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Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the promotion of Shane Reynolds to partner in the firm's health and prosecutions team. A specialist in the areas of criminal law, administrative law and investigations, Mr Reynolds helps organisations with regulatory prosecutions, and as a

Children as young as 11 were among the 422 taken to court and convicted last year, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Justice Minister Naomi Long disclosed the crimes committed by children in recent years, including violence against the person, drug offences, robbery and fraud.

Funding has been secured to allow the proposed dedicated family courts complex at Hammond Lane to go ahead, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said. The project, on a site adjacent to the Four Courts, was originally announced in September 2015 following years of criticism from family lawyers that th

Ailbhe Dennehy, partner at William Fry, considers a significant High Court ruling concerning an employee dismissed during probation. Traditionally, dismissals during probation have been considered relatively low risk by employers since the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) requires employees to h

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Dillon Eustace has advised the owners of the Swiss FINMA-accredited fund services company Oligo Swiss Fund Services SA on its sale to the DMS Group.

A High Court judge has refused to strike out a claim for negligence brought by the widow of a Bangladeshi worker killed on a ship. Mr Justice Jay held that Maran (UK) Ltd arguably owed a duty of care to the shipbreaker, Khalil Mollah. The decision is likely to send shockwaves around the shippin

The new head of Scotland's bar is Roddy Dunlop QC. Mr Dunlop was the sole nomination to succeed Gordon Jackson QC as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.

Benjamin Bestgen discusses the death penalty in this week's jurisprudential primer. See his last one here. A few weeks ago an acquaintance (let’s call her Lea) witnessed an incident where teenagers had assaulted elderly people by deliberately coughing and spitting on them and yelling “CO

Police slapped partygoers with fines worth nearly €23,000 in total after an unusually large order from KFC raised suspicions. Ambulance workers who were at the restaurant by coincidence raised the alarm after two people ordered more than 20 meals in the early hours of the morning.

Corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields has announced the promotion of projects and construction specialist Jamie Ritchie to partner. Mr Ritchie plays a central role in advising some of the firm's largest domestic and international clients on their legal requirements in infrastructure, construc

Legal rights group FLAC has announced the appointment of solicitor Christopher McCann to provide advocacy and legal representation to the Traveller community. The rights group is launching a dedicated Traveller legal service, supported by the Community Foundation and in co-operation with a steering

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has recruited new staff in anticipation of a significant increase in the number and complexity of merger notifications following Brexit. The competition watchdog continued to "adjust and expand to meet increased responsibilities and challenge

Online land registration fees in Northern Ireland will be reduced from April next year, Finance Minister Conor Murphy has said. The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) last month criticised the "considerable surpluses" generated from LandWeb users.

New legislation is being drafted to strengthen the Charities Regulator following its busiest year since its establishment five years ago. The number of charities in Ireland surpassed the 10,000 mark last year, according to the watchdog's 2019 annual report, published today.

Ronan Daly Jermyn partner Darryl Broderick and trainee solicitor Therese Collins review a significant reduction in an award made by a jury to a plaintiff in High Court defamation proceedings where an “offer of amends” had been made. The Court of Appeal recently significantly reduced