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A lawyer who returned to his abandoned humanities course after his retirement is set to break the world record for longest time taken to complete a university degree. Arthur Ross, 71, will tomorrow be conferred the bachelor of arts degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) which he first

Matheson has partnered with University College Dublin (UCD) to launch a new Matheson Diversity in Law Newman Fellowship which aims to promote greater diversity within the legal profession. The fellowship will contribute to building research-based evidence in the field of access to legal education fo

Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs welcomed civic and business leaders from the firm's native Ohio to its new Dublin office following the launch of a new direct flight from Ohio to Ireland. Squire Patton Boggs was founded in Cleveland, Ohio and the visit of the delegation from north-east Ohio coinc

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed two partners, a legal director and three senior associates in Belfast. Private equity lawyer Lisa Early and construction law specialist Ciaran McNamara have been made partners, while employment lawyer Craig Patterson has become a legal director. Sa

The maximum sentence for assaults on gardaí, prison officers, soldiers and emergency workers is set to be increased to 12 years' imprisonment under government plans. The government will propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to significantly increase the

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has appointed Con O'Connor and John O'Flaherty as partners. Mr O'Connor is a European patent attorney specialising in the chemical, materials and pharmaceutical fields.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has begun hearing an appeal of a ruling that Apple did not receive illegal state aid from Ireland and does not have to pay €14 billion in back taxes. The European Commission concluded in 2016 that Ireland broke EU state aid rules by granting und

Solicitor Daniel Mac Sweeney has been appointed to head up the independent office overseeing the excavation of the mass child burial site at Tuam. Mr Mac Sweeney has been appointed as a director of authorised intervention under the Institutional Burials Act 2022 and his office will ensure the childr

A survivor of the 1975 Miami Showband massacre is appealing a decision to reduce his award under the Troubles victims' payments scheme because he previously secured an out-of-court settlement in a civil court case. Stephen Travers was awarded a "paltry sum" by the Victims' Payments Board after it to

A new UN report has urged the Irish government to legislate to recognise stateless people and protect their rights. The Mapping Statelessness in Ireland report launched today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, notes that Ireland has ratified the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Pers

Lawyers from DWF's Belfast office will join an event in Westminster today to celebrate the economic success of Northern Ireland over the last 25 years and highlight the opportunities for further growth. The flagship trade NI House of Commons reception will bring together more than 300 business leade

Australia has won the latest round in a long-running battle with New Zealand beekeepers over whose honey can be labelled as mānuka honey. Mānuka honey is produced by bees foraging on nectar from mānuka trees, which are indigenous to both countries.

The Law Society of Ireland has congratulated fifth class students from Stanhope Street Primary School on their graduation from its Apple Everyone Can Code programme. Since 2019, the Law Society has been teaching the students of Stanhope Street Primary School about coding through Everyone Can Code. T

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Aisling O'Hare and Nuala Maguire as of counsel in the global law firm's Belfast office. Ms O'Hare has been appointed to the firm's commercial team and brings over 10 years' experience advising public and private sector clients on commercial contracts, intellectual

The Department of Justice has launched a new awareness campaign highlighting that threatening to share intimate images of another person is a crime with potentially serious consequences. The ‘Serious Consequences’ campaign — which will run on TV, cinema, local and national radio, d