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An investment fund which bought billions of euros worth of property loans in the State has been granted a summary judgment against former AIB bankers in “highly unusual circumstances” which involved the recusal of Mr Justice Max Barrett ex post facto due to his involvement with IBRC. Agreeing wi

Michael Quinlan The Law Society of Ireland has announced the election of solicitor Michael Quinlan as its 147th president, continuing a 176-year tradition since the election of first president Josias Dunn in 1841.

Paul McGarry SC The heads of the barrister profession on both sides of the Irish border have warned that Brexit is not compatible with the Good Friday Agreement.

Pictured (l-r): David Fisher, founder and CEO of Integra Ledger; Rebecca Ryan, Matheson partner; Lory Kehoe, director of Blockchain Lab Lead; and Barry O'Connor, Matheson partner. Ireland’s first ever legal hackathon, held in Matheson's Dublin offices over the weekend, has been named a success.

Alison Donaldson Donaldson Legal Consulting (DLC) has partnered with international law firm Fieldfisher to provide services worldwide, The Irish News reports.

The Courts Service of Ireland is consulting on proposals to ban tweeting from courtrooms by anyone other than accredited journalists. A draft discussion paper on social media guidelines was circulated to the presidents of the Irish courts by the former Chief Justice of Ireland, Mrs Justice Susan Den

Charles Walker OBE MP A new and effective "sifting committee" should be set up to determine which proposed pieces of delegated legislation need detailed scrutiny by MPs as EU law is transferred into UK law, a House of Commons select committee has said in a new report.

The Health and Safety Lawyers Association of Ireland (HSLAI) will hold its 2017 annual conference in Dublin next Thursday. Delegates at the 90-minute event are set to be addressed by Madeleine Abas, partner at specialist UK health and safety law firm OsborneAbasHunt, as well as Irish barrister Ronan

Lady Hale A survey of English barristers has found overwhelming opposition to President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale's proposal to involve politicians in the selection of senior judges.

Public health minister Aileen Campbell Women from Northern Ireland can now access abortion services free of charge through Scotland’s NHS.

Millions of documents held by organisations including offshore law firm Appleby have been stolen in what has been dubbed the Paradise Papers leak. The firm said in a statement that its computers were hacked by an intruder “who deployed the tactics of a professional hacker and covered his/her track

Volkswagen is facing two new major lawsuits in Germany over the 2015 emissions scandal, according to German media reports. This week, US law firm Hausfeld is set to file a claim for €250 million on behalf of around 15,000 Volkswagen car owners, Sunday tabloid Bild am Sonntag reports.

A man who spent two decades fighting a wrongful criminal conviction now recognised as caused by a typist's error has still received no compensation from the State, the Irish Examiner reports. Stephen Murphy was convicted in 1996 of offences committed when he was not present after a typist mistakenly

Two objectors who unsuccessfully applied to the High Court for judicial review of the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for an Apple Data Centre in Athenry, have been refused leave to appeal. Rejecting all proposed points, Mr Justice McDermott held that the applicants sought

Eamonn Barnes Tributes have been paid to Eamonn Barnes, Ireland's first Director of Public Prosecutions, who has passed away at the age of 83.