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A law firm has blamed Home Secretary Priti Patel's disparaging remarks about "activist lawyers" for a knife attack on one of its immigration solicitors last month. The London-based firm, which has not been named, wrote to the Law Society of England and Wales following the attack, in which a man with

The UK government is being sued over its failure to disclose details of over £3 billion worth of Covid-19 contracts that it has awarded to private companies. Three MPs and the Good Law Project are seeking judicial review of the government's failure to disclose the information, arguing it is br

The House of Lords Constitution Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the constitutional issues raised by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is exploring the impact of the pandemic on:  Calls for written evidence on the courts and Parliament strands of the inquiry have closed, and the committee is in

A pregnant woman who went into labour minutes into her bar exam managed to complete the crucial test despite giving birth halfway through. Illinois woman Brianna Hill was originally due to sit the test much earlier in her pregnancy in July, but it was moved to October due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Collector-General of the Revenue Commissioners has been successful in a case for the recovery of €1.7 million in VAT due and owing against a man who sought discovery of the documentation on which Revenue was relying. Background

William Fry has announced the appointment of 11 new partners across its corporate and M&A, litigation and dispute resolution, banking and finance, tax and employment and pensions teams.

Beauchamps has announced the appointment of five partners across the firm's commercial litigation, insurance, public and regulatory and medical negligence teams. The promotion of Clíodhna Walsh, Sharon Delaney, Edward Lyons, Ciara Murphy and Grace Murphy means 44 per cent of the firm's partne

Eversheds Sutherland has announced a double appointment in its tax department with the appointment of Tim Kiely as a partner and Melissa Daly as a senior associate. Mr Kiely joins the firm from industry, most recently at BNP Paribas, where he was head of tax in Ireland for over three years. He also

Belfast and Newry firm JMK Solicitors has been awarded the Lexcel Quality Mark for the third year in a row. The personal injury and road traffic accident specialist firm was awarded the mark by the Law Society of Northern Ireland following a rigorous assessment process.

Belfast-based KRW Law LLP has celebrated a significant social media milestone after hitting 5,000 followers on Twitter. The human rights and criminal defence practice now has one of the largest Twitter followings of any law firm across Ireland.

A requirement that a fifth of all new recruits in the public service will have to be competent in the Irish language will be introduced by the end of 2030 under new government plans. The Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019, currently being considered by the Oireachtas, will be strengthened by g

The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane have returned to the High Court in Belfast to challenge the UK government's delay in responding to a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling nearly two years ago. The Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state has failed to deliver an Article 2

Employers have been urged to recognise the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on employees' mental health and ensure they have a robust mental health strategy and risk assessments in place. Ciara McLoughlin, head of employment for DLA Piper in Ireland, said the pandemic has exacerbated existing mental

A new report published by the Department of Justice examines cybercrime threats to Ireland and the most effective means of responding to them. The Department has published the findings from its international literature review on cybercrime to coincide with European Cyber Security Month.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has recorded 1,627 data breaches over the entirety of the 2019-20 financial year, up from 1,378 in the previous financial year, according to official figures.  The data, contained in the annual CPS report and analysed by Griffin Law, a UK litigation practice,