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UCD Sutherland School of Law has held a joint conference with Eversheds Sutherland LLP (Ireland) on 'The new Individual Accountability Framework in Financial Services Ireland'.

The Irish Commercial Mediation Association (ICMA) held their regional seminar entitled ‘Effective Mediation – A Practical Perspective’ yesterday in the Clayton Hotel, Cork.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired intellectual property and technology partner Maureen Daly to lead its IP team in Dublin and expand its pan-European Technology, Science and Industry sector capabilities. She joins from Irish law firm Beauchamps, where she has been partner and head of t

Via Frazer McGinn: "Delighted to announce that last Thursday I won the A&L Goodbody LLP Mock Trial, organised by The UCD Law Society, along with my partner Daniel Proctor.

Tougher laws to manage and monitor sex offenders in the community come into effect today as Justice minister Helen McEntee commences the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act 2023. The Act changes the notification requirements for sex offenders, provides for the court to prohibit a sex offender from working

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), an all-island not-for-profit Irish organisation established to promote the rule of law in resource-restrained countries, hosted its first Ukrainian judicial exchange in Dublin and Belfast during the last week of October, in collaboration with European Union A

Ireland has a unique opportunity to act as an AI gateway between the EU and the US, a summit co-hosted by Matheson and University College Dublin (UCD) has heard. The hybrid conference, which formed part of the Matheson/UCD Leadership Series and was titled Regulating the digital economy — the

More than 850 business leaders from the European tech industry and beyond attended the sixth edition of global law firm DLA Piper’s European Tech Summit at The Convention Centre in Dublin this week.

Six out of 10 business leaders identified reputational damage as their biggest concern following a regulatory investigation, a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has found. The survey of 208 industry professionals was carried out at the business law firm’s regulatory investigations and pro

An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s new independent electoral commission, has published its first draft research programme for 2024–26. Established earlier this year, An Coimisiún holds a new and significant research role in electoral policy and procedures, and has und

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Three rights groups file ICC lawsuit against Israel over Gaza ‘genocide’ | Al Jazeera

Cork solicitor Thomas Coughlan has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association (IILA). The association was founded in 2021 by solicitors specialising in immigration law to promote and improve advice and representation in immigration, citizenship, asylum and EU free movem

France has been hauled before the ICC for crimes against sportsmanship. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking into allegations that the French governing body for cricket faked matches in order to secure more funding, which it denies.

XL Bully type dogs, which are set to be banned in the UK, could be added to Ireland's list of restricted dog breeds. Heather Humphreys, the minister for rural and community development, today announced plans to establish a high-level stakeholder group which will be asked to consider expanding the li

The Post Office did not reveal material to one of its lawyers that would have resulted in her advising that the case against a worker be dropped, the UK inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has heard. The worker, who was convicted, attempted to overdose and eventually became homeless.