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An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland's independent electoral commission, has published its first-ever annual report. The watchdog, chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Marie Baker, was established on 9 February 2023 and the report covers the period from then until 31 December 2

More than two-thirds of organisations (68 per cent) have to deal with regulatory investigations either frequently (36 per cent) or occasionally (32 per cent), a survey from business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has found. The findings come in the wake of a recent wave of unannounced regulatory

A new film published by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland aims to raise awareness of and confidence in community sentencing. The 10-minute-long film, Changing Lives: The Inside Story of the Probation Service, shines a light on the impact community sentences have on the lives of people who hav

Barristers have received the second of two bills they were told to expect from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) this year. Until 2021, the annual levy — which helps to fund the LSRA — was paid by the Bar Council on behalf of all members of the Law Library. It is now paid by

A new consumer guide has identified issues relating to documentation, planning and taxes as among the prime causes of delays when buying and selling a property in Ireland. The guide, which is primarily aimed at sellers but will also be of interest to buyers, has been published by the Society of Char

DLA Piper has announced five promotions, with Michael Twomey becoming a legal director, Lindi Raath, Katie Ryan and David Sheehan becoming senior associates and Anne Meegan becoming a senior secretary. The announcement follows the internal partnership promotions of litigation and regulatory lawyer D

Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has received a €120,000 grant to support its work helping children and young people experiencing marginalisation in Ireland. The independent community law centre and charity, located in Dublin and Limerick, has received €85,000 from an RTÉ Toy Sho

British Airways and the UK government are being sued by nearly 100 people who were taken hostage in 1990 after their plane landed in Kuwait shortly after the beginning of the Iraqi invasion. McCue Jury & Partners LLP is representing 95 claimants who were passengers or crew members aboard British

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland LLP has made two appointments to its projects and construction team, with Kim O'Neill joining as a partner and Chelsey O'Doherty joining as an of counsel. Ms O'Neill joins the firm today from another large Irish corporate firm and brings almost a decade of experi

New protections for employees in a collective redundancy situation following their employer's insolvency have come into effect today. The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024, which also provides for the establishment of a new statutory

Police responding to bloodcurdling screams coming from an old barn discovered it was being used by a theatre group to rehearse a production of Frankenstein. The Bradfordians Dramatic Society was interrupted by Wiltshire Police while rehearsing a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's famous 19th-century

Solicitor Orla Sheils has been appointed to the board of the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland (CCNI). Ms Sheils, along with seven other board members and a new chair and deputy chair, has been appointed to the board for a four-year term from 17 June 2024.

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has relocated to the Victorian-era Printworks building in Belfast's Queen Street, creating what it calls "a solid foundation" for its future. A major investment for the multi-specialism firm, it is the first tenant at the five-storey red brick warehouse, whi

Stephen Keogh has been elected as the next managing partner of William Fry LLP. Currently head of the firm's corporate/M&A department, Mr Keogh will succeed Owen O'Sullivan with effect from November 2024.

HOMS Assist has been named Ireland's best law firm of the year for personal injury claims and medical negligence cases at the 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.