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Eight new board members have been appointed to An Bord Pleanála, with the maximum number of board members also increased from 14 to 17. The new board members, who will take up their positions from 2 September 2024, are Declan Moore, Liam McGree, Marie O'Connor, Mary Gurrie, Mary Henchy, Mary

Filmmaker Danny Boyle has been banned by a church court from filming scenes for his zombie apocalypse threequel in an English church. The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Newcastle said the Morpeth Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin would be "profaned" by the filming, The Telegraph reports.

A burglar was caught in the middle of a robbery after stopping to read a book on Greek mythology. The 38-year-old man reportedly broke into a flat in the Prati district of Rome but became distracted after picking up a book about Homer's Iliad.

Junior lawyers are being offered bonuses of £38,000 for referring their friends for jobs, as the talent war in London continues. The bonuses are on top of salaries for NQs which start at £180,000 at Paul Weiss and £164,000 at Kirkland & Ellis. The referral scheme at Kirkland &a

Pinsent Masons is piloting burnout alerts for overworked staff after the death of a partner last year. The firm's new time-tracking system will let bosses know when employees have been consistently working long hours.

Pictured (L–R): Catherine O'Flynn and Melanie Crowley Mason Hayes & Curran has expanded its employment law & benefits team with the appointment of Catherine O’Flynn as partner.

The legal community is invited to the second annual Law Society Festival on 4 September 2024 at Blackhall Place.

The London Irish Lawyers Association is hosting its Summer Garden Party on 12 September. The party will be a chance to catch up with friends old and new over a slice of freshly baked pizza, award-winning ice cream and a drink or two.

It was a “a matter of concern and regret” that government officials snubbed a hearing involving state workers seeking a pay rise, the Labour Court has said. Department of Enterprise officials were advised by the Department of Public Expenditure not to attend a hearing into a claim for hi

The International Criminal Court should adopt 'joint criminal enterprise' as a mode of criminal liability in the ICC Statute to punish masterminds of mass atrocities, experts have said. International tribunals and national courts have been able to use joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to bring those r

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) should be replaced with a new body to tackle economic crime, focusing more on prevention, according the Institute of Economic Affairs. The think tank's paper says the SFO has been plagued by a series of high-profile failures, including ethical misconduct and incom

Imprisoned women's rights activists in Iran are at risk of being sentenced to death after a surge in executions since the election of new president Masoud Pezeshkian last month. At least 87 people were executed in July, with another 29 put to death on just one day this month.

A martial artist who broke the jaw of a 'ghost' with a kick to the face in 2011 has lost a 13-year lawsuit against the amusement park where the incident took place. The unnamed Japanese karate expert's claim that the park was partly responsible has been dismissed by the Osaka High Court.

There are "staggering amounts" of money being stolen via investment fraud in Ireland, according to gardaí. More than €28 million was stolen in 2023 after members of the public put money into non-existent schemes, The Irish Times reports.

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