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Legal action has been commenced against Northern Ireland's Department of Education following a data breach. Personal information relating to hundreds of people was inadvertently disclosed after a spreadsheet was wrongly attached to a mass email.

A conference in Dublin next month will examine the likely effects of the EU's new Product Liability Directive, which could redress the balance in complex tort cases. The new directive includes presumptions reversing the conventional burden of proof on plaintiffs to prove defect or causation in cases

Far-right groups have been plotting to attack asylum lawyers in England, evidence found by The Times reveals. An arson manual and tips on making petrol bombs have been shared in posts on Telegram, a messaging platform. Groups have also listed details of immigration lawyers and advice centres across

The Law Society of Ireland has said it "stands firmly behind" immigration lawyer Imran Khurshid, who has spoken out after receiving threats of violence and arson. Mr Khurshid, a partner at Dublin firm Daly Khurshid Solicitors LLP, told The Irish Times that he had seen social media posts calling for

Nenagh solicitor David Peters has been appointed as the new State solicitor for north Tipperary. Mr Peters succeeds Thurles solicitor Michelle O'Connell, who was appointed to the role in May 2015.

The number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance has increased sharply in the first half of 2024, according to the Irish government. There was a 17 per cent increase in the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2023, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

DWF has reported a 14 per cent increase in net revenue to £435 million in what it has hailed as an "excellent performance" over the past financial year. The global provider of integrated legal and business services today announced its financial results for the year ending 30 April 2024, with a

Google has used unlawful anti-competitive practices to maintain its online search monopoly, a US court has found in a landmark ruling. A federal judge yesterday handed down a 286-page ruling in a case brought by the US Department of Justice and 11 state attorneys general four years ago.

Ireland has been elected to the council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for the first time, where the government has said it will "be a voice for upholding international law".

A hurricane brought cocaine worth more than $1 million to land yesterday. Hurricane Debby reached Florida as a Category 1 hurricane, though was downgraded to a tropical storm as it made its way across the south-eastern US.

Solicitor Andrew Magowan has been appointed to the board of the Middletown Centre for Autism (MCA) in Northern Ireland. Mr Magowan is from Northern Ireland but now lives and practises as a solicitor in London.

Flynn O'Driscoll was the most prolific M&A adviser in the Irish market in the first half of 2024, a new report reveals. According to the latest Experian M&A report, there were 339 deals worth €19.7 billion in the first half of 2024, including the biggest ever private equity investment a

Tughans has retained its ranking as Northern Ireland's most prolific M&A adviser in the first half of 2024. According to the latest Experian M&A report, there were 112 transactions with a total disclosed value of just under £900 million in the first half of 2024.

The Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) will host a CPD day on Friday 4 October 2024. Barrister Anthony Slein BL and solicitor Brian McMullin are among the guest speakers at the event, taking place at the Sligo Park Hotel from 9am–5.30pm.

Ireland is breaching the human rights of asylum seekers by failing to provide for their basic needs, including accommodation, the High Court has ruled.