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A jury has determined a document penned in 2014 by Aretha Franklin and found beneath a sofa cushion years later to be a legitimate will. The 'Queen of Soul', who passed away without officially drafted instructions for her multimillion-dollar estate in 2018, left two handwritten wills which her sons

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Widespread protests have swept across Israel as tens of thousands of people protest the government's attempts to neuter the judiciary. Motorways and access to Tel Aviv’s airport were blocked in response to the proposed legislation.

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Grainne Loughnane has joined Kane Tuohy LLP as a partner as the commercial law firm joins forces with her real estate and litigation team from Hatstone (Ireland) LLP. Ms Loughnane, who was managing partner at Hatstone and previously Tully Rinckey Ireland, now joins existing Kane Tuohy partners Sarah

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Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Swedish-headquartered media giant Bonnier News Business AB has made a strategic minority investment in Business Post Group, publisher of Ireland's Business Post.

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At least 40 lawyers from DWF are anticipating payouts exceeding £1 million each as the company considers transitioning to private ownership. The London-listed firm is in talks with Inflexion Private Equity about a proposed sale valued around £342m. The potential deal could lead to substa

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Ripper and Co, a bar in Portsmouth inspired by murderers including Jack the Ripper, has sparked controversy and complaints. The venue, due to open later this month, has been criticised for making light of the Ripper's infamous 1888 murders.

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Caster Semenya, two-time 800m Olympic champion, faced discrimination due to rules requiring her to reduce her naturally high testosterone levels to continue competing, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Ms Semenya has a condition causing higher testosterone levels than most women.

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A judge presiding over cases of TV licence non-payment has spoken out against the "RTÉ ruling class" for having "squandered and abused" public money. Judge Anthony Halpin made remarks on the ongoing RTÉ scandal on Friday while dealing with 159 people summonsed to court over failure to

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Belfast solicitor J. Boyd Logan, former head of Harrison Leitch & Logan, has passed away. Mr Logan died on 28 June 2023 and his funeral service has taken place, the Law Society of Northern Ireland said.

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