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Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has appointed Domhnall Breatnach as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team. Mr Breatnach advises on multi-party litigation before all Irish courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union. He has extensive experience advising on commercial disputes across

Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Orlagh Sharkey as partner and head of the firm's family law department. Ms Sharkey has extensive experience in all areas of family law, including negotiating agreements on childcare, financial and property issues arising from divorce and

There has been a "flight of solicitors" from the legal aid family law panel due to the poor rates paid for legal aid work, a leading family lawyer has said. Keith Walsh, who practises in Dublin, made the comments following the launch of the Legal Aid Board's annual report for 2021 yesterday.

The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) has called on world governments to respond to Russia's purported annexation of four Ukrainian regions with stronger sanctions, arms deliveries and international war crimes investigations. Russian president Vladimir Putin today ratified legislation annexing Donetsk

The Pensions Authority secured convictions in three of the six prosecution cases it concluded last year, according to the statutory body's latest annual report. The Authority regulates and supervises compliance with the requirements of the Pensions Act 1990, as amended, by trustees of occupational p

The High Court has quashed planning permission for a strategic housing development at Punches Cross in Limerick following a judicial review brought by Environmental Trust Ireland. The organisation launched legal proceedings after a lengthy submission prepared by its president, solicitor Michelle Hay

Rebekah Vardy has been told to pay more than £1.5 million in legal costs to Coleen Rooney after a judge found that she had purposely destroyed evidence in her libel case. The wife of footballer Jamie Vardy was ordered to make an interim payment of £800,000 within the next six weeks after

Women make up a fifth of silks at the Irish bar for the first time after 27 barristers, including 15 women, were called to the Inner Bar today.

A public consultation has been launched to seek views on greater fiscal devolution to Northern Ireland. The consultation, which follows the publication of a report on greater powers by the Fiscal Commission in May 2022, will run until Tuesday 29 November 2022.

An Bord Pleanála's code of conduct will be updated by the middle of next month to provide "unambiguous guidance" on conflicts of interest, the government has said. The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) yesterday published its report on the first phase of its review into the planning body

A devious pair of fishermen narrowly lost a €30,000 cash prize after tournament organisers discovered they had stuffed their catch with lead weights. Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky were found out just before they were due to be awarded $28,760 USD (around €29,000 or £25,305) at the

Donal Creaton, partner at Holmes O'Malley Sexton LLP, has been appointed as chair of Limerick Civic Trust. The Trust, now approaching its 40th anniversary year, works to restore, maintain and promote the historic street environment and built heritage of Limerick.

Northern Ireland solicitor Andrew Magowan has been appointed as a non-executive director to the Department of Health's board. He has also been appointed as a member of the Departmental Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (DARAC).

A bereaved mother has received "substantial damages" from the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and the Northern Ireland Hospice following a settlement ending legal action over alleged medical negligence. Christina Campbell, whose daughter Jessica died at four months old after being di

Ronnie Neville, a partner at Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC), has been appointed by the French government as legal advisor to the French Embassy in Ireland. Mr Neville is head of MHC's French desk and is  responsible for developing key relationships in the French market. He is also a member of t