News

A London winery is facing legal action from one of France's best-known champagne houses over its use of the name "Crystal". Renegade Urban Winery sells Crystal — named for customer Crystal Lai, who is also pictured on the bottle — on its website for £27 a pop.

Patrick McGrath SC has been nominated for appointment to the High Court. Ministers yesterday selected Mr McGrath to fill the vacancy arising from the elevation of Mr Justice Brian O'Moore to the Court of Appeal on Monday.

Northern Ireland law firm Millar McCall Wylie is on track to exceed its goal of growing turnover by 50 per cent in three years, the firm has announced. Having set the three-year target in 2021, the locally-owned firm said expansion across its real estate, matrimonial and family, and employment law d

The Office of the State Pathologist (OSP) is now operating with a full complement of staff after a number of years struggling to fill important vacancies, according to its latest annual report. Professor Linda Mulligan, who was appointed as chief state pathologist in 2021 following a three-year hunt

Thirteen charities delivering projects across Northern Ireland have been successful in securing funding from the Allen & Overy Foundation. The Allen & Overy Foundation is funded by contributions from A&O partners worldwide and is managed locally by the Belfast grants committee.

Prominent lawyers are among more than 300 individuals and civil society organisations from Northern Ireland who have called on the UK government to withdraw support from an Israeli government that "commits war crimes with impunity". An open letter co-ordinated by the Committee on the Administration

Specialist boutique employment law firm McInnes Dunne Murphy LLP has appointed Jane Babb as a consultant and Fiona Sharkey as a senior associate. Ms Sharkey joins from one of the biggest Irish law firms, where she trained and practised as an employment solicitor for eight years. She advises on the f

Ireland's gambling industry is not prepared for the new gambling rules, a survey by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran suggests. The firm surveyed attendees at its recent webinar on gambling reform in Ireland, which attracted 145 attendees. Of respondents, only 17 per cent feel prepared to i

Justice minister Helen McEntee this morning discussed a possible new bilateral extradition treaty with her UAE counterpart despite previous objections from human rights campaigners. Human rights lawyer Radha Stirling, who heads up campaign group Detained in Dubai, warned in September that "any such

Arthur Cox has named Lynsey Mallon as the next managing partner of its Northern Ireland practice. Ms Mallon will take up the position in April 2024 in addition to her role as head of the firm's corporate and commercial department, succeeding Catriona Gibson who, after an eight-year tenure as managin

Law firms across Ireland have been asked to consider donating the last billable hour of the year to support Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) to continue its work in 2023. The charity today launched its second "Final Hour" campaign aimed at supporting its work providing free legal advice and represen

Authorities have been urged to crack down on so-called "siren kings" who fit out their cars with dozens of gigantic speakers and compete to see who can play music the loudest. Residents of Porirua, New Zealand have petitioned their local government to intervene and stop the "siren battles" taking pl

Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their apprenticeships. Ellie Jennings, Hayley Robinson and Jordan Kelly are now permanent members of the team, having successfully completed th

Lawyers Against Homelessness will host its Christmas CPD event in aid of the Capuchin Day Centre on 16 November 2023. This year's event, in the Capuchin Day Centre from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, will focus on practice and procedure — civil, commercial and criminal.

Matheson has launched the 2023 Matheson Scholarship in Law Plus in association with the University of Limerick (UL). Launched in 2022 and delivered as part of UL’s 50ForFifty initiative — a celebration of UL’s first 50 years — the annual scholarship is open to first year unde