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O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors has appointed Anne Donnelly as an associate solicitor within its property and private client department. Ms Donnelly brings over 25 years of extensive experience in property and private client law to the firm, having advised a broad spectrum of clients including com

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has parted ways with London-based Doughty Street Chambers and says she will focus on Irish and international work. Ms Gallagher is well-known for her international work, having recently led the international legal team defending Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was 

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has been ranked as the most active law firm in the Irish M&A market in 2025. The corporate law firm advised on 73 transactions during the year, ahead of Arthur Cox on 71 and A&L Goodbody on 68, according to the latest Experian MarketIQ report.

Commercial law firm Tughans has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most active M&A law firm for an 11th consecutive year.

India's top court has banned a school textbook which made references to court backlogs and "corruption in the judiciary". The Supreme Court of India has imposed a "complete blanket ban... on any further publication, reprinting or digital dissemination" of the book, which was published last week by t

Dozens of people have been deported to South Africa by charter flight, including a family who were at the centre of a hundreds-strong protest outside the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The Department said 63 people, consisting of 54 adults and nine children, were removed on the f

A statutory public inquiry into covert surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland should be launched following fresh revelations from a tribunal, campaigners have said. Amnesty International said damaging disclosures at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Wednesday revealed that the PSNI, the

Belfast-based Phoenix Law has launched a group action on behalf of students whose education at Northern Ireland universities was significantly disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm argues that students who paid full tuition fees "with the expectation of receiving the complete university e

Northern Ireland's legal professions have repeated a call for action to protect solicitors, barristers and justice workers from threats and attacks. Stormont's all-party group on access to justice this week hosted a discussion which focused on the issue and the opportunity to tackle it in forthcomin

Northern Ireland firm Stewarts Solicitors has acquired Peter Dornan & Co Solicitors, a long-established legal practice with offices in Bangor and Belfast. The deal expands Stewarts Solicitors’ footprint to six locations: Newtownards, Comber, Belfast, Ballymena, Kircubbin and now Bangor.

Ireland's national DNA database has had a "transformative effect" in the decade since it was established, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The justice, home affairs and migration minister yesterday attended Forensic Science Ireland's headquarters for an event marking the database's 10th anniversary.

A public consultation is seeking views on Ireland's new national drugs strategy. The consultation aims to capture a wide range of views, including from those with lived and living experience of drug use and those involved in the provision of services, recognising that Ireland’s response to dru

The Law Reform Commission has published an Irish language version of the revised Official Languages Act 2003. A consolidated Revised Act version of the 2003 Act — which has had more than 120 amendments — was published in English in 2022.

Matheson LLP has awarded the inaugural Matheson National College of Ireland Adrian Jordan Bursary to third-year IT student Seán Geaney. Mr Geaney, who is from Rush, Co Dublin, has recently begun his work placement with Matheson.

An innovative new online child maintenance calculator has been launched to help parents in coming to arrangements on child maintenance payments. The calculator was launched yesterday and can be accessed online at www.childmaintenancecalculator.ie.