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Dublin firm McKenna & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of Méabh Flynn as a trainee solicitor. Ms Flynn joined the firm during the pandemic as a paralegal after completing an LLB Law with French degree at Queen's University Belfast.

Linda Hynes, partner at Lewis Silkin Ireland, has been appointed as chair of the Employment Law Association of Ireland (ELAI). Ms Hynes, a partner in the employment, immigration and reward division of Lewis Silkin's Dublin office, will oversee the work of ELAI, which includes liaising with stakehold

The long-awaited review of the civil legal aid scheme will be led by retired Chief Justice Frank Clarke and will commence work this month, the government has announced. The review group – which has been given a year to complete its work – will also have members drawn from those who work

A significant High Court ruling has effectively brought an end to the practice of gardaí presenting criminal cases to the District Court on behalf of their colleagues. Until now, gardaí have regularly appeared in court to present cases in which they have no involvement on behalf of the

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has issued a warning about a scammer calling himself "Andy Williams" or "Andrew Williams". The scammer is contacting solicitor firms in Northern Ireland and seeking to obtain their bank details. "We are aware that he called one solicitor firm multiple times seekin

France has banned English gaming jargon in an attempt to preserve the purity of its language. The country's culture ministry said the video game sector featured too many English words.

Belfast and Newtownards firm Worthingtons Solicitors has announced the promotion of a new partner and two new associate partners. Brian Moss has been promoted to partner in the firm's litigation department, where he specialises in judicial review litigation and disputes involving public law and huma

William Fry LLP has announced the relocation of its London office to accommodate a growing team. The new office, located at 55 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7ES, houses eight full-time staff including four resident partners.

The Bar of Ireland will promote "equitable briefing practices" as part of plans to improve women's representation at senior levels of practice. The first-ever equality action plan published by the Bar sets out recommended actions in five areas:

The Charities Regulator and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland have signed a memorandum of understanding which will enable a closer working relationship between the charity regulators north and south of the border. The formal agreement sets out a transparent framework by which the two chari

Legislation underpinning the retention of data by gardaí will be amended following a successful EU court challenge brought by convicted murderer Graham Dwyer, the government has announced. In April, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the "general

Canada should ban the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. Under a proposed law, private ownership of of all short-barrelled firearms would be prohibited.

A consortium of Ukrainian and international lawyers is organising a mass civil legal action against the Russian state and others in order to gain $1 trillion in financial compensation for millions of Ukrainian victims of the war, The Guardian reports. The team of hundreds of lawyers aims to bring &l

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking to open an office in Kyiv to support its investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor, confirmed the move at a press conference yesterday following meetings with Ukrainian, Polish and Lithuanian prosecutors at Eur

Conor Courtney, Northern Ireland case reporter at Irish Legal News, has been shortlisted in the Newcomer of the Year category at the Justice Media Awards 2022. Mr Courtney joined the ILN team in August 2021 and has since produced more than 50 detailed reports of judgments from the Northern Ireland c