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David Menzies, ICAS Director of Insolvency Directors, shareholders and others connected with an insolvent company in the UK can now have their proposed pre-pack acquisition of the insolvent business reviewed by an independent pool of experts in a move to improve trust and transparency in UK business

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald TD A wide range of legal professionals have criticised Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald's decision to establish a second non-jury Special Criminal Court.

A former president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has been recognised for promoting Northern Ireland’s legal profession to international businesspeople with an Ambassador of the Year award.

A new report on clinical legal education written by an NUI Galway School of Law lecturer has been launched. Clinical Legal Education in Ireland: Progress and Potential, which analyses advancements in clinical legal education, was launched by retired High Court judge and former part-time lecturer Dr

Dara Robinson As many as 44 per cent of case files which were submitted to Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) last year did not result in prosecution, new figures show.

The Franco-British Lawyers Society will host a colloquium called Investigating Suspicious Deaths: Inquests and Inquiries in the Inn of Court in Northern Ireland on 27 November 2015. The conference will be opened by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and its speakers and chairs will include:

Pictured (l-r): Michael Jackson and outgoing partner Liam Quirke

Photo credit: Law Society Ireland (via Twitter) Sixty newly qualified solicitors were conferred with their Parchments and admitted to the Roll of Solicitors by the Law Society of Ireland at the Parchment Ceremony in Presidents' Hall last night.

A gay man has been awarded compensation in what is thought to the first discrimination case to be brought against a service provider for the homophobic actions of its staff. When “Tim” (not his real name) asked for a refund on some patio locks, the shop assistant began to abuse him. A judge at S

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Seven judges have been appointed to a second Special Criminal Court in a bid to clear a backlog of terrorism and organised crime cases in Ireland.

Maurice Morrow MLA The Law Society of Northern Ireland has hit back at an MLA who complained about a "bottomless pit" of legal aid funding being made available to convicted criminals.

Emily Logan The chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been recognised as a distinguished member of Irish society with an honorary doctorate from Maynooth University.

Pictured (l-r): John White, managing partner; Maree Gallagher, senior counsel; Imelda Reynolds, chairperson Maree Gallagher has joined Beauchamps Solicitors as senior counsel, marking the firm's fifth senior hire this year.

A former solicitor has admitted theft, fraud and forgery offences worth a total loss of more than €300,000. Mark Cronin, formerly of Cronin Mungovan Solicitors in Macroom, pleaded guilty to a long string of offences dating from between July 2009–December 2013.

Rossa McMahon yesterday delivered a guest seminar to postgraduates at University College Cork (UCC)'s IT Law Clinic who are giving legal guidance to Irish IT start-ups.