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Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has taken up larger offices in Belfast as it plans to expand its footprint in Northern Ireland. The firm, which has provided a full range of legal services from Belfast since 2015, is now based on Montgomery Street in the city centre.

Belfast-based Edwards & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of Philip Gordon and Bronagh Mulgrew as solicitors. Mr Gordon, who previously qualified and practised as a solicitor in London, brings over 15 years' experience in litigation, dealing both with commercial disputes for business c

The UK will not seek to become a member of the proposed Unified Patent Court (UPC) despite earlier suggestions that it would, government officials have confirmed. An international agreement to establish the court was signed by most EU member states in 2013, but it is not an EU institution and the pr

Solicitor John Jermyn has been appointed as the Diocesan Registar of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. His appointment by the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, sees him succeed his father and his grandfather in the role, The Echo reports.

The King's Inns has announced the appointment of Diane Sutton as its new member relations officer. Ms Sutton, who joined the King's Inns in September 2019, will be responsible for developing member services for benchers, judges, senior counsel, barristers, and barrister–at–law students.

Lawyers involved in the controversial 2018 Belfast rape trial have threatened to sue former Ireland rugby captain Rory Best for libel, according to reports. The retired sportsman has received correspondence from defamation lawyer Paul Tweed on behalf of partners at KRW LAW LLP and barristers Brendan

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) welcomed postgraduate law students from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas to a lunchtime seminar at the firm's offices.

Champion boxers Carl Frampton and Paddy Barnes visited Hydebank Wood College as part of a boxing skills initiative for young men and women in detention. The Ulster Boxing Council, the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) and the Northern Ireland Prison Service jointly hosted the six-week, non-co

A man jailed for stealing a 27-foot yacht had his sentence nearly doubled after he clapped at the judge in court. Richard Gould, 43, was sentenced to four months for the theft, but now must also serve three further months for contempt of court.

A man who sustained injuries when he collided with racehorses being worked in the Curragh has had his personal injuries claim dismissed in the High Court. Finding that the proximate cause of this “unusual, if not unprecedented, accident” was the man’s failure to keep a lookout when

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed 86 newly-qualified solicitors to the legal profession. The new lawyers were presented to president Rowan White and the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, by the registrar of solicitors, David A. Lavery CB.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has contacted gardaí with concerns that fake law firms are exploiting vulnerable foreign nationals. The regulator has received several complaints from people who have paid thousands of euros for virtually useless advice on visas, work permits and

A human rights lawyer from Germany who says that hackers in the Middle East are trying to unlawfully access his email has launched proceedings against Google in the Irish courts. Mark Somos is seeking orders that Google Ireland must assist him and his lawyers in identifying the parties allegedly att

The UK is to withdraw from the European arrest warrant scheme. In a document detailing Britain's approach to negotiations with the EU, the UK government said: “The agreement should instead provide for fast-track extradition arrangements, based on the EU’s surrender agreement with Norway

The Law Society of Northern Ireland's complaints system is open, accessible and timely, the Lay Observer for Northern Ireland has found. The watchdog's annual report for 2018/19 has identified a positive trend in how complaints are registered and handled by the Society.