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Matheson, Ireland's largest law firm, has announced the appointment of Niamh Counihan as its first pro bono partner. Ms Counihan will dedicate 50 per cent of her professional time to pro bono legal activities, while the other 50 per cent will continue to be dedicated to her responsibilities as Mathe

The president of the Association of Judges of Ireland (AJI) has backed Ms Justice Mary Irvine's call for the appointment of 17 more High Court judges to deal with the Covid-19 backlog. Mr Justice David Barniville told The Sunday Times that "there aren’t really enough hours in the day for a lot

The government has claimed it has not yet seen any evidence that cuts in barristers' pay are linked to recruitment and retention issues. Public expenditure and reform minister Michael McGrath said his department has "sought evidence to support any claims that the reductions imposed are linked to sig

BHSM has announced the appointment of Rachel Nangle as a solicitor in the firm's commercial real estate department. A graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Ms Nangle qualified as a solicitor in December 2020.

Dr Brian Hunt, partner at Ronan Daly Jermyn, responds to the President's comments about the volume of legislation coming through the Oireachtas. Last week the Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil and Cathaoirleach of the Seanad each received a letter from President Michael D Higgins. While the letters

The reselling of event tickets above face value has been banned under legislation which came into effect over the weekend. The Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Educational, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 was brought into force on Saturday.

The initial findings of a government review of prison and penal policy will be published this autumn. Hildegarde Naughton, the minister of state for civil and criminal justice, said work is "well advanced" on the review as she launched the 2020 annual report of the Irish Prison Service (IPS) at Cast

DLA Piper's revenue for its offices outside of the US remained at just over £1 billion over 2020/21 while profits rose to £614m. The latest accounts from the firm show that revenue for its international LLP declined from £1.07bn to £1.05bn.

European citizens are being detained and threatened with deportation, despite having applied for settled status – contrary to the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The Home Office has served EU nationals removal directions even though they could prove they had applied for settled status.

Online retail giant Amazon has been slapped with a record €746 million fine by a data protection watchdog for alleged breaches of the GDPR. Luxembourg's data protection watchdog, the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD), issued the fine in July.

A woman has admitted providing cannabis brownies to her friends – who then panicked and called an ambulance. Elena Ravizza, 24, is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of the Class B drug at Dundee Sheriff Court.

The High Court has granted an order for the possession of a house after the defendants had failed to make payments on the mortgage since 2017. Delivering judgment in the case, Mr Justice Max Barrett commented that the defendants seemed to have been assisted by “unregulated charlatans.”

Concerns have been raised by President Michael D Higgins about the volume of legislation sent to his office just before the Oireachtas recess. Two Oireachtas committees are being convened to address the concerns raised by the president as he said an "overwhelming number of bills" were presented for

A convicted rapist has been sentenced to 16 further years in prison for a campaign of harassment and death threats directed at his victim and lawyers involved in his original trial – with the judge calling his actions an “unprecedented and deliberate” abuse of process. Michael Murr

The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) has published his sixth Digest of Decisions featuring summaries of 21 decisions made during 2020/21 and highlighting the impact of the pandemic on businesses. The Digest focuses on legally binding decisions issued following complaints ma