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The High Court has issued a further ruling in the landmark FBD case, dealing with issues around quantum. The test cases brought by four pubs – The Leopardstown Inn, Sinnotts, Seán’s Bar, and Lemon and Duke – concern their business interruption insurance policies with FBD and

Matheson has launched a €5,000 corporate law bursary in memory of its late partner and former chairperson, Tim Scanlon. Mr Scanlon, who joined Matheson as a partner in 2000 and was appointed chair in 2018, passed away in December 2020 at the age of 55 following a brief illness.

A scheme to allegedly smuggle thousands of coconuts filled with liquid cocaine into Europe has been foiled by Colombian authorities. The shipment of 19,780 coconuts was seized in Cartagena, a major port in the north of Colombia, shortly before it was due to leave for the Italian port of Genoa, The T

Global law firm DLA Piper saw its revenue in Ireland increase by 131 per cent in the financial year ending April 2021, according to its latest accounts – which also show it paid out almost £30 million in bonuses to its partners worldwide. The firm's international turnover was £1.16

The regularisation scheme for long-term undocumented migrants has opened for applications from this morning. Thousands of undocumented migrants and their families who are living in Ireland are expected to be eligible for the scheme, which began accepting online applications at 10am and will run for

A group of trainee solicitors are taking part in a charity fight night to raise cash for the Children's Health Foundation Crumlin.

Plans to modernise legislation protecting Ireland's monuments has moved forward after a revised general scheme was presented to an Oireachtas committee last night. The Monuments and Archaeological Bill intends to revise and replace the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 and other related legislati

A consultation has been launched on proposals for a new legislative framework for co-operative societies. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is seeking the view of interested parties on certain aspects being considered for inclusion in a forthcoming bill.

Philip Lee has announced that it is to offer support to emerging athlete Luke McCann on his quest to represent Ireland at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Mr McCann is a mechanical engineering student at UCD and is a recipient of the prestigious Ad Astra Elite Sports Scholarship in athletics, a scholarsh

Hundreds of Kenyans will be allowed to take legal action at Scotland's Court of Session against one of the world's major tea producers. Current and former employees of Finlays, whose roots lie in 18th century Glasgow, allege they suffered severe health problems as a result of working on farms operat

ByrneWallace LLP has shaken up the leadership of its property group, with Michael Walsh becoming chair of the group and Alison O'Sullivan succeeding him as its head. Mr Walsh has over 20 years' partner-level experience and has led the firm's property team – the largest in Ireland – since

An octogenarian motorist stopped by police told officers he didn't have a driving license – and had been driving for over 70 years without one. The man, born in 1938, told police in Nottingham that he had been driving since he was 12 years old with no license and no insurance, the BBC reports.

Corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields Solicitors has announced the promotion of Clare Dowling and Simon Mahon to partners in the firm. Ms Dowling is a litigation solicitor specialising in corporate insolvency and restructuring and commercial disputes. She has acted in large-scale commercial d

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A solicitor at Beauchamps LLP who is running the Paris Marathon in memory of Ashling Murphy has so far raised close to €5,000 in aid of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC). Aisling Duffy, a solicitor in the firm's insolvency and corporate recovery team, told Irish Legal News that Ms Murphy's murde