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Dublin solicitor Lisa McKenna has been elected as a council member of Dublin Chamber. Ms McKenna, principal solicitor of McKenna & Co Solicitors, was nominated by Joanne Hession of LiFT Ireland and Catherine Moroney, head of business banking in AIB.

Global legal business DWF has announced 27 new appointments in Belfast, ranging from trainee to director level.

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh has granted permission for alleged sex abuse victims to launch a group proceedings case against Celtic FC. Lord Arthurson yesterday gave permission for 22 former Celtic Boys Club players to make a compensation claim, our sister publicat

Police have recorded a sharp increase in complaints about noisy sex in New York City. There were 277 complaints about noisy sex between 19 February 2021 and 9 February 2022, according to analysis by Patch.

Young Plato, a documentary set in the Ardoyne district of Belfast, has won the ICCL Human Rights on Film Award 2022 at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival.

Banbridge solicitor Paul Downey will face trial on charges of fraud and false accounting following a number of adjournments due to ill health, a judge has ruled. The alleged offences, which include nine counts of fraud by abuse of position, four of false accounting and a single count of theft, are s

The hourly tolling of two church bells has enraged a woman who is suing her council to have the practice stopped. Retired secretary Martine Wephre lives five metres from St Didier church in Aujeurres, north of Dijon in France. She said the tolling of the bells has driven her mad.

Law students at University College Cork (UCC) triumphed on their home turf at the Intervarsity Law Summit 2022, taking gold in both the mock trial and moot competitions. Fabia Shaw and Harry Emerson emerged as winners in the Intervarsity Mock Trial final, held on Friday afternoon in the weekend summ

The International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is to proceed with an investigation into the invasion of Ukraine. He said in a statement that there was "a reasonable basis to proceed with opening an investigation".

Belfast-based McCartan Turkington Breen Solicitors (MTB) has announced a new charity partnership with Action Mental Health (AMH). AMH, Northern Ireland's leading mental health charity, changes the lives of people living with mental health issues and promotes resilience and wellbeing to all sections

The merger between Eugene F Collins (EFC) and Addleshaw Goddard (AG), which completed today, is believed to be the largest ever merger between a UK-based legal business and an independent Irish practice. Mark Walsh, formerly managing partner of EFC, has taken up his new role as head of Ireland at Ad

Irish lawyers have joined their colleagues from across Europe in offering free legal advice to Ukrainian nationals seeking asylum in a safe country. The European Young Bar Association (EYBA) has published a list of lawyers from 18 countries, including Ireland and the UK, who are available to give ad

Sports lawyers Louise Reilly and Susan Ahern have been nominated for appointment as directors on the board of Cycling Ireland. Ms Reilly is a barrister and a leading anti-doping expert, while Ms Ahern is the former head of legal and compliance at World Rugby.

Cork-based CDS Law & Tax LLP has announced the promotion of property lawyer Jennifer Downing to partner in the firm. Leading the firm's property team for over six years, Ms Downing is primarily responsible for working with commercial clients, advising them on complex property transactions. She a

Lawyer and former president Dr Mary McAleese has urged the next generation of Irish lawyers to stand their ground and not allow the likes of sexism and homophobia to go unchallenged in their midst. Speaking to hundreds of law students at the inaugural Intervarsity Law Summit in Cork on Friday evenin