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Irish solicitor Lisa Quinn O'Flaherty and Northern Ireland barrister Orlagh Kelly have been recognised in a new report as "trailblazers in the law". The pair are among 23 women leaders named in the 2023 Women Who Will report published by Obelisk Support in partnership with Next 100 Years, the projec

ByrneWallace has appointed Orla Riddell as a partner in the firm's tax team. Ms Riddell is a dual-qualified solicitor and tax advisor specialising in corporation tax and works across a broad range of industry sectors. She has several years’ experience advising clients on all aspects of taxatio

Eversheds Sutherland and University College Dublin this month welcomed financial services industry leaders, academics, lawyers and representatives of the Central Bank to a conference exploring the implications of the new individual accountability framework. Ciaran Walker, consultant in financial ser

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched a new unit which will "investigate, litigate and advocate" to protect human rights globally. The new unit, called Enforce, will respond to the "tech threat to democracy and human rights" by investigating technology and tech industry practices

Helen Dixon is to stand down as Ireland's data protection commissioner next February, she has announced. Ms Dixon was appointed to the role in September 2014 — nearly four years before the role was transformed by the GDPR — and will depart on 19 February 2024, she confirmed in a rare Lin

Over 200 people have received letters from the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland advising them that their complaints will no longer be investigated as a result of the new legacy law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which is facing several legal challenges, end

The Central Bank has issued regulations and guidance to firms on the new individual accountability framework (IAF). The guidance follows a three-month consultation on the implementation of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2022.

Solicitor Kevin O'Keeffe has been appointed to the board of directors of Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland. Mr O'Keeffe is a solicitor in the debt recovery and mortgage litigation team at Lavelle Partners LLP, where he works principally on behalf of banking clients.

More than eight in 10 senior executives and investors believe that businesses who invest effectively in sustainability will perform best over the next five to 10 years, according to research by international law firm Simmons & Simmons. The firm today launched its global Unlocking Opportunity in

ByrneWallace has been named Ireland's top pensions law firm at the Annual Irish Pensions Awards. The award was presented at a gala dinner which took place earlier this month in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.

A musical based on Gwyneth Paltrow's high-profile court battle with an optometrist who claimed he skied into her is to be staged in London. Gwyneth Goes Skiing, featuring original music by American singer-songwriter Leland, will be performed in the Pleasance Theatre from 13–23 December.

A&L Goodbody has appointed four new partners across its Dublin, Belfast and London offices as well as a new of counsel in Dublin. The new Dublin partners are Chris Bergin in the asset management and investment funds team and Aideen Burke in the commercial and technology team, while James Flanaga

The proposed acquisition of iRadio by European radio group Bauer Media Audio has been cleared by the government. The deal had already been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) but required additional approval from the government as it is classed as a "media merger" un

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published its strategy statement for 2024–26 — its first since gaining new enforcement powers through legislation. The strategy statement, which takes effect from 1 January 2024, sets out the four strategic goals which span th

Legal academics have expressed disappointment that Supreme Court hearings on the constitutionality of landmark judicial appointment reforms are not being live-streamed. The Supreme Court today began hearing arguments on the constitutionality of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022, which w