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Northern Ireland commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has strengthened its dispute resolution team with the appointment of Stuart Nevin as associate director as well as three new solicitors. Mr Nevin brings over 10 years' industry experience and specialist knowledge of property disputes. He is

An Italian celebrity is facing a criminal investigation after allegedly implicating his neighbours in the high-profile disappearance of his cat. The disappearance of Hiro, one of three cats owned by Nino Frassica and his family, set the town of Spoleto ablaze last year — not least because the

International law firm Taylor Wessing has appointed experienced litigator Ryan Ferry as a partner in the firm's Dublin office. Mr Ferry will join the firm from Arthur Cox later this month and serve as disputes and investigations lead for Ireland, where Taylor Wessing has had a presence since 2021.

Commercial property specialist Sarah Keenan has been promoted to partner in Ogier's Irish real estate team. Ms Keenan advises on all areas of commercial property transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, commercial landlord and tenant law, commercial real estate aspects of corporate transa

Submissions for Pinsent Masons’ First Year Law Insight Week student programme will open on Monday 15 January, with the global law firm offering up to six places at its Belfast office.

The Society of Construction Law (SCL) has established a new extended Northern Ireland regional committee comprising Julie-Ann McCaffrey, Claire McCarry, Aaron Moore and James Turner. Ms McCaffrey is head of legal for Greentown, an infrastructure maintenance provider. She is also a member of the Law

Cork-based Cantillons Solicitors has appointed Sarah McNulty and Jean Buttimer as associate solicitors. Ms McNulty has been promoted to associate solicitor in the general litigation team, having completed her traineeship with the firm in 2021.

The Irish government has been accused of applying "double standards" after refusing to back South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) while supporting an earlier claim by Ukraine against Russia. Ukraine launched a case at the ICJ under the Genocide Convention in

Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has named the 10 services formally designated as video-sharing platform services to be bound by new online safety rules. After a designation process which was completed in December 2023, the designated services are Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Udemy,

Well-known Omagh solicitor Paul Colhoun has joined Northern Ireland firm The Law Group.

The European Commission has said it is examining whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI is reviewable under EU merger rules as part of greater scrutiny of competition in the AI industry. The Commission today launched two calls for contributions on competition in virtual worlds and generative AI an

Northern Ireland's High Court has dismissed a "scandalous, frivolous and vexatious" defamation claim brought against Belfast journalist and author Malachi O'Doherty by Sinn Féin politician Gerry Kelly. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) welcomed yesterday's decision as "extremely signifi

Fiona Gallagher was re-elected as president of the Sligo Solicitors Bar Association at its recent AGM at The Glasshouse.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Brian Duffy to its Dublin office as counsel in its tax team. Mr Duffy joins from William Fry where he spent over 20 years’ advising domestic and multinational corporations on complex tax matters and successfully navigating tax regulati

A couple who speak French as their first language have been trapped in a Kafkaesque struggle to prove their language ability to French authorities. Vincent and Martine Lenoir, from the French-speaking Wallonia region of Belgium, spoke to CNN about their difficulties in securing French citizenship de