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More resources are urgently needed in the family law system, a leading solicitor has said after new figures from Women's Aid revealed reports of domestic violence are at a record high. Women's Aid said its national and regional frontline services were contacted 32,144 times in 2024, an increase of 1

Plans to establish a permanent non-jury court may require approval through a constitutional referendum, the government has been warned. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the justice minister, Jim O'Callaghan, to clarify whether he plans to hold a referendum after he last mon

Belfast firm Davidson McDonnell has celebrated 10 years since its establishment. Established by Ross Davidson and David McDonnell in 2015, the firm now provides corporate/M&A, property, commercial litigation and banking advice to many of Northern Ireland's largest business names.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin last night joined A&L Goodbody for the official opening of its newly redeveloped headquarters at 25 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1. Mr Martin addressed nearly 600 staff from ALG's Dublin office to celebrate the next chapter for the firm in the heart of Dublin’s I

Comyn Kelleher Tobin has welcomed six new trainee solicitors in its largest ever intake.

TRAction’s reporting services include data validation and data enrichment to ensure any errors identified are resolved and the format meets Trade Repository (TR) and regulatory requirements prior to submission. We’ve identified the most common errors (for both EU and UK EMIR) in the data

The Unique Product Identifier (UPI) is a new field and a component of the common data elements (CDE) which apply under EMIR, UK EMIR, ASIC, and MAS. Its purpose is to identify an OTC derivative product. The Unique Product Identifier is mandated for use alongside the existing Legal Entity Identifier

The chief executive officer of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) is set to leave to take up a new role with Fiosrú. Dr Brian Doherty has been nominated for appointment as deputy police ombudsman in Fiosrú, which was formally established in April as part of Garda oversight

Baffled police have freed a man who got stuck in a chimney while trying to rescue his dog from a locked toilet. The 35-year-old man was locked out of a park building in Connecticut on Saturday night when the doors automatically locked at 10pm.

Palestine Action has announced plans to challenge the UK government in court over its plans to proscribe the direct action protest group under terrorism legislation. Gareth Peirce of Birnberg Peirce Solicitors, a high-profile lawyer who previously represented the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Si

The UK's Ministry of Defence is to pay an undisclosed sum of damages to the family of a teenage victim of the Troubles following a settlement reached without admission of liability. The High Court in Northern Ireland yesterday heard that a settlement had been reached in the 15-year legal battle over

Geopolitical tensions are reshaping the roles of general counsels, according to a survey conducted by EY. EY Law Ireland head Alan Murphy said disruption from multiple fronts has given Irish legal departments a "unique opportunity to adapt quickly, think strategically, and drive change proactively".

Spiking and other new criminal offences being set to be introduced in Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales. Naomi Long, the justice minister, has introduced legislative consent motions to allow some provisions of the UK government's Crime and Policing Bill to be extended to Northern Ireland

University of Galway School of Law has become the first Irish law school to establish a formal academic and professional partnership with the judiciary of Thailand. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the law school and the Office of the Thai Judiciary was signed at the culmination of a visi

One in four Irish businesses remain unclear about their obligations under the EU AI Act just weeks before it comes into force, according to a new report from Arthur Cox. The law firm's Governing AI report found that 97 per cent of organisations it surveyed are already using some form of AI, though o