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Ireland’s first public festival about the law, the Kilkenny Law Festival returns for its second year at the end of September. Programmed by Naoise Nunn, co-founder and former co-director of Kilkenomics, the festival that turned economics from a subject people avoided into a weekend people queu

DWF has announced a record six solicitor qualifications in its Belfast office, alongside the arrival of its largest-ever trainee cohort across its SQE and IPLS training programmes. The six newly qualified solicitors have qualified into a range of practice areas across the business' Belfast office:

Northern Ireland secretary, Sir Chris Bryant, has ordered an independent judge-led review into the Parades Commission.  This comes in the wake of the High Court decision last week that quashed a determination of the Commission in relation to the Orange Order march along the Garvaghy Road.

Amy McDermott and Christopher O'Reilly have been appointed to lead Arthur Cox’s London office, effective from 1 September 2026. Ms McDermott and Mr O’Reilly succeed Conor McCarthy, a partner in the firm’s corporate and M&A group who returns to Dublin after leading the London of

The death has occurred of solicitor Johnny Hooper who passed away on 29 August at the age of 91.

Matheson has advised residential and commercial developer Castlethorn on its joint venture with Avenue Capital. 

New practice directions on the use of generative AI in the Court of Appeal and the High Court come into force today.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has written to the foreign affairs and trade minister, Helen McEntee, urging her to use Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union to lead EU Member States in stepping up efforts to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC) from t

McCann FitzGerald LLP has appointed partner Megan Hooper as the head of the firm's litigation and dispute resolution group, effective 1 September 2026. Ms Hooper joined the firm in 2002, having relocated from Australia, and was appointed partner in 2014. She practises in commercial litigation, inves

The estate of Arthur Conan Doyle has successfully blocked a businessman's bid to trademark "Dr Watson" for a clothing line.

Maura Dineen has been appointed as country managing partner at DLA Piper succeeding David Carthy. Ms Dineen joined the firm in 2019 and advises Irish and international clients on tax matters across local and cross-border transactions. She is also a member of the Council of the Irish Tax Institute.&n

The United States must immediately withdraw sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel, UN experts have said after new designations targeting the President of the Court and a staff member were issued on 18 August.

The Society of Young Solicitors invites members, both young and young at heart, to join them for their annual end of summer boat party on 4th September.

McInnes Dunne Murphy has announced the appointment of Alva McDermott as associate.  McInnes Dunne Murphy is a specialist boutique employment law firm which has grown significantly in the past number of years, with seven specialist employment lawyers now at the firm.

Denise Kiley KC is the new chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland. She commences her two year term today succeeding Donal Lunny KC who took up the role in September 2024. Ms Kiley served as vice-chair of the Bar Council during the previous two legal years and sat on various committees includin