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The Department of Health has launched a consultation on extending temporary arrangements for "flexibility" in children's social care until November. Regulations were introduced in May to provide HSC Trusts and other children’s social care providers with temporary modifications to support them

Arthur Cox and Mason Hayes & Curran LLP have been named among the best law firms in the world for promoting diversity. The two Irish firms join US firms Covington & Burling and Crowell & Moring as the winners of Accenture's inaugural 2021 Outside Counsel Diversity Awards.

An Irish medical expert has made global headlines with his expert evidence for the prosecution at the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd. The jury yesterday heard from Dr Martin Tobin, a world-leading expert in breathing who hails from Co Kilkenny and stu

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has backed the Czech Republic on mandatory pre-school vaccinations in a case that predates the pandemic. Families whose children were refused entry to pre-schools because they had not been vaccinated against childhood diseases appealed to the court.

Authorities south of the border are to follow Scotland's lead and open remote jury centres. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will seek a change in the law to allow courts to use venues to host remote jury centres.

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A man who bundled himself into a wooden crate and tried to mail himself from Australia to Britain has made a public appeal to help track down his accomplices. Back in 1965, Welsh man Brian Robson, now 75, enlisted the help of Irish friends John and Paul in a scheme to return home cheaply.

US law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has launched an office in Dublin, following in the footsteps of Hogan Lovells, Ashurst and Linklaters. Three of the firm's existing London partners – David Quirolo, Robert Cannon and Suzanne Bell – are expected to rotate between the UK he

An investigation has cleared gardaí of mishandling a complaint from a woman who reportedly accused a judge of inappropriate behaviour towards her. According to the Irish Independent, the woman filed a complaint in 2016 after the judge presiding over her civil case phoned her after a hearing,

Irish lawyer Marie Doyle-Rossi has been promoted to special counsel at US-headquartered law firm Covington & Burling LLP. Dr Doyle-Rossi, who is based in Dublin, joined the firm as an associate in 2010 and was promoted to senior associate in 2018.

New legislation is required to protect the rights of children in cases of donor-assisted human reproduction (DAHR) and surrogacy, a new report has recommended. The government has published a review by Professor Conor O'Mahony, special rapporteur on child protection, of children's rights and best int

Lady Justice Rose will be sworn in as a justice of the UK Supreme Court in a closed event next Tuesday. Only a small number of guests will be allowed to attend the ceremony in person, but it will also be streamed live from the UKSC website.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson has advised Simon Murphy, the largest shareholder in Irish alarm monitoring company HomeSecure, on the sale of the business to PhoneWatch.

Philip Flynn, founder and owner of legal consultancy PF Solicitors, explores the future of in-house legal services. The nature and make-up of legal functions/departments varies considerably from growth stage companies, to larger multi-nationals. This is driven by more obvious factors, such as the si

The Home Office has come under fire after confirming plans to send asylum seekers to live in "squalor and inhumane conditions" at a former military site. The Napier Barracks site in Kent, run by private contractor Clearsprings Ready Homes, was the centre of controversy earlier this year after nearly