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Six law firms have been awarded grants by the Law Society towards training solicitors outside of the biggest cities in the State. Firms in counties Offaly, Westmeath, Kilkenny, Limerick, Monaghan, and Kerry received the Law Society Small Practice Training Grant in 2023, according to the Law Society

Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC will deliver the keynote address at Mason Hayes & Curran's inaugural dispute resolution conference next month. The business law firm will host the event on 12 September at The Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin as Ireland prepares for a significant shift in

Ryanair has lost an Italian court battle over a ban on charging extra fees for seat reservations for those accompanying children or disabled people. Italy's Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) introduced the measure in 2021, prompting a court challenge from Ryanair.

Vapers are opposed to proposed new restrictions on flavoured vape products, the findings of a government consultation suggest. Health minister Stephen Donnelly and the minister of state with responsibility for public health, wellbeing and the national drug strategy, Colm Burke, last week published t

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (LPDT) has imposed sanctions on 17 lawyers since its formal establishment, according to its first chairperson's report. Of those, 14 were subject to less serious sanctions including censures and fines, while three were subject to more serious sanctions,

Eight new board members have been appointed to An Bord Pleanála, with the maximum number of board members also increased from 14 to 17. The new board members, who will take up their positions from 2 September 2024, are Declan Moore, Liam McGree, Marie O'Connor, Mary Gurrie, Mary Henchy, Mary

Filmmaker Danny Boyle has been banned by a church court from filming scenes for his zombie apocalypse threequel in an English church. The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Newcastle said the Morpeth Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin would be "profaned" by the filming, The Telegraph reports.

A burglar was caught in the middle of a robbery after stopping to read a book on Greek mythology. The 38-year-old man reportedly broke into a flat in the Prati district of Rome but became distracted after picking up a book about Homer's Iliad.

Junior lawyers are being offered bonuses of £38,000 for referring their friends for jobs, as the talent war in London continues. The bonuses are on top of salaries for NQs which start at £180,000 at Paul Weiss and £164,000 at Kirkland & Ellis. The referral scheme at Kirkland &a

Pinsent Masons is piloting burnout alerts for overworked staff after the death of a partner last year. The firm's new time-tracking system will let bosses know when employees have been consistently working long hours.

Pictured (L–R): Catherine O'Flynn and Melanie Crowley Mason Hayes & Curran has expanded its employment law & benefits team with the appointment of Catherine O’Flynn as partner.

The legal community is invited to the second annual Law Society Festival on 4 September 2024 at Blackhall Place.

The London Irish Lawyers Association is hosting its Summer Garden Party on 12 September. The party will be a chance to catch up with friends old and new over a slice of freshly baked pizza, award-winning ice cream and a drink or two.

It was a “a matter of concern and regret” that government officials snubbed a hearing involving state workers seeking a pay rise, the Labour Court has said. Department of Enterprise officials were advised by the Department of Public Expenditure not to attend a hearing into a claim for hi

The International Criminal Court should adopt 'joint criminal enterprise' as a mode of criminal liability in the ICC Statute to punish masterminds of mass atrocities, experts have said. International tribunals and national courts have been able to use joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to bring those r