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Global law firm Dentons will not open its new Dublin office until September as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm announced its expansion into Ireland in January with the appointment of two partners from William Fry and Matheson.

The government has said it will appeal a High Court judgment striking down the law providing for sectoral employment orders (SEOs) setting out minimum pay and conditions for certain workers. The ruling, which found provisions of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 to be unconstitutional, i

Solicitor Maura Butler has been appointed to lead a review of the law criminalising the purchase of sex three years after it came into effect. Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which came into force in March 2017, creates two new criminal offences of paying for sexual activity w

Maynooth University has appointed Dr Avril Brandon and Dr Cian Ó Concubhair as assistant professors in the Department of Law. Dr Brandon, who joined the university in September, has been promoted to assistant professor of criminology, while Dr Ó Concubhair has joined the department as

A TD who singled out a High Court judge for criticism after a high-profile employment law ruling is facing an investigation from a Dáil committee. Bríd Smith, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South-Central, sharply criticised Mr Justice Garrett Simons in the Dáil and in posts

Global legal business DWF is in the early stages of a consultation process on its UK business, which is understood to put between 15 and 18 positions at risk. The redundancies follow cuts made across the company's international outposts to deal with the economic effects of the pandemic.

The family of a 12-year-old schoolgirl killed by the British Army in 1976 has called for an independent investigation into the death. Majella O'Hare was shot twice on 14 August 1976 in Whitecross, Co Armagh after walking past an army patrol on the way to church with a group of friends.

The visa waiver programme allowing people visiting the UK on short stay visas to travel to Ireland has been temporarily suspended because of a "divergence in approach" to the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure, announced today by Justice Minister Helen McEntee, will affect nationals from 17 countries, i

The majority of lawyers feel their manager is not looking out for them, according to a new report. Authored by The MOSAIC Collective and based on a survey of legal professionals worldwide, the report details how they feel about their work.

The president of the United States is not immune from local criminal investigations, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has ruled in a high-profile case concerning President Donald Trump's financial records. President Trump's lawyers unsuccessfully argued that he had "temporary presiden

Opinion pieces in reputable publications that are favourable to the United Arab Emirates have allegedly been penned by non-existent authors. The Daily Beast website claims none of the people purported to have written for publications including The Jerusalem Post and South China Morning Post existed.

The Supreme Court has found that the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) was guilty of negligence in relation to the extensive flood damage to University College Cork (UCC) in 2009. Three judgments – one main, one concurring, and one dissenting – were delivered.

Tralee firm Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors LLP has announced the promotion of Alex Hoffman to partner in the firm. Mr Hoffman joined the firm as an associate solicitor in September 2018, having previously trained and worked with a Cork law firm for 17 years.

Longford firm Connellan Solicitors LLP has announced the promotion of Brendan Noone to partner in the firm. Mr Noone, who joined the 106-year-old firm in October 2017, will now serve as partner alongside Mark Connellan and Gerard Carthy.

The full implementation of Sir John Gillen's recommendations for improving serious sexual offence trials in Northern Ireland will be complete by the end of 2022 under a plan published today. According to the implementation plan, 11 per cent of the 253 recommendations made in Sir John's final report,