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John Elliot, who retired from the Law Society of Ireland last year, has been appointed as chairperson of the appeals board of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). Mr Elliot was director of regulation and registrar of solicitors at the Law Society until his early retirement last year, h

Ireland's controversial wardship system will finally come to an end in April 2023, the government has said. Roderic O'Gorman, the minister for children, equality, disability, integration and youth, and Anne Rabbitte, the minister of state for disability, have confirmed that 26 April 2023 has been se

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP advised on more M&A deals last year than any other Irish law firm, according to a new report. The latest report from Experian’s M&A monitor division, MarketIQ, reveals that the business law firm advised on 90 of the 766 transactions which took place in the busiest

Today, 24 February 2023, marks exactly one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. In October 2022, at the opening ceremony of the IBA Annual Conference in Miami, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed delegates by video in which he referred to members of the audience as "defenders of th

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Google owner Alphabet has sacked its robot cleaners as part of a cost-cutting exercise. More than 100 robots developed by the tech giant's Everyday Robotics department were helping to clean cafeterias and conference rooms in its San Francisco headquarters.

An additional 24 judges will be appointed across the Irish courts this year and a further 20 judges next year, the government has announced. The overall number of judges in the State will increase from 173 to 217 by the end of 2024 under government plans to implement the recommendations of the judic

McCann FitzGerald has appointed Sabina Cotter as head of responsible business to build on the firm's corporate citizenship and ESG agenda and support its growing programme of pro bono work. Ms Cotter has more than 20 years' experience in social and commercial impact roles and previously held positio

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has condemned the attempted murder of a senior PSNI officer as an "attack on democracy and the rule of law". John Caldwell, a detective chief inspector in the PSNI's major investigation team, is in hospital in a "critical but stable" condition after being shot a n

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, and Matheson have been ranked as leading advisers to the Irish funds industry in a new report. According to Monterey Insight, Maples advised the most Irish-serviced funds in 2022 for the 10th consecutive year, while Matheson advised on the most Irish-d

A new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran finds that cyber bullying is an issue for more than 89 per cent of schools, with 16 per cent saying it is an issue “frequently” and 73 per cent citing “occasionally”. The business law firm polled more than 100 educators and school lead

UK government plans to address the asylum claim backlog by asking around 12,000 applicants to complete a new questionnaire risks introducing "more injustice" into the asylum seeker, human rights campaigners have warned. According to reports, the Home Office is to begin sending an 11-page questionnai

William Glover and David Hardstaff have been re-elected as co-chairs of the London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) for 2023. Mr Glover, a barrister and senior associate at Fieldfisher, and Mr Hardstaff, a partner at BCL Solicitors, were re-elected to the leading roles at the association's AGM earli

Coimisiún na Meán will next month begin the work of establishing a new regulatory framework for online safety and updating the existing regulatory framework for broadcasting and video on-demand services. Catherine Martin, the minister for tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and me

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has retained its prestigious Investors in People accreditation. Investors in People is an international standard for people management, defining what is required to effectively lead, support and manage people to achieve sustainable results.