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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed the so-called "gay cake" case brought by Gareth Lee, a UK national, represented by Ciaran Moynagh of Phoenix Law, against the United Kingdom government. The ECtHR found that Mr Lee had relied on national legislation to advance his discriminati

The European Commission has defended Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) from criticism by Dutch and German MEPs. Four MEPs – Sophie in 't Veld and Tineke Strik from the Netherlands, and Cornelia Ernst and Birgit Sippel from Germany – last month wrote to Didier Reynders, the Europ

Solicitor Aoife Murphy has been appointed as senior legal counsel at insurance company Laya Healthcare. The appointment follows a year in which Ms Murphy acted as senior legal counsel for Laya while on secondment from Ronan Daly Jermyn.

Commercial law firm Philip Lee has announced the promotion of six lawyers to the position of senior associate. The new senior associates are Peter Crawford, Elaine Whelan, Maeve Delargy, George Willis, Mary Hennessy and Hugo Grattirola.

John Edwards has taken up the role of UK information commissioner. Mr Edwards, who joins on a five-year term, spent the past eight years as New Zealand privacy commissioner and before that worked as a barrister.

Anti-racism campaigners have celebrated a jury's decision to find protestors who toppled a statue of a slave trader in Bristol not guilty of criminal damage. Jake Skuse 33, Rhian Graham, 30, Milo Ponsford, 26, and Sage Willoughby, 22, admitted participating in toppling the statue and throwing it in

India's tax authority has seized £26 million in banknotes, 23 kilograms of gold and 250 kilograms of silver from the country's biggest-ever tax evader. Businessman Piyush Jain was arrested after officials raided his home, described by local media as a "warehouse of money" with cash "spilling o

The so-called "gay cake" case could return to the domestic courts following a "disappointing" ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), lawyers have said. The ECtHR ruled that the case brought by Gareth Lee against the United Kingdom was inadmissible because Mr Lee did not explicitly r

Co Antrim high street law firm Armstrong Solicitors has announced the appointment of two new solicitors and a legal assistant to its residential conveyancing team. Jonathan Scullion and Zara Webber, who together have over 20 years' experience in residential conveyancing, have joined the firm as it e

Sitting judges seeking promotion will have to complete special training to be considered eligible as part of proposed reforms to the judicial appointments process. Justice minister Helen McEntee is expected to publish her proposals for long-awaited reform of the judicial appointments process early t

The board of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has been unable to meet for months due to unfilled vacancies, according to reports. There are currently just two board members, with seven positions vacant since the end of September 2021, The Times reports. The board is therefore unable to reach

A&L Goodbody has topped the M&A league tables for 2021 in terms of volume and value of deals, according to new figures. The law firm advised on 77 deals worth €48.2 billion in a bumper year that saw a record 682 deals worth €88.3 billion overall.

Corporate law firm Philip Lee has announced plans to relocate to new, larger Dublin premises with an ambition to hire at least 50 new lawyers this year. The firm will this month move to a new 2,500 square metre headquarters at Connaught House, 1 Burlington Road, Dublin, following the biggest commerc

Business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll has announced a series of senior appointments across its Dublin and Galway offices. Diann Cannon has been appointed as partner in the firm's corporate and commercial team, while Deirdre Walsh and Cian Mannion have been promoted to associates in the same department.

Football fans who racially abuse players will be banned from attending matches for up to a decade under new laws in England and Wales. Home secretary Priti Patel is introducing legislation to widen the ambit of football banning orders – which can be imposed on people convicted of violence, dis