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Solicitor Ciaran Mulholland is now representing Conor McGregor as the former UFC champion weighs a possible attempt to overturn a civil ruling that he raped a woman in a Dublin hotel. Mr Mulholland announced yesterday that his firm, Mulholland Law, will act for Mr McGregor after he parted ways with

Police in the Czech Republic have arrested the man suspected of repeatedly driving a Formula 1-style racing car along a motorway since 2019. The distinctive red vehicle, in full Ferrari livery, was traced to a property in the village of Buk, around 60km south-west of Prague, following the latest rep

Baroness Harman KC has warned that LinkedIn is being used as a “dating app” by predatory barristers in England and Wales. The former Labour deputy leader and ex-chair of the party conducted an independent review into bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the English bar, commissi

Austen commemoration on the wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, London Credit: JRennocks, CC BY-SA 4.0

Senior government, judicial and legal figures are today beginning a trade mission promoting Ireland's strengths as a global business and legal hub in New York City. Niall Collins, minister of state for justice, is joining the president of the High Court, Mr Justice David Barniville, and leading Iris

Byrne Wallace Shields partner Victor Timon has been appointed as vice-chair of Digital Business Ireland (DBI), the national voice of the Irish digital, e-commerce and tech sectors. Mr Timon, head of the Byrne Wallace Shields technology group, will serve until January 2026, at which point he will ass

Over 900 submissions have been received to a four-week public consultation on planning permission exemptions. Under proposed changes, individuals would no longer need planning permission for certain developments.

A man has been acquitted before Antrim County Court after new evidence was uncovered in the course of an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates has welcomed the outcome for their client, who was convicted in 2017 of two counts of m

The UK government will give "full consideration" to the findings and recommendations of an independent review of the Windsor Framework, the Northern Ireland secretary has said. Lord Murphy of Torfaen was commissioned in January to lead an independent review of the post-Brexit deal, which was publish

Two Irish lawyers have set sail towards Gaza alongside a flotilla which is seeking to break Israel's blockade and bring humanitarian aid directly to starving Palestinians.

Carson McDowell has welcomed 11 new trainees, bringing its total trainee cohort to a record 21 — more than any other Northern Ireland-headquartered law firm.

Projects providing support services to children, young people and their families staying in international protection accommodation are to benefit from €1.75 million in funding. The additional funding will go to children and young people's services committees (CYPSCs), which bring together

A lawyer who shares his name with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is suing the social media platform for repeatedly deactivating his account. In eight years, Mark Steven Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy lawyer in Indianapolis, has seen his official Facebook page suspended five times and his personal profil

Survivors and victims of domestic abuse are to be exempted from immigration registration fees. Regulations signed into effect by the minister of state for migration, Colm Brophy, will waive the €300 fee in order to remove a financial barrier to leaving an abusive relationship.

Global law firm Kennedys has promoted five lawyers in Belfast and three in Dublin as part of a global promotions round. Insurance lawyers Barnabus Shearer and Alexander Redpath have been promoted to legal director in Belfast.