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Pinsent Masons' Belfast office has been recognised for its commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion and advocacy.

Employment law firm Watershed has appointed Rachel Richardson as an employment lawyer and solicitor (England and Wales). Based in Belfast, Ms Richardson will play a key role in expanding the firm’s work in Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

Former shareholders of oil and gas company YPF have failed in a bid to enforce a $16.1 billion US court judgment against Argentina in the largest claim of its kind ever brought before the Irish courts. Ms Justice Eileen Roberts yesterday refused the High Court application for enforcement of the reco

Two major airlines are being sued for allegedly misleading customers by offering window seats which don't have windows. Greenbaum Olbrantz LLP has filed proposed class action lawsuits against Delta Air Lines in New York and against United Airlines in California.

Limerick solicitors narrowly lost to members of An Garda Síochána in their annual charity football match, which raised over €2,400 for Cliona's Foundation.

Northern Ireland firm McCay Legal has promoted Gillian Smyth to operations manager following a period of growth. Ms Smyth has been part of the team since McCay Legal acquired AD McClay & Company Solicitors two years ago.

More than 20,500 people contacted the CCPC's consumer helpline in the first six months of the year, with faulty goods, poor online shopping experiences and botched home improvements ranking as the most common complaints. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) today published a rep

A manager in a financial services company who was dismissed for sexual harassment has been awarded €22,500 after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found that his dismissal was procedurally unfair. The complainant, who held the role of assistant manager and was considered “number tw

A proposed increase in Northern Ireland court fees will jeopardise access to justice, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service (NICTS) has just closed a consultation on a proposed nine per cent increase in civil court fees, spread

A YouTuber has meticulously identified every misused road sign in Grand Theft Auto V. The Scottish-made video game's fictional setting of Los Santos is loosely based on real-life Los Angeles.

Carson McDowell has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most prolific M&A legal adviser in the first half of 2025. The independent Northern Ireland firm advised on 25 deals in the six-month period, ahead of A&L Goodbody on 18, according to the latest Experian M&A report.

Arthur Cox has been ranked as Ireland's most prolific M&A legal adviser in the first half of 2025. According to the latest Experian M&A report, Arthur Cox advised on 29 of the 391 deals which took place in the first six months of the year, ahead of A&L Goodbody and Regan Wall on 26 each.

Five international organisations have urged the attorney general for England and Wales, Richard Hermer, to delay making a decision on whether to prosecute hundreds of peaceful protesters arrested for holding placards expressing support for Palestine Action. Palestine Action, a non-violent direct act

Storm Éowyn has become the most expensive storm-related insurance event in Irish history, with claims exceeding €301 million. Insurance Ireland said a total of 33,678 claims have been recorded since the storm struck Ireland in January 2025, with two-thirds (67 per cent) relating to house

Solicitor Martin Sisk has been appointed as chairperson of the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute is Ireland’s national marine research agency, established under the Marine Institute Act 1991.