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Mason Hayes & Curran will provide staff with up to five days' paid menopause leave as part of a package of measures aimed at supporting employees navigating the challenges associated with menopause. In an announcement coinciding with World Menopause Day, the business law firm said it will introd

Four lawyers have been nominated by ministers for appointment as High Court judges and two as Circuit Court judges. Barristers David Nolan SC, Denise Brett SC, Nuala Jackson SC and Conleth Bradley SC have been nominated for appointment to the High Court.

Police are looking for thieves who stole 35 portable toilets from a racetrack. The cubicles, some of which had not been emptied, were taken from Ludlow Autograss Club in Pencombe, Herefordshire on Sunday.

Lady Justice Simler will join the UK Supreme Court on 14 November, it has been announced. King Charles III made the appointment on the advice of the prime minister and lord chancellor, following the recommendations of an independent selection commission.

Beauchamps partner Barry Cahir welcomed hundreds of lawyers to INSOL Europe's 42nd annual congress in Amsterdam on the weekend. Mr Cahir, the outgoing president of INSOL Europe, welcomed a record-breaking turnout of 470 delegates from 37 countries to this year's congress, which focused on 'navigatin

Legal historian Dr Niamh Howlin was joined by Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC for the official launch of her new book on the history of the barristers' profession. Barristers in Ireland: An Evolving Profession Since 1921, published by Four Courts Press, draws upon interviews conducted with barrist

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Amgen Inc. has completed its $27.5 billion acquisition of Dublin-based global biotechnology company Horizon Therapeutics plc in one of the largest transactions of the year.

Whitney Moore partner Emma Richmond has been appointed to the board of directors of Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms. Meritas helps to connect businesses with law firms in 254 markets worldwide, with 184 member law firms and nearly 9,000 lawyers.

Regulators in England and Wales are considering reforms to address the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Earlier this year, the Legal Services Board (LSB) sought evidence on NDAs amid worries that lawyers were helping to conceal harassment, discrimination or abuse.

Four gifted young musicians have been admitted as the newest members of the 2023 Eversheds Sutherland Accelerator Academy, in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM). The third group of entrants to participate in the programme consists of three gifted cello players — Elizabe

Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza and the West Bank should be allowed to benefit from the same emergency measures introduced for Ukrainian refugees last year, a group of Irish lawyers has said. The Socialist Lawyers' Association of Ireland, chaired by solicitors Gary Daly and Erin Allen, yesterday c

A fake lawyer who is said to have secured victory in over two dozen cases despite having no legal qualifications has attracted a fan following. The fraudster allegedly stole the identity of Kenyan lawyer Brian Mwenda and appeared in 26 cases before Kenya's Court of Appeal, High Court and magistrates

Irish citizenship applications can now be submitted online in a significant milestone for the modernisation of immigration services. The Department of Justice's immigration service delivery modernisation programme aims to digitise a number of currently paper-based immigration processes and introduce

A public consultation on the development of strategies to combat economic crime and corruption has been launched by the Department of Justice. The online consultation will help to inform the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption (ACECC) which was established last year under the lead

Revenue has launched a public consultation on the modernisation of Ireland's administration of value-added tax (VAT). The consultation focuses initially on the modernisation of business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) VAT reporting, supporting by e-invoicing.