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Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP has secured a "significant settlement" following legal action brought against the Diocese of Down and Connor arising from historic childhood abuse in the 1970s. The firm has now settled two cases involving allegations against Father Thomas Cunningham in the past year, with b

A police officer admitted to joining a remote court hearing with no trousers on after being questioned by an incredulous judge. Video footage from a district court in the US state of Michigan shows the police officer joining the Zoom hearing in his uniform, sans trousers.

Retired solicitor Jim O'Higgins has passed away. Mr O'Higgins was originally from Limerick, attending Crescent College from 1952 to 1960 with five of his brothers.

A senior library assistant at Monaghan County Libraries has been awarded the A&O Shearman award for best overall performance in the two-year library and information management postgraduate diploma at Ulster University.  Shauna Clarke is this year's recipient of the award, sponsored by law f

Solicitor Moninne Griffith has joined Community Foundation Ireland as director of impact, grants and donor care. Ms Griffith brings over two decades of experience across law, policy and civil society to the role, which oversees the disbursement of more than €25 million per year in philanthropic

Law, tax and HR advisory firm Orbitus has announced a strategic merger with Killarney-based Patrick Sheehan Solicitors, which will now operate under the Orbitus brand. The milestone in Orbitus' continued expansion in Kerry and Cork follows its recent launch of an HR advisory division and opening of

A minute of silence has been held in the High Court for Joe Barnes BL, who has passed away. Mr Barnes practised on the Dublin and Midland Circuits and was the son of the State's first director of public prosecutions.

Holmes has appointed partner Edel Conway as head of the firm's corporate finance team. Ms Conway brings over 20 years' experience in corporate and commercial law to the team, which works with private equity firms, venture capital investors, and business owners on growth capital investments, acquisit

Solicitors have overwhelmingly rejected plans to lower the standard of proof applied in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for Northern Ireland. Members of the Law Society of Northern Ireland last week forced a U-turn on its position at a special general meeting which backed the continued applicat

Northern Ireland's justice minister has confirmed plans to allow news outlets to broadcast some court proceedings following strong support in a public consultation. The Department of Justice began consulting in May on proposals to allow the broadcasting of judgments and legal submissions and exchang

Pedestrians are to be fined for speeding if they walk or run faster than six kilometres per hour in Slovakia. The new speed limit was agreed in the Slovak parliament yesterday through an amendment to new road traffic legislation, according to Swiss website Bluewin.

Global law firm Dentons has recruited David Kirton as a partner in its technology, media and telecoms (TMT) practice in Dublin. Mr Kirton brings extensive experience advising Irish and international businesses on TMT matters including complex technology transactions, Irish and EU technology regulati

The head of a committee dealing with delays in drunk driving prosecutions has been charged with drunk driving — and has seen her own case delayed. Linsey LaMontagne is director of the Clark County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) in southern Nevada, covering an area including Las V

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has demanded the immediate appointment of a new watchdog following revelations about covert police surveillance directed at solicitors. The PSNI last month published the final report of an independent review conducted by Angus McCullough KC following concerns abou

Sanctions and arrest warrants targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) pose a "particularly grave and unprecedented challenge" to its independence, an ICC judge has told an audience in Belfast. Judge Beti Hohler was speaking at an event hosted by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), an NG