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Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley championed the role of young lawyers in shaping the future of the profession in a recent address to legal leaders from across Europe. The 53rd European Presidents' Conference took place in Vienna from 27 February to 1 March 2025, bringing together presidents and repr

Lawyers Against Homelessness is aiming to bring its fundraising total to over €500,000 at its annual Easter CPD event on Thursday 27 March 2025. The anti-homelessness initiative led by barristers and solicitors has raised over €455,000 for the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People since

More than 150 decisions have been issued so far by the Dublin-based Appeals Centre Europe (ACE), a new independent body for resolving disputes on social media platforms. ACE, certified by Coimisiún na Meán as an out-of-court dispute settlement (ODS) body under Article 21 of the EU Digi

Justice ministers and law enforcement agencies north and south of the border have pledged to deepen collaboration to tackle cross-border crime. Naomi Long and Jim O'Callaghan were joined by PSNI deputy chief constable Bobby Singleton and Garda commissioner Drew Harris at the annual cross-border orga

Town planners have been added to the critical skills occupation list in a bid to ease pressure on Ireland's planning system. The change makes town planning officers who are non-EEA nationals from outside of Europe eligible for critical skills employment permits, making it easier for Irish emplo

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on foot of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant issued over alleged crimes against humanity during his "war on drugs". Mr Duterte, who served as president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested by Philippine police yesterday, though it

A software developer who set up his employer's computer systems to fail in the event of being fired is facing up to 10 years in prison after his plan came to fruition. Texas man David Lu, 55, began to sabotage his employer's systems after being effectively demoted in 2018, according to the US Depart

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has launched a new podcast series, with the first episode focusing on the topic of "gender budgeting". The first episode of Shared Goals features special guest Aoife Mallon, research and engagement associate at the University of Ulster, and was re

Retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Marie Baker delivered the keynote address at the Bar of Ireland's annual International Women's Day celebration last week.

Accomplished lawyers Elaine Fox, Lisa Gallagher, Michelle Cunningham and Katie da Gama shared insights at an International Women's Day lunch hosted by Johnson Hana. The invite-only event, "The Power of Perspective: Lessons from Female Leaders", took place in the private dining area of The Ivy,

An Irish business lobby group has accused lawyers of profiting from "abusive and vexatious defamation litigation". The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has criticised the government's Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024, which it says does not go far enough to protect small busines

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is taking part in Europe-wide enforcement actions focused on the "right to be forgotten". The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) last week announced its co-ordinated enforcement framework (CEF) action for 2025, involving 32 data protection authorities ac

Squire Patton Boggs has promoted Dublin-based corporate lawyers Nessa McHugh and Ciara Downes. Ms McHugh has been promoted to senior associate while Ms Downes has been promoted to the rank of associate II.

Gender pay gap reports from all private and public sector organisations are to be brought together on a new online portal for the first time. Around 6,000 organisations — including many law firms — will be required to report their gender pay data to the new portal when it launches in the

Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has appointed Aoife Kelly-Desmond as its new chief executive officer. Ms Kelly-Desmond previously served as managing solicitor at Mercy Law Resource Centre, an independent law centre which provides free legal advice and representation to individuals experienc