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Lavelle Partners LLP has appointed Georgina Lanigan and Dermot McClean as partners in the firm. Ms Lanigan is head of the firm's asset and debt recovery team, while Mr McClean is a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution team.

The Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers (OPLA) in the Houses of the Oireachtas has published a short video providing an overview of its work. Presented by Mellissa English SC, assistant secretary and chief parliamentary legal adviser, the video explains the role of the parliament's lawyers, who a

Landmark legislation giving official recognition to both Irish Sign Language (ISL) and British Sign Language (BSL) has cleared second stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Nearly £2 million has been paid this week to three Northern Ireland victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Hundreds of postmasters and subpostmasters across the UK, including in Northern Ireland, were wrongly accused of theft based on data provided by the faulty Horizon accounting system

“Mediation can crack even the hardest nuts.” So said Mr Justice Miles in the recent UK case.  And he was right, as the case in question settled at mediation, even after the parties had resisted going to mediation on the basis that settlement was impossible.

So-called 'sex-for-rent' arrangements are being widely offered to international students in Ireland, according to new research. A report launched today by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) says one in 20 students are being exposed to proposals of rent-free accommodation in exchange

Ireland's new government has published its first legislative programme, with 21 bills prioritised for publication and a further 29 bills scheduled for drafting in the current Dáil session. The spring 2025 legislative programme includes a range of legislation highlighted in the programme for g

Mason Hayes & Curran has backed the launch of a new €1.5 million fund aimed at fostering inclusive, resilient communities and strengthen social cohesion across Ireland. The Connected Communities Fund was launched today by Rethink Ireland in partnership with the business law firm and the Dep

The Bar of Ireland has launched a pilot internship programme for law students passionate about pursuing a career as a barrister. The programme, which will run from 23 June to 3 July 2025, is now inviting applications from students currently enrolled in law schools that offer degrees approved for adm

Global law firm Linklaters is testing artificial intelligence by giving it law exams to determine whether it can reliably perform legal tasks. The firm has created the LinksAI English law benchmark, designed to “test the ability of large language models to answer legal questions”. The ex

Addleshaw Goddard has announced its entry into the Polish market through the agreement with Linklaters for the transfer of its Warsaw office. The Warsaw office will comprise a number of Poland’s most respected Polish and internationally qualified lawyers.

Google has been fined by a Russian court for hosting YouTube videos which instruct Russian soldiers in Ukraine on how to surrender. The fine of 3.8 million rubles (around €40,000 or £33,000) was imposed by Tagansky District Court in Moscow on Monday, according to Russia's state-owned TASS

Northern Ireland's High Court has adjourned a legal challenge over the North-South Interconnector until April. The case will resume on 9 April 2025 following an application from the Department for Infrastructure and the electricity transmission system operator SONI. 

An American lawyer has said he lost more than €750,000 in a so-called "romance scam" involving a fake Irish law firm. The lawyer, who has not been named, told the Irish Independent that the fraud involved someone posing as a solicitor from "Rowan and Walsh Law", a fake law firm that purported t

The Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) has opened entries for its annual student essay competition, with prizes of up to €500 on offer. The CSSO forms an important part of the Irish government's legal infrastructure, with a mission which includes supporting adherence to the rule of law.