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Italy is to ban flour made from crickets, locusts and insect larvae from being used in pizza and pasta. Though insect-based foods have been approved by the European Union and are being talked up as a new eco-friendly superfood, the Italian government is concerned about the country's cuisine being as

The International Bar Association (IBA) has called on the Israeli government to abandon controversial judicial reforms which would undermine the rule of law and "place Israel outside of the boundaries of modern democracies". Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce today tha

Dundalk firm Brian Berrills & Company Solicitors has appointed Shona Goring as an associate solicitor following the completion of her training contract with the firm. Ms Goring, a native of Drogheda, studied at NUI Galway and Dublin City University before joining Brian Berrills & Company as

Lawyers at Belfast-based Carson McDowell swapped the office for the hills as they helped to plant 500 trees in conjunction with the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland.

A new Media, Internet and Data Protection Bar Association (MIDBA) is to be launched by The Bar of Ireland this week. The new specialist bar association is aimed at legal professionals who practice, or have an interest, in the areas of media, internet, and data protection law.

A new protocol governing the commissioning of medical reports by solicitors has been published by the Law Society of Ireland in response to recent judicial comments. The Law Society's litigation committee developed the protocol with reference to the decision of Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in McLaughlin

The long-running inquiry into the 2012 sale of Siteserv has been granted a two-month extension for dealing with legal costs applications from witnesses. The commission of investigation headed by Mr Justice Brian Cregan completed its final report last summer, finding that the sale of Siteserv to bill

Irish lawyer Donnchadh McCarthy has been promoted to of counsel at Maples and Calder (Luxembourg) SARL, the Maples Group's law firm in Luxembourg. Mr McCarthy joined the firm upon relocating from Dublin to Luxembourg in 2020, working in its funds and investment management practice.

Language defence groups in France are taking legal action over the excessive use of English by public institutions and businesses. Notre Dame and La Poste are the latest targets the French purists' ire. They have cited as the most egregious case “Ma French Bank”, the online bank recently

Irish Legal News has reached two important milestones with subscribers to the free daily newsletter breaking through 10,000 and LinkedIn followers exceeding 20,000 for the first time.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has launched a new video series to promote the TikTok Women's Six Nations Championship. The firm is a proud sponsor of one of Ireland's leading women's rugby clubs, Railway Union RFC, and is launching the series in an effort to further promote the tournam

The Corporate & Insolvency Bar Association (CIBA) is set to hold its inaugural conference next week, with Mr Justice Michael Quinn of the Commercial Court and Lord Justice Snowden of the Court of Appeal in England among the keynote speakers. The association, which was established last year, said

A trademark dispute between Jack Daniel's and a dog toy branded "Bad Spaniels" has gone to the Supreme Court of the United States. The whiskey distillery claims that its brand is being harmed by the plastic chew toy, which is shaped like one of its distinctive whiskey bottles.

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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has invited lawyers to take part in this year's Legal Walk/Run on Friday 12 May 2023. Law Society president Brian Archer joined Donna O'Neill from charity Include Youth to officially launch this year's event.