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Former solicitor Michael Lynn has been jailed for five-and-a-half years in connection with the theft of over €18 million from various financial institutions in 2006 and 2007. Judge Martin Nolan yesterday handed down a total sentence of 13 years' imprisonment, reduced by seven-and-a-half years d

Matheson has appointed former OECD adviser Olivia Long as head of tax policy within the firm's tax department. Ms Long, who previously spent a number of years working with Matheson, rejoins the firm from the OECD in Paris, where she spent a number of years working with its tax treaty unit.

A visa scheme allowing Ukrainian refugees to bring their family members to the UK has been closed without warning. The UK government yesterday announced the immediate closure of the Ukraine family scheme (UFS), while new visas under the Homes for Ukraine (HFU) scheme will now be issued for 18 months

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Kate Curneen as a partner in its financial markets team in Dublin. Joining from DLA Piper, Ms Curneen brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in advising domestic and international clients on a range of real estate and developme

Specialist employment law firm GQ|Littler has appointed Barry Reynolds as a partner in Dublin. Mr Reynolds brings over 20 years' experience and joins GQ|Littler from international law firm DAC Beachcroft, where he was partner and head of employment.

Russian abuses of ant-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation have escalated dramatically since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, according to Amnesty International. A new eight-page briefing titled “Terrorising the dissent” shows how the Russian authorities have

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the new Digital Services Act (DSA). The move marks the first enforcement action under the landmark DSA, which came into force on Saturday.

International law firm Clark Hill has partnered with United Against Online Abuse (UAOA) to release updated guidance on the European Digital Services Act (DSA) for sports organisations. United Against Online Abuse is backed by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of

FLAC has given its backing to only one of the two proposed constitutional amendments being put to voters next month, describing the wording of the proposed care amendment as "implicitly sexist". The independent human rights and equality organisation today set out its legal analysis of the extent to

A&L Goodbody has appointed James Flanagan, John Palmer and Caroline McNally to senior roles in its Belfast office. Mr Flanagan has been appointed as a partner in the construction and infrastructure team, while Mr Palmer joins the firm as a second energy partner within its corporate team. Ms McNa

BHSM LLP has appointed Elaine Dyke as a senior associate in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department. Ms Dyke, who will also be managing the asset recovery team on a daily basis, brings considerable experience in supervising a high volume of asset recovery cases on behalf of banks and

Dr Saoirse Enright has been appointed as the Matheson Diversity in Law Newman Fellow at UCD Sutherland School of Law. Dr Enright will join the law school to deliver a two-year, interdisciplinary project focused on identifying the barriers faced by under-represented groups to pursue a career in the l

Global law firm Dentons has appointed employment lawyer Susan Doris-Obando as a partner in its people, reward and mobility (PRM) team in Dublin. Ms Doris-Obando joined the firm today from Matheson, where she was a senior associate. She was previously based in London, spending two years with Dentons

A gang of elderly alleged robbers with a 70-year-old ringleader has been apprehended, according to police in Italy. The six suspects include a 75-year-old lookout, while two youngsters in their early 50s bring the average age down to the mid-60s, The Guardian reports.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun seven days of hearings on the legality of Israel's six-decade-long occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The proceedings, which are entirely separate from the case brought by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention, come after the