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Matheson has announced the appointment of David Fitzgibbon as a partner in the firm's corporate M&A team. Mr Fitzgibbon is an experienced M&A and capital markets lawyer, having advised on many of Ireland’s largest and most notable transactions.

Global law firm Allen & Overy (A&O) has announced the appointment of 25 new graduates to its Legal Services Centre (LSC) in Belfast, its highest annual intake of new recruits to date.

Irish businesses are struggling to fully comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to a new survey jointly published by McCann FitzGerald and Mazars. Nearly three-quarters (71 per cent) of companies say they reported a personal data breach to the Data Protection Commiss

Election candidates have been challenged by legal rights group FLAC to commit to supporting a "right to justice" for those on low incomes. The group is asking candidates to pledge they will work to ensure adequate resourcing of civil legal aid and will back a "root and branch" review of the legal ai

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates looks at the law surrounding gig economy workers. The issue of who is an employee arose in the Workplace Relations Commission in case ADJ-00020358 involving a trainer and a training agency. The trainer is a doctor.

A political row has begun to unfold over the constitutionality of introducing a general rent freeze in Ireland. Fianna Fáil, which is anticipating major gains in next month's election, has ditched its commitment to a general rent freeze after receiving legal advice on the matter.

Cocaine use is "rampant" in cases coming before the family courts in Dublin, a solicitor has said. Family lawyer Sandra McAleer said cocaine is no longer a "rich man's drug" and is increasingly playing a role in domestic violence cases in particular.

Drug company Tiofarma has admitted that it took part in an agreement that resulted in significant price hikes for a life-saving medicine. The development means that two of the three companies under investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have now admitted to an allegation that t

The number of legal professionals in the UK and Ireland contacting the charity LawCare for emotional support continues to rise year on year, with 677 people seeking help in 2019. The charity, which runs a helpline, webchat, email and peer support service for the legal profession received over 900 co

NHS England is facing a legal bill of £4.3 billion to settle its outstanding medical negligence claims, according to new figures. Figures released to the BBC under Freedom of Information legislation show that the health service expects to have to pay a large sum to lawyers in order to settle a

Myanmar has been ordered by the International Court of Justice to take emergency measures to prevent a genocide of the Rohingya. In a unanimous order issued by 17 judges, the court upheld provisions of the Genocide Convention and said that Myanmar had "caused irreparable damage to the rights of the

A man who clocked in for work in his pants before getting dressed did nothing wrong, a court has ruled. Police officer Alberto Muraglia, 58, was caught on a hidden camera clocking in at his office in just a T-shirt and underpants.

A group of companies seeking costs on the “solicitor and client” basis have had their application refused in the High Court. After setting out the legal principles that Courts should follow in considering the form of a costs order, Mr Justice David Barniville said the defendant’s r

The Department of Finance has refused to provide a breakdown of payments to lawyers involved in the Apple tax case in response to a Freedom of Information request. The Government announced last year that it would no longer name individual lawyers working for it due to data protection concerns raised

A challenge to the redrawing of electoral constituencies in Northern Ireland will be heard by the Court of Appeal in Belfast tomorrow. Proposals published by the Boundary Commission last year would see the number of parliamentary seats in Northern Ireland cut from 18 to 17, as part of a broader redu