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Plans to introduce a disregard scheme for the historic convictions of gay and bisexual men prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1993 will go out to consultation in the coming weeks. A working group made up of government officials, gardaí, human rights experts and LGBT+ community

Jenny Ahern has joined corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields Solicitors as its new head of banking and finance. Previously a partner with Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, Ms Ahern is a corporate banking specialist with extensive experience in dealing with domestic and cross-border transactions i

The Irish Prison Service has announced plans to lift a number of Covid-related restrictions from Monday. Infection control screens will be removed from physical visiting booths and physical contact between prisoners and visitors will be permitted in line with Prison Rules.

The first of our new regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Tughans has advised Vyta, a leader in the fast-growing IT asset disposition (ITAD) market, on both its significant investment from private equity firm MML Growth Capital

Finance lawyer Séamus Ó Cróinín has been named as the next chair of A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG). Mr Ó Cróinín will succeed Eileen Roberts, a partner in the firm's disputes and investigations group, following her successful three-year term in the post.

Reforms to remove legal exemptions to give live-in domestic workers access to the minimum wage are important but will be difficult to enforce because of Britain’s immigration rules, according to a new study. People who live and work in private households have been excluded from minimum wage re

Satanists have demanded that their flag be raised over Boston city headquarters following a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The court this week ruled that the city violated the rights of a Christian group after snubbing its formal request for their flag to be flown outside

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been shortlisted in the 'Excellence in Innovation' category at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2022. The category recognises businesses that have placed innovation at the forefront of recent developments, including adopting a culture of continuous improvement and demo

International law firm DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has announced the appointment of three new partners in its Dublin office. David Kennedy and Louise O'Reilly have been promoted to partner in the firm's insurance litigation team, while Brian Ormond has been made a partner in the regulatory and commercial

The eminent legal philosopher Joseph Raz passed away on Monday at the age of 83. "Joseph Raz was born in 1939 in Mandate Palestine. Encouraged in his youthful intellectual pursuits by his father, an electrician, he grew up in a house with no books except his own. Raz studied law at the Hebrew Univer

A new qualification programme to train intermediaries who will help vulnerable people, including sexual abuse victims and children, when giving evidence in the justice system has been launched at the University of Limerick in collaboration with the Department of Justice. The part-time professional d

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has been voted Ireland's most popular graduate recruiter in law for the 11th consecutive year. The firm was recognised at the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards, adjudicated by an expert panel of judges and the votes of over 20,000 undergraduate students in Ireland.

Ireland will opt-in to the centralised European depository for evidence collected of international war crimes in Ukraine, the government has announced. Motions will be brought before the Dáil and Seanad by justice minister Helen McEntee this week to seek Oireachtas backing for Ireland's invol

KPMG Law, part of the professional services firm KPMG, is set to double in size over the next three years as it commits to invest in growing its legal services offering. KPMG Law will look to take on a further 220 lawyers by the end of 2024. The new hires will comprise 45 partners and directors and

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of four new partners in its Belfast and Dublin offices. In Belfast, Hilary Griffith, Richard Dickson and Damian McElholm have been appointed as partners in the corporate, real estate and banking and finance teams respectively. In Dublin, Ka