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The UK’s biggest commercial law firms are failing to make their female lawyers partners, with the number promoted remaining flat over the past 12 months, The Brief reports. Less than 20 per cent of the partners at the top ten commercial practices in the City of London are female, according to figu

Dr Wolfgang Richter Legal business DWF has announced plans to open an office in Berlin in order to strengthen its financial services, real estate and corporate/M&A service lines and continue expanding its European footprint. The office will open 3 April 2017.

A man released following 32 years in prison after prosecutors admitted he was not given a fair trial has said he is not bitter. Andrew Wilson, 62, smiled as he was reunited with his family after being released from Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail to cheers from the university law students wh

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has successfully appealed a claim in negligence in which a woman was awarded €40,000 for tripping on a boardwalk provided by the service in Wicklow. In the judgment published yesterday, Mr Justice Michael White found that the service had not been negligent,

Solicitor Pádraig Mawe and Cephas Power BL are set to be appointed as prosecutors for Limerick, the Limerick Leader reports. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said the men were selected for appointment "following competitive processes".

Stuart Gilhooly, president of the Law Society The Calcutta Run, the legal profession’s annual charity fundraiser, has set a fundraising target of €200,000 this year.

Prospective university and college students are showing an increased interest in law degrees, according to the latest figures from the Central Applications Office (CAO). Of 65,294 applicants for level 8 courses, a total of 2,694 applicants listed a degree in law as their first preference - an increa

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors is representing Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams in defamation proceedings against the BBC.

A new book from Clarus Press is set to provide an accessible and comprehensive account of the law in relation to sexual offending in Ireland. Sexual Offending in Ireland: Laws, Procedures and Punishment has been written by Dr Susan Leahy and Dr Margaret Fitzgerald O'Reilly, law lecturers at the Univ

Karolina Szumko A woman has been spared jail for a racist attack on a bouncer because a judge said she was “a lady”, The Times reports.

Samah Hadid Amnesty International has launched a new campaign calling for world leaders to back the prosecution of alleged Syrian war criminals.

The decision of the Department for the Economy to publish the names of “natural persons” in receipt of Renewal Heat Incentive Scheme funding has been quashed by an order of certiorari, after the High Court found that the decision was in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. The Department is,

Prime Minister Theresa May has said proposed new institutions to carry out legacy investigations in Northern Ireland will shift the "unbalanced" focus away from soldiers and police officers. In a letter to army veterans published by BBC News, Ms May said the UK government is "concerned that the whol

Arthur Cox has announced plans to move to new premises on Dublin's Earlsfort Terrace next Monday 20 March. The firm, which is currently based in Earlsfort Centre, confirmed the move to Ten Earlsfort Terrace via Twitter this morning.

The family of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa have expressed regret that he was not included in a list of over 200 young people pardoned by the Egyptian government this week. Mr Halawa, 21, is being prosecuted in a mass trial for allegedly participating in a political protest.