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RDJ has appointed Erc Walsh as a partner in the firm's real estate and finance practice. Based in the firm's Galway office, the firm said Mr Walsh's strategic addition will reinforce its commitment to expanding its national practice and strengthening its presence in the west of Ireland.

Spanish prosecutors are for the first time investigating the deaths of thousands of Spaniards in Nazi concentration camps. Dolores Delgado, the Spanish prosecutor for human rights and democratic memory, yesterday announced the launch of the investigation, which will examine whether the Franco dictat

A Limerick solicitor has encouraged others from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to the Law Society of Ireland's access programme. Vanessa Blake, a previous recipient of the access programme, has shared her experiences as the Law Society invites applications for its first intake

The solicitors' hourly rate used in assessments of legal costs in Northern Ireland is to be increased by more than 50 per cent to £155 per hour. The new hourly rate, signed off by the Taxing Master on Tuesday, will take effect from 1 June 2025 and will apply until 1 April 2027.

Arthur Cox has appointed 17 new senior associates and senior foreign registered lawyers. Angelina Cox, Niamh Murphy, Susanna Meindl, Dearbhla O’Sullivan and Ruby McEntegart have been appointed in the firm's asset management and investment funds team.

TikTok has been fined €530 million by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) following an investigation into transfers of EU users' personal data to China. The DPC, in its role as the lead supervisory authority for TikTok, launched the inquiry to examine the lawfulness under the GDPR of Tik

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The UK government has lost an appeal over the lawfulness of controversial anti-protest regulations in England and Wales. As home secretary, Suella Braverman introduced regulations in June 2023 which significantly reduced the threshold at which the police could impose almost-unlimited conditions on p

A man has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in costs after losing an appeal over a £200 fine for his noisy cockerel. Neighbours of 80-year-old Hampshire man Harold Brown complained of being woken up at 5am by his cockerel crowing, the BBC reports.

Dentons has appointed Mark O'Shaughnessy as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution team in Dublin. Mr O'Shaughnessy joins the firm from Byrne Wallace Shields LLP, where he was a partner in the litigation and investigations practice.

RDJ solicitor Rebecca Murphy has been elected as chairperson of the Society of Young Solicitors (SYS) for 2025.

Dozens of works by court artist Mike O'Donnell will be exhibited in the Distillery Building later today.

Trinity Law School says it has received a "significant gift" from alumnus Craig Verdon to support the Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance (TriCON). Founded in 2020, TriCON provides an intellectual hub for research, discussion, and public engagement on cutting-edge issues of constitutional l

The first major update to the National Planning Framework (NPF) has been approved by the Oireachtas. It marks the conclusion of a revision process which started in June 2023 and which the government says will accelerate the delivery of housing.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) would be allowed to hold on to DNA and fingerprint evidence for longer when related to terror investigations under proposals currently out for consultation. Northern Ireland's Department of Justice is seeking views on proposed changes to a part of the Po