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O'Flynn Exhams Solicitors LLP has welcomed solicitors Helen Cosgrave, Maggie Kelleher-Byrne and Ray Murphy to the firm. Ms Cosgrave, who joins the firm's commercial property department, has extensive experience in advising both corporate and private clients in relation to acquisition, financing, dev

A new book from Clarus Press covers key legal issues for entertainment and media professionals in Ireland. Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland draws on author Simon Shire's wealth of experience as a solicitor practising in the entertainment market to provide a comprehensive and practical guide fo

An energy lawyer has returned to Ukraine's largest law firm following a 14-month secondment at Arthur Cox. Marta Halabala, counsel at Asters, spent the secondment advising leading international energy companies on various legal issues related to the development and construction of wind farms, servic

A public consultation is seeking views on the future regulation of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products such as e-cigarettes or vapes. Legislation banning the sale of vapes to under-18s is already at an advanced stage in the Oireachtas and the consultation marks the first step in developing furthe

A cyber attack has potentially affected hundreds of UK law firms.

Contestants in a Netflix game show based on its dystopian hit series Squid Game have threatened legal action over alleged injuries sustained during filming. Squid Game: The Challenge controversially turns the deadly trials of the Korean TV drama into a game show where players compete for real money.

New criminal offences of up-skirting, down-blousing and cyber-flashing have come into effect in Northern Ireland. The Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 is now fully in force, following the earlier commencement of provisions on the privacy and anonymity of

A new statutory entitlement to domestic violence leave has come into effect. Under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, anyone experiencing or at risk of domestic violence will be entitled to take five days' leave in order to access supports. They will also be entitled to ful

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Lisa Boyd as partner in its procurement team in Belfast. Ms Boyd brings over 17 years of experience advising businesses and large organisations on all aspects of public procurement law and construction. The firm said the addition of a procurement pa

Arthur Cox managing partner Geoff Moore has been reappointed to serve a second four-year term. Mr Moore has served as the firm's managing partner since 2019 and as a partner since 2007. Prior to his current role, he served as co-head of the firm’s corporate/M&A group, specialising in merge

Distinctive multicoloured briefs led to the arrest of a robbery suspect over a year after the crime. On September 14, 2022, three masked men robbed a tobacco shop in Queens, New York, with two brandishing guns and a third emptying the cash register.

Flynn O’Driscoll received the recognition of ‘Highly Commended’ in the category of Irish Law Firm of the Year at the Lawyer European Awards in London last night. The awards were hosted at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, as European legal talent came together in c

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has condemned yesterday's rioting in Dublin as an "attack on our society and the rule of law" as he announced that the law on incitement to hatred would be modernised. Riots erupted in the wake of a knife attack against three children and a school care assistant outs

Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) has reported a significant increase in the success rate of matching "unknown crime stains" from crime scenes to samples on the national DNA database. Currently, around 50 per cent of these stains now yield a match. Dr Geraldine O’Donnell, the head of DNA at FSI,

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Laura Herangi as a partner and head of the firm’s data solutions group. Ms Herangi has expertise in all areas of data retrieval and management. She primarily advises clients in the management of large-scale discovery projects, informati