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Dozens of personal injury lawyers from across Europe gathered in Dublin for the annual conference of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL). Photos and videos from the two-day conference at Blackhall Place can now be found on the PEOPIL website.

Ireland's chief prisons inspector has warned that the "degrading" conditions seen at Mountjoy Prison could soon "become a grave problem for the prison system as a whole" as a result of increasing numbers of prisoners. Writing in the foreword to his office's 2022 annual report, Mark Kelly said inspec

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors — Roma O'Hagan, Sean Hayes and Roisin Cassidy — to its team. Ms O’Hagan joined the firm in 2021 as a paralegal, having graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2019. She has now qualif

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Equifax Ltd more than £11 million for failing to manage and monitor the security of UK consumer data it had outsourced to its parent company based in the US. The breach allowed hackers to access the personal data of millions of people and ex

UK justice secretary Alex Chalk is to announce that foreign criminals in England and Wales, including drug dealers, thieves, and burglars, will bypass prosecution and instead be deported in an effort to address the prison overcrowding crisis.

A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership with P-TECH, a global education model that helps prepare second-level students for ongoing education and career opportunities. The partnership with P-TECH is part of ALG's social mobility strategy which aims to improve pathways for people in Dublin&rs

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland will walk out next month in a legal aid dispute — just weeks after barristers south of the border secured a significant increase in fees in a similar action. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) balloted members on a withdrawal of services in response to "

BHSM LLP has appointed Conor Mac Nally as partner and head of banking and finance. Mr Mac Nally joined the firm as a senior associate in 2018, having previously spent a number of years in the banking and financial services department of an international law firm in Dublin.

France is to fine shops that leave their lights on too long as it cracks down on energy waste. Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the energy transition minister, said that firms that break rules on when they can have their lights on will face fines of €1,500 (£1,294).

A corporate solicitor at Baker McKenzie's Belfast office has launched a new YouTube channel to document his training and progress as a runner. Patrick Sheridan launched the 'Patrick the Runner' channel to share his journey after last year taking up running again for the first time since his school y

Sofiya Kalinova has become the first Deaf person to qualify as a barrister in Ireland and the first to practice law in Irish Sign Language (ISL). A graduate of University College Dublin and the King's Inns, Ms Kalinova was called to the Bar by Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell yesterday.

Almost two-thirds of Irish workplaces have had to conduct an investigation in the last year, according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm surveyed 280 employers from both the public and private sectors during a recent employment law webinar which provided practical tips a

Kathlene Burke has joined Maples and Calder's dispute resolution and insolvency practice as an of counsel in Dublin. Ms Burke will provide Irish restructuring advice to the firm's European and global clients from Dublin and will work closely with the firm's global dispute resolution and insolvency p

Five artists are set to benefit from a new bursary established in memory of the late Arthur Cox partner Paul Robinson. The Paul Robinson Studio Award, worth €7,000, will be awarded to one artist at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S) per year for the next five years.

Jon Boutcher, the former Bedfordshire Police chief constable leading Operation Kenova, has been confirmed as interim chief constable of the PSNI. The Northern Ireland Policing Board confirmed the appointment yesterday after it was approved by Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.