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A man accused of torching brand-new vehicles at a car dealership has allegedly told police it was revenge for a dodgy vehicle he bought almost 40 years ago. Dewey R. Fredrick, 79, allegedly used road flares to torch three Jeeps and a Pontiac convertible across two lots owned by O'Daniel in Fort Wayn

The lack of care placements in Ireland, particularly for disabled children, is the dominant theme in the latest volume of reports published by the Child Law Project on cases where the State brought legal action to take children into or keep them in care. The new volume includes 58 District Court cas

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has announced a full investigation into East Cork Oil's proposed acquisition of a Kerry-based fuel distributor. East Cork Oil, one of the largest fuel distributors in Ireland, is seeking to acquire sole control of Misty Lane Holdings, includi

Lavelle Partners has announced the appointment of two new senior associates and a new solicitor as it expands to meet growing demand. The new senior associates are Fiona Roche in the firm's property team and Caitriona Gahan in the probate, wills and estate planning team.

A new portrait of Frances Kyle BL and Averil Deverell BL, the first women to be called to The Bar of Ireland, has been unveiled at the King's Inns. Artist Emma Stroud was commissioned to produce the portrait as part of the "In Plain Sight" initiative jointly launched by the Bar and the King's Inns,

A lawmaker wants the act of 'ghosting' to be made a criminal offence. Ghosting is the practice of ending communication with someone without any explanation.

The Metropolitan Police has admitted it did not send questionnaires to UK prime minister Boris Johnson before deciding not to fine him for attending a gathering in No 10 on 13 November 2020 or a gathering in the Cabinet Office on 17 December 2020. Fines were given to other attendees at the gathering

MI5 intentionally broke the law to acquire vast amounts of data on the UK public for more than a decade, a tribunal has heard. At the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, human rights groups Liberty and Privacy International alleged that MI5 was aware it was consistently breaking laws and safeguards on ga

Hundreds of lawyers in Palestine took to the streets yesterday to protest in the occupied West Bank against the Palestinian Authority’s “rule by decree”. President Mahmoud Abbas governs the region without a parliament as the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) has been inactive s

A woman who allegedly threatened to kill a district judge in Ballymena has been granted bail. Olivia Girvan, 25, must not come within 100 metres of the courthouse as part of bail conditions imposed by the High Court yesterday, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

A lawsuit involving a group of rugby players diagnosed with early-onset dementia is likely to go ahead. UK firm Rylands Law is to issue proceedings in England and Wales on behalf of a group of professional and semi-professional players against World Rugby as well as the Rugby Football Union and the

Government ministers have yet to reach a decision on whether to accept an Oireachtas committee's recommendation that international surrogacy should be included within an existing draft bill addressing domestic surrogacy. The joint committee on international surrogacy concluded earlier this month tha

AIB will no longer apply so-called negative interest rates to accounts with holding balances of over €1 million following the European Central Bank's decision to raise interest rates to tackle inflation. Solicitor client accounts were among those affected by the introduction of negative interes

Ogier Leman has announced the appointment of Dee Murphy as a senior associate in the firm's financial services dispute resolution department. Ms Murphy joins Ogier Leman after nearly 10 years with a commercial law firm in Dublin. She is a graduate of NUI Galway, where she received a BA in legal scie

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. DLA Piper has advised Mount Street on a 10-year strategic agreement with Aviva Investors for asset servicing arrangements totalling £50 billion assets under management (AUM).