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The sale of Siteserv to billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien in 2012 was so tainted by impropriety and wrongdoing that it was not commercially sound, a long-running inquiry has concluded. Mr Justice Brian Cregan was appointed in 2015 to lead a commission of investigation into the controversial tran

Donald Trump once offered a baffled lawyer a deed to a horse in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to settle a $2 million legal bill, according to a new book. Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump and the Corruption of Justice, by David Enrich, recounts how the lawyer confronted the futu

Carson McDowell has appointed seven more trainee solicitors, bringing the total number engaged in the firm's solicitor training programme to 15. The successful recruits who joined the firm this week are Anna Haughian, Kerrie Emerson, Aoife McConnell, Dylan Toner and Eilis Maguire, graduates of Queen

The 21st Volume of the Hibernian Law Journal has been launched by Mr Justice Michael Twomey and the president of the Law Society, Michelle Ní Longáin. A special launch ceremony held in the Blue Room at the Law Society's Blackhall Place headquarters was attended by members of the judici

The UK government's proposed Bill of Rights has been abandoned. The bill was due to have a second reading in Parliament next week. The government is now, however, "reviewing the most effective means to deliver objectives through our legislative agenda" and the Bill of Rights is "unlikely to progress

Brandon Lewis has been appointed as the UK government's new justice secretary by prime minister Liz Truss. Mr Lewis, who was previously secretary of state for Northern Ireland, was elected Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth in 2010 and replaces Dominic Raab.

The final report of long-running inquiry into the controversy surrounding the €45 million sale of Siteserv to billionaire Denis O'Brien in 2012 is expected to be published today. Mr Justice Brian Cregan was appointed in 2015 to lead a commission of investigation into the transaction, which saw

Eversheds Sutherland LLP has been named as the sponsor of the new 'Business Person of the Month' feature on Newstalk Breakfast Business. The new feature, hosted by Newstalk’s business editor Joe Lynam, will showcase some of the country’s finest business leaders and innovators. The award

EY Law Ireland has celebrated after coming in first in the Legal Challenge at the sixth annual Dragon at the Docks boat race. The legal practice, which launched just under a year ago, was among sponsors of the competition, which took place last Thursday.

Burgers will disappear from billboards under a Dutch city's world-first plan to ban meat advertisements from public spaces on climate grounds. Haarlem, a city of roughly 160,000 people to the west of Amsterdam, will ban the ads from buses, shelters and screens from the start of 2024.

Belfast solicitor Owen Beattie has announced the launch of his own firm, specialising in the areas of personal injury litigation, medical negligence, criminal defence and judicial review. Owen Beattie & Co Solicitors is based in Belfast city centre and will represent clients throughout Northern

Dublin lawyers Pádraig Langsch and Kathriona Cunnane have announced the launch of a new firm, Langsch & Cunnane Solicitors, which is embracing "e-lawyering" and remote working. The new firm has a virtual office based at the Citywest Business Campus in Dublin 24, but both partners are work

Adam Donoghue, co-head of the Maples Group's Irish funds and investment management group, has permanently relocated from the firm's London office to Dublin. Mr Donoghue will work alongside co-head Eimear O'Dwyer in Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, with a focus

Dentons has announced the recruitment of Siobhan Carlin as a banking and finance partner in its Dublin office. Ms Carlin will join the firm in October from William Fry, where she is currently a partner.

More funding is needed to tackle court backlogs and maintain confidence in the justice system, Northern Ireland's Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has said at the beginning of the new legal term. In her opening term address yesterday, Dame Siobhan highlighted the analysis published by the No