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Ireland's legal profession was stunned and saddened yesterday to learn of the untimely death of solicitor Richard Grogan who passed away after a short illness at the age of 65. After graduating from Blackrock College in 1975, Mr Grogan studied law at University College Dublin where he received an ho

In a landmark judgment this week, the European Court of Justice put in doubt public access to information about company ownership. The court ruled on Tuesday that the unfettered right of public access to the personal information of the individuals who ultimately own or control companies incorporated

On 14 November 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland issued a press release noting that it had reprimanded and fined Mercer Global Investments Management Limited (MGIM) €117,600 for several breaches of UCITS investment fund regulations. The breaches arose from MGIM’s failure to disclose to in

Pictured (L–R): Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan, Aoife Killackey and Maurece Hutchinson Law students Aoife Killackey, Bailey McCrindle and Caoimhe Ringland have received a prize – worth £3,000 – after achieving the highest marks in their tort law module at Queen’

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) has announced the launch of its first-ever Final Hour Campaign, a donation programme to support the charity’s work providing free legal advice and representation to those at risk of homelessness. The 2022 Final Hour Campaign will ask law firms from across Irela

Simmons & Simmons has announced financial markets partner, Rachel Stanton, as new country head of its Irish office, with effect from 1 January 2023. The news comes after outgoing country head, Fionán Breathnach, announced his decision to retire from legal practice next year.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality commission has argued before the High Court that a State requirement for survivors of historic sexual abuses in schools to have taken legal proceedings against the State before 1 July 2021 – proceedings that, would be doomed to fail – “is in

The Scottish government's indyref2 bill is ultra vires of the Scotland Act, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Irish Legal News is sad to report that solicitor Richard Grogan has passed away after a period of illness. Mr Grogan, who was partner at Richard Grogan Solicitors, was a regular contributor to ILN, furnishing readers with his employment law expertise.

Via LinkedIn: Today the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission met with International Organization for Migration - UN Migration UK chief of mission, Christa Rottensteiner, on her visit to Belfast.

Children's rights experts have called on the Home Office to end the use of hotels as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. The Children's Law Centre and South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) issued a joint statement after Belfast South MP Claire Hanna raised concerns ab

Our regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Sonraí Analytics, a Belfast-based medtech firm, has secured funding from New York venture firm Eckuity.

Global law firm DLA Piper has hired former Irish ambassador Daniel Mulhall as a consultant. Over a 40-year diplomatic career, Mr Mulhall served as Ireland's ambassador to Malaysia, Germany, the UK and, most recently, as Ireland's ambassador to the US from 2017 to 2022.

Hayes solicitors LLP has appointed Liam Moloney as a partner in the firm's commercial property team. Mr Moloney brings nearly three decades of experience in all aspects of commercial and business transactions.