News

Josepha Madigan Josepha Madigan's contempt of court bill will seek to abolish the offences of unlawful maintenance and champerty, The Sunday Times reports.

https://twitter.com/LawSocEdu/status/923912547253784577 Pictures from the Law Society of Ireland's most recent Parchment ceremony have been published on its Facebook page.

Two Belfast solicitors are suing Irish businessman Denis O'Brien for libel over alleged claims their independent report on Irish media ownership was paid for by the IRA, The Times reports. Gavin Booth and Darragh Mackin of KRW Law were two of four authors of the Report on the Concentration of Media

A Real IRA leader who plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles two years ago has been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of directing the activities of a terrorist organisation. Seamus McGrane, also convicted of IRA membership, is only the second person to be

A former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has spoken about his near escape from an IRA car bomb as he backed a bid to secure Libyan compensation for IRA victims. Lord Carswell was addressing the House of Lords during a debate on UUP Lord Empey's bill providing for compensation for UK victims o

The HOMS Solicitors University of Limerick scholarship prize has been awarded to student Ciara Murphy.

Andrew Leaitherland DWF has announced it will launch its first office in Italy on 1 November with a team from the Milan office of Italian law firm Pavia e Ansaldo as the business continues to expand its international presence.

US President Donald Trump A federal judge has blocked US President Donald Trump’s bid to stop transgender people being able to serve in the military.

A project launched by DCU students is partnering ex-prisoners with Ben & Jerry's to help provide them with work experience. The successful Second Scoop project, part of the Enactus programme, is aimed at reducing recidivism by giving employment experience to people with a criminal record, the Ir

Belfast-based O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors has helped to raise over £4,000 for cancer charities. The firm was one of a number of local businesses which contributed raffle prizes to a fundraising evening in Newtownabbey on Thursday.

Stuart Gilhooly, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has written to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to set out "serious concerns" regarding stamp duty announcements in Budget 2018.

Pictured (l-r): Róisin McKenna, Francine McFarland & Michael Halleron Belfast-based firm Madden & Finucane Solicitors has announced a series of appointments on both sides of the border.

The judge overseeing the personal injury list in the High Court has launched a scathing attack on the insurance industry, the media and parts of the judiciary, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Kevin Cross wrote in The Bar Review it is "entirely untrue" inflated damages awards have led to increase

Over 1,400 solicitors were admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 2016 in a record high for the Law Society of Ireland. The figure was disclosed in the Society's annual report for 2016/17, now published online.

A judge has said the treatment underwent by the Hooded Men would probably be called torture today, in what has been described by their solicitor as a "truly momentous" moment. Mr Justice Maguire, sitting in the High Court in Belfast, dismissed a lawsuit which argued the state was in breach of a lega