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Corporate law firm BHSM LLP has relocated to the third floor of 76 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, formerly the headquarters of Bord na Móna. Mark Homan, managing partner at BHSM, said: "With thanks to the hard work of the BHSM team, and the ongoing and valued support of our clients, we have o

The Law Society of Ireland has urged the government to commit the "necessary resources" to ensure that planned reforms to the family courts system can be put into practice. The long-awaited Family Courts Bill 2022, which will provide for the establishment of a Family Court as divisions within the ex

The UK’s exit from the EU has plunged Ireland’s all-island energy market into a democratic deficit with decisions on Northern Ireland’s energy supply no longer in the hands of its citizens and government, new research has shown. The cross-border Single Electricity Market (SEM) was

A dimwit has been arrested after attempting to shoplift during a "Shop with a Cop" event with dozens of police officers in attendance. Nearly 40 officers were taking part in the charity event where police officers buy gifts for children from marginalised backgrounds.

The UK government has formally commissioned abortion services in Northern Ireland after the continued failure of the devolved Department of Health to do so. Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris wrote to the Department following the UK government's announcement in October that it would step

Human rights lawyer Noeline Blackwell, the chief executive officer of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC), has been awarded an honorary doctorate in laws by Trinity College Dublin. The citation recognises her work as the head of DRCC as well as her previous role as head of legal rights group FLAC. It a

A merger of Crowley Millar Solicitors LLP and J R Sweeney LLP has taken effect.

Matheson LLP has been named as Ireland's Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2022. The prestigious annual awards, which were presented at a ceremony in London last night, recognise and celebrate excellence across the European legal market, and this year attracted entries from over 120

A&L Goodbody LLP has celebrated a win in the European Competition Team of the Year category at The Lawyer European Awards 2022.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed Brian Archer as its president for 2023. Mr Archer is joined in the presidential team by senior vice president Brigid Napier, junior vice president Darren Toombs and chief executive David A. Lavery CB.

Plans to give the District Court jurisdiction over a wide range of family law matters worth up to €1 million are "very likely to cause chaos in the District Court", a family lawyer has warned. Keith Walsh, a prominent family law solicitor in Dublin, told Irish Legal News that changes to the jur

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has paid tribute to its late partner Niamh Hall, who passed away last month. Ms Hall was an accomplished trade mark attorney and solicitor. She previously served as president of the Irish Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (APTMA) and c

New legislation aimed at growing credit union lending has been published by ministers. The Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 is the first substantive credit union legislation since 2012, which followed the Commission on Credit Unions.

New planning regulations requiring a changing places toilet to be included in certain buildings have come into effect. A changing places toilet offers larger supported facilities that address the needs of people for whom current accessible sanitary accommodation is inadequate.

A mac and cheese manufacturer is being sued for $5 million over claims its "ready in three-and-a-half minutes" label is slightly inaccurate. A new lawsuit alleges that the time advertised on Velveeta's microwaveable mac and cheese doesn't account for the time needed to open the packaging or stir the