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Proposed reforms to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) should be implemented as swiftly as possible, an Oireachtas committee has said. The joint committee on enterprise, trade and employment has completed its pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Personal Injuries Resoluti

A report assessing the impact of a new ban on "price walking" in the Irish motor and home insurance markets will be produced by the Central Bank within six months. Under regulations which came into effect from 1 July 2022, Ireland became the first EU country to ban price walking, whereby renewing cu

Dublin solicitor William Aylmer has been recognised in the Oireachtas for his role in drafting a new law providing for gender balance on the boards and governing authorities of corporate bodies. The Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021, introduced as a private member's bill by Fine

Taylor Wessing, the global law firm which expanded into Dublin last September, has reported a 13 per cent increase in revenue to total €497.5 million. The firm's financial results for the 2022 fiscal year marks its fourth consecutive year of record international revenues, with the last 12 month

Bikinis have been banned in an Italian resort town as part of a crackdown on "widespread indecorous behaviour". The coastal town of Sorrento has threatened tourists who bare their torsos with fines of up to €500, The Times reports.

Dr Evelyn Collins CBE, the chief executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, has announced her intention to step down this autumn. A graduate of University of Sheffield School of Law with Masters' degrees in criminology from the University of Toronto and human rights and discriminatio

Waiting times for Irish citizenship applications remain high with an average processing time of 22 months, according to new figures. This represents a slight improvement on 2021, when the average processing time was 23 months, but is more than three times the average of seven months five years ago,

Three law students at Maynooth University have been recognised by Matheson LLP, with two being awarded six-month internships with the firm and another winning a prestigious legal writing prize. The students were participants in the funds law course delivered by Matheson as part of Maynooth Universit

The Law Society of Northern Ireland will participate in this month's Belfast Pride Parade for the first time in its history. Many lawyers have joined the parade in recent years as part of groups such as Lawyers with Pride, which was established in 2016, but the Society itself has never taken part in

Overnight QC Suella Braverman has thrown her hat into the Conservative leadership ring, overnight. Ms Braverman, who threatened to “take back control” from an interfering judiciary upon her appointment in February 2020, practised at the bar before becoming the MP for Fareham in

A draft bill on domestic surrogacy should be amended to also establish a legislative framework for international surrogacy, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The joint committee on international surrogacy has concluded that including international surrogacy in the Health (Assisted Human Repro

A diplomat who allegedly kept a woman as a slave will not enjoy diplomatic immunity from suit if the facts against him are proven, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Lord Briggs and Lord Leggatt, with whom Lord Stephens agreed, gave the joint majority judgment. Lord Hamblen and Lady Rose gave a dissent

The new Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), empowered to crack down on corporate wrongdoing, has been formally established from today. The statutory independent agency, created under the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021, is charged with investigating and prosecuting breac

The number of practising solicitors declined last year while the number of practising barristers increased, according to the latest report from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). There were a total of 11,413 solicitors with practising certificates on 31 December 2021, a decrease of 441

Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced eight promotions including the elevation of Fiona Shipsey to partner in the firm's property team. Of the eight lawyers, four are women, which the firm said demonstrates its commitment to increasing representation and balance across the partnership.