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Dublin solicitor Noreen Maguire has been appointed to Rowing Ireland's board of directors. Ms Maguire, the principal of Maguire Muldoon Solicitors since 2002, will represent the Leinster region on the board of the national governing body for the sport of rowing across the island of Ireland.

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has brought home three awards from the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2023 in London. The firm was named Ireland's copyright and design firm of the year and trademark prosecution firm of the year, while partner and head of IP Gerard Kelly was named Ireland's pract

More work must be done to ensure greater understanding of and trust in public inquiries in Northern Ireland, an event hosted by global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has heard. The seminar at Belfast's Merchant Hotel took place as a number of significant public inquiries are taking place or expected

The names of the barristers and solicitors who earned the most from the criminal legal aid scheme in 2022 have been published. John M. Quinn was the highest-earning solicitor and highest earner overall, with €664,247.77 in income through the scheme.

The fifth volume of the Irish Supreme Court Review for 2023 has been published. Articles in the latest edition of the peer-reviewed legal journal, which is published by Clarus Press on behalf of Trinity School of Law, include:

The government has adopted 15 principles which will serve as guidelines in the conduct of litigation by the State.

Hundreds of convictions for consensual sexual activity between men will be eligible for a disregard under the proposed new statutory scheme — including where the parties involved are now deceased. The final report of the working group set up by ministers to make recommendations on the scheme n

Senior Northern Ireland lawyers have shared concerns over the impact on the rule of law of the UK's proposed Illegal Migration Bill. The bill, which is currently before the House of Lords, was the focus of the inaugural event hosted by The Bar of Northern Ireland's new rule of law committee, which t

An initiative designed to help law firms respond meaningfully to the climate crisis has launched in the UK ahead of London Climate Action Week. Legal Charter 1.5, which has been developed by a group of law firms, consists of a set of core principles that signatories commit to in order to reduce gree

Bosses who tried to use a fake priest to trick workers into making "confessions" of wrongdoing have been ordered to pay nearly €130,000 in back wages and damages. Employees at the Taqueria Garibaldi restaurant in Sacramento, California said they were introduced by the owner to a priest who woul

Chris Quinn has been appointed as the new commissioner for children and young people for Northern Ireland (NICCY), succeeding Koulla Yiasouma. In the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive, the appointment was made by Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris under the Northern Ire

Northern Ireland's presiding coroner will conduct a review of 13 legacy-related inquests on Friday as part of the five-year legacy inquest plan. The purpose of the reviews is to obtain oral updates from the representatives of the families in cases where a coroner has not yet been appointed.

A new book published by the Irish Refugee Council and launched with support from A&L Goodbody reflects on the "power of protection" in Ireland over three decades.

Legislation banning LGBT+ conversion practices will be brought forward this year, the government has announced. So-called 'conversion therapy' purports to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or expression when it does not conform to the perceived dominant norm.

Historic convictions for consensual sexual activity between men prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1993 will be eligible for a disregard under a new statutory scheme, the government has confirmed. Ministers have received the final report of the working group established to examine th