franks advised on the sale of Kings Laundry Limited to a French company, Elis S.A. plc. Managing partner Peter Walsh and commercial partner Claire Morgan led a team working closely with clients Robert McGovern and Alan Murphy.

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has agreed to increase UK interest rates to their highest level since March 2009. The new rate is 0.75 per cent, up from 0.5 per cent, following what is only the second increase in a decade.

Former cabinet minister David Davis is calling for an independent, judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.  The former Brexit Secretary joins an all-party group of MPs and peers demanding an investigation into how much ministers and security personnel

The High Court in London has found that a couple's Islamic marriage falls within the scope of English marriage law but is void in a ruling that could affect thousands of Muslims in England and Wales. Solicitor Nasreen Akhtar, 46, petitioned the court for divorce from her husband Mohammed Shabaz Khan

A venue in legal London said to be at the heart of the Indian independence movement has been saved from destruction after a local authority refused permission for its redevelopment, The Times reports. The freeholder of the India Club on the Strand wanted to redevelop the building into a hotel but th

The world's most prestigious mathematics medal has been stolen just half an hour after it was awarded. The Fields medal was stolen from Caucher Birkar, one of the four joint winners of the award commonly called the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics".

The Supreme Court has called for the Oireachtas to address the increasing problem of access to justice as a result of complex commercial litigation. Emphasising the need for a properly regulated scheme or structure, and concurring with the leading judgment of Justice Donal O’Donnell, Chief Jus

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he no longer believes that mediation will be able to deal with every case of women affected by mistakes in cervical cancer screening. At a press conference about the CervicalCheck scandal yesterday, Mr Varadkar said mediation was "not the holy grail or panacea that we

James O'Dwyer, a former chairman and managing partner at Arthur Cox, has passed away at the age of 71. Mr O'Dwyer died peacefully with family in New York after a very brief illness, the firm said.