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Legislation allowing for licensed premises to serve alcohol in outdoor seating areas has been extended for a further six months until the end of November 2022. The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 was introduced in July 2021 after An Garda Síochána pointed out that bars an

A former lawyer breached his duty of care to his client, a Kazakh mining giant, while the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted with "bad faith opportunism" before a major criminal investigation, the High Court has ruled. Former Dechert lawyer Neil Gerrard, who represented Eurasian Natural Resources Corp

Senators of both parties have agreed a deal over a draft bill that would widen the ambit of a 1996 war crimes law to give US courts jurisdiction in cases involving foreign atrocities, in an apparent response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The draft bill, obtained by The New York Times, would en

A notorious cat dubbed the "most prosecuted" in her local area has been vindicated in court after years of litigation. Miska, a brown tabby cat in Bellevue, Washington, racked up more than $30,000 (around €28,500) in fines for allegedly trespassing on neighbouring properties and taunting other

William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of Barry Scannell as a consultant in the firm's technology department. Mr Scannell has 15 years' experience as a technology lawyer and previously spent six years with IMRO as its director of legal affairs and regulatory compliance.

A lawyer who was fined after telling a joke in court suffered a violation of his right to freedom of expression, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Mirko Simic, a lawyer in Bosnia and Herzegovina, told the joke – about a professor who expected his students to provide not onl

A paralegal who received "laudable" support from his employer in his ambition to become a solicitor has been awarded €500 by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after the company unlawfully recouped education costs from his final salary. Despite finding his claim to be well-founded, the ad

Lawyers from across Europe were welcomed to Dublin for the 2022 plenary session of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) over the weekend. The Irish delegation to the CCBE comprised David Conlan Smyth SC, William Fry partner Cormac Little, Law Society president Michelle Ní Lo

The family of a man who drowned in Dublin in 2008 have been granted permission to challenge the Attorney General's decision to refuse a new inquest into his death. John Kelly died by drowning on 16 October 2008 at Britain Quay, Dublin 2. An inquest in 2009 concluded that he died by misadventure. How

The UK government is expected to announce legislation allowing it to unilaterally abandon parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol after Boris Johnson said there will be a "necessity to act" if the EU stands firm on the issue. In an article published by the Belfast Telegraph to coincide with his visit

Venture capital funding into Irish technology firms increased by 52 per cent to €379.7 million in the first quarter of this year, compared to €249.4 million in same period last year, according to the latest Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) VenturePulse survey published in associati

A new business law firm led by corporate finance solicitor Andrew Power has opened its doors in Galway and Dublin. Power Law LLP will focus on providing sophisticated legal services to SMEs, business owners, company owners and investors.

A Russian solider has become the first member of the country's military to face a trial for alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine. Sergeant Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, appeared in court in Kyiv on Friday accused of killing an unarmed civilian.

Plans for a new EU directive on cybersecurity have moved forward with the reaching of political agreement between the European Parliament and EU member states.T The NIS 2 Directive, which follows the landmark NIS Directive introduced in 2016, will respond to "the increasing degree of digitalisation

A man who taunted police on social media with a message reading "catch me if you can" has been jailed for eight years. More than 5,500 people liked 20-year-old Jordan Carr's comment on a post seeking his whereabouts in connection with an aggravated burglary in Bedfordshire, England.