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Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA) chairperson Ross White has been elected to the executive committee of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). Mr White, legal counsel at construction group GRAHAM, is one of three executive officers on the newly-elected EYBA committee for 202

Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP has appointed Conal McCluskey as an associate in the firm's litigation department. Mr McCluskey graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) and trained as a solicitor with a major Irish law firm, qualifying in 2023.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from prison under a tentative plea deal with the US Justice Department, according to reports. Assange was indicted by US prosecutors on 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in relation to WikiLeaks publ

The European Commission has accused Apple of breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA) over the rules it imposes on app developers in relation to steering and third-party app stores. Under the DMA, developers distributing their apps via Apple's App Store should be able, free of charge, to inform their

A new law in Florida allows members of the public to use lethal force against "crack bears", which don't exist. House Bill 87, introduced while Hollywood movie Cocaine Bear was in cinemas, has been signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Ireland has again been criticised by the US for not doing enough to tackle human trafficking. The 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report from the US State Department continues to list Ireland as a "tier 2" country, meaning that it "does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of traffic

Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors has been named as winner of the Excellence in Communications award at the recent 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.

Just under €1.1 million was paid to charities across Ireland from the court poor box last year, according to new figures. Organisations dealing with addiction, poverty, homelessness, women's safety, medical services, hospice care and mental health benefitted from a total of €1,052,853 paid

Labour and the Conservatives must stop giving honours to their friends and allies, according to a senior group of UK politicians, judges and civil servants. Former Supreme Court justices Lord Sumption and Lord Neuberger as well as Dominic Grieve KC, former attorney general, are among the 34 signator

There are more than 20 investigations underway into English solicitors who worked for the Post Office in cases linked to the Horizon scandal, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. The SRA is investigating the conduct of Post Office or Royal Mail Group lawyers during the period in which

Ronan Deasy and Stephen Kirwan have been appointed as consulting attorneys of the Mexican Embassy in Ireland.

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley has been elected as president of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). An associate solicitor at Carson McDowell, Ms Gawley has spent the last year serving the EYBA as vice-president.

Belfast firm O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is sponsoring two talented young brothers from Larne, Cole and Dylan McAuley, who are taking the world of junior motocross by storm. Cole, 10, has been competing for the past four years and has been selected to represent Team Ireland in the FIM Junior World C

The EU AI Act is poised to be a catalyst for innovation in medtech, a new Mason Hayes & Curran survey suggests. The business law firm polled close to 200 professionals from the medtech sector at its recent webinar titled "What the AI Act Means for Medical Devices". The findings come as the new r

More companies will benefit from abridged reporting requirements and an audit exemption under updated rules. The European Union (Adjustments of Size Criteria for Certain Companies and Groups) Regulations 2024 increases the balance sheet and turnover thresholds for ‘micro’, ‘small&r