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Iranian authorities must immediately end the escalating persecution, intimidation and judicial harassment of independent lawyers and interference with the independence of bar associations, UN experts have said.

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Zambia, led by chief observer Michael McNamara, MEP for Ireland-South, has published its final report on the country’s 13 August general elections, setting out 13 recommendations to strengthen democracy and restore public confidence in the ele

Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, Frank Feighan, will deliver the opening keynote address at the PAI Strategic Public Procurement Conference 2026, taking place on Wednesday 11 November at the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has launched Ireland’s first ever national community safety strategy which aims to improve community safety through prevention, collaboration and community participation. ‘An Enabling Framework for Community Safety - National Strategy for Improving

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has appointed Mark Stockdale as head of its Northern Ireland office with effect from 1st January 2027. Mr Stockdale will succeed Michael Neill who will take on the role of chairman of the Northern Irish firm after leading the office in Belfast since 2018. Mr Stockdale is an ex

The OUTLaw Network has stated how incredibly proud it is to be a founding member and one of the organisers of the inaugural conference of the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association (ELLA) which took place in London in September. ELLA is a pan-European association that aims to bring together national as

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP welcomed senior figures from Ireland’s property, infrastructure and investment sectors to Croke Park on Tuesday 3 November for its 6th annual Property, Infrastructure & Investment Convention, in association with Property Industry Ireland. Under the theme “Ca

Libya’s religious authority, the Dar al-Ifta, has issued a fatwa prohibiting Muslims from buying, selling or wearing Nike-branded clothing. Approved by Grand Mufti Sadiq al-Gharyani, it argues that the logo invokes the Greek goddess of victory and promotes symbols associated “with polyth

Universities should have greater flexibility over how they use public funding, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless told an event hosted by Mason Hayes & Curran. Addressing higher education leaders at the law firm’s Dublin office, Mr Law

Mulholland Law Solicitors, acting for Dan Dowling, has welcomed the Supreme Court decision allowing his appeal against his conviction for criminal trespass arising from events at Shannon Airport in April 2017. The Court directed that there be no retrial. Mr Dowling, along with Edward Horgan, was acq

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has today published details of 19 enforcement actions against traders in Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford, and Wicklow. Three pharmacies, eight retailers, three pubs and one hotel were in breach of consumer law foll

PURDYLUCEY and Weldon O’Brien have formally announced a strategic agreement that will see the two intellectual property firms merge following a collaboration and transition period. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dublin, PURDYLUCEY has grown to become one of Ireland's leading intellectual

Mason Hayes & Curran partner Fiona McNulty has topped the Law Society Council election poll for the second consecutive time. Formal confirmation of the result took place at the Law Society Annual General Meeting on Thursday 5th November. The Council is the governing body of the Law Society of Ir

The Law Society of Northern Ireland brought solicitors from across Northern Ireland together at the Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh for its Member Forum. The event explored the emerging challenges and opportunities facing the profession, including the adoption of artificial intelligence, busin

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will co-host the annual Environmental Law Enforcement Conference during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.