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The High Court has quashed the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a development in the “Connolly Quarter” development scheme. The development included 741 “build-to-rent” apartments behind Connolly Station in Dublin. Background

Global law firm Dentons has announced the appointment of real estate lawyer Andrew Muckian as a partner in its newly-established Dublin office. Mr Muckian joins the firm from William Fry, where he was formerly head of real estate. Prior to this, he headed the real estate team at Matheson.

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed two recently-qualified solicitors and two new trainees as part of a continued commitment to supporting new legal talent despite economic uncertainty. Newly-qualified solicitors Hayley Cummings and Ross White have joined the firm's corporate law team and

Prominent Limerick solicitor Harry Fehily has been elected as chairman of the University of Limerick Foundation. Mr Fehily, managing partner of Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors, previously served as a board member for a number of years and succeeds Dr Loretta Brennan Glucksman in the role.

An Irish solicitor who is retraining in Canada has joined the Board of the Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce Vancouver (ICCCVan). Arthur Cullinan practised as a mergers and acquisitions solicitor in Dublin prior to relocating to Vancouver, where he is now pursuing requalification. He expects to be

Gearóid Corrigan, senior associate at Kennedys, gives an Irish market update on solicitors' professional indemnity insurance. After years of relative calm and stability in the professional indemnity market and ahead of the traditional 1 December renewal, we look at whether recent developments

Over 100 solicitors from Cork and Kerry have attended the annual Practitioner Update Cork & Kerry 2020, which took place online for the first time. Organised by the Law Society Finuas Skillnet in association with the Southern Law Association and Kerry Law Society, the conference provided an oppo

The King's Inns Law Review has announced special €500 prizes for the best articles submitted for inclusion in its 10th anniversary edition. The KILR is published independent by the students of the King's Inns every year to promote and foster legal scholarship across Ireland.

The International Bar Association (IBA) and International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) have condemned "hostile comments" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel regarding the work of lawyers. In a party conference speech last month, Mr Johnson s

Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly will face no further action following complaints that an "offensive" tweet breached the NI Policing Board's code of conduct. The Board received multiple complaints about a tweet Mr Kelly posted in September to mark the anniversary of the infamous 1983 Maze Prison esc

A new video features Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, discussing his life and role in the famous trials. At age 27, in his first turn as a prosecutor, Mr Ferencz led what was then called "the biggest murder trial in history."

The UCD Centre for Constitutional Studies will host one of the world’s leading international legal conferences in 2022, it was announced this morning. The conference will be the latest in the biennial Public Law series, the most prestigious forum for the discussion of public law matters in the

Online shoppers who shelled out hundreds of pounds for a new PlayStation 5 console have been left disappointed after instead receiving bags of grain, cat food or nothing at all. Amazon has announced an investigation into what it said was a "small proportion" of orders which had apparently fallen vic

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a lay litigant is entitled to his appeal costs, despite the fact that his appeal was not "entirely successful". The man was successful in his appeal, the principal judgment of which was delivered earlier this year, and the Court of Appeal recently heard submissions

Eugene F Collins has announced the reappointment of its managing partner Mark Walsh for a second three-year term. Speaking on his reappointment, Mr Walsh reflected on the ongoing challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the transformation of the legal industry over 2020.