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Catherine Allison & Co Solicitors has announced a merger with Belfast practice Leeson & Co Solicitors. Prior to the merger, Catherine Allison & Co Solicitors had an office in Newry, Co Down in addition to its headquarters in Dundalk, Co Louth.

Employers in Northern Ireland "will need to be willing to pay their employees more" as the cost of living crisis bites, law firm DWF has said. There were a record 779,300 employees receiving pay through HMRC PAYE in Northern Ireland in July 2022, an increase of 0.4 per cent over the month and an inc

An Garda Síochána is continuing to struggle with a three-year backlog of seized electronic devices, according to a new report. The Policing Authority's assessment of policing performance in the first half of 2022 says there is "enduring concern" over the backlog and its impact on "the

Trade mark attorney Gretha Cachia has joined Stobbs Ireland, the trade mark law specialist which launched earlier this summer. From its office on Merrion Street, which is led by Mary White and opened in June, Stobbs Ireland supports clients in Ireland and throughout the EU. The firm represents a num

Parliamentary privilege would be extended to members of the Scottish Parliament under plans set out by Liz Truss ahead of a Tory leadership hustings in Perth, Scotland this evening. At present, MSPs — like members of the devolved assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland — do not have the

Lawyers acting for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have filed a lawsuit against the CIA over the agency's alleged surveillance of their confidential discussions with their client. The suit has been brought in New York by attorneys Margaret Ratner Kunstler and Deborah Hrbek, along with journalists C

Police hunting for a convicted car thief have said they found him hiding inside a giant teddy bear. Joshua Dobson, 18, fled after being sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for theft of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified and making off from a petrol station without payment.

Prosecutors have been asked to consider whether criminal charges should be brought following a senior counsel's report into allegations concerning a former member of An Bord Pleanála. The report, produced by Remy Farrell SC with assistance from Chris Mills BL, examines allegations around the

Waterford firm Parker Law has announced the appointment of Aisling Irish as an associate solicitor. A graduate of University College Cork (UCC), Ms Irish trained and qualified as a solicitor with Kilkenny firm Harte Solicitors, working in litigation, probate and conveyancing.

Commercial law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has combined its two Belfast premises into a new office based on Linenhall Street.

The last survivors of the single worst racist killing spree in American history have achieved a step forward in a major legal action. As young children, the three centenarians faced white mobs who killed hundreds of African Americans in the city of Tulsa in Oklahoma in 1921.

The rule of law in Hungary is under serious threat as Viktor Orbán’s government constantly abuses its authority to influence the courts, a senior judge has said. Csaba Vasvári, a senior judge at the Budapest metropolitan court, told The Observer that he and other members of the j

A coffee tycoon has been forced to withdraw his bid to become San Francisco's next district attorney after city officials pointed out he had to be an attorney first. Austin Hills, whose family founded Hills Bros Coffee in the late 19th century, had already submitted nomination papers for the upcomin

Amnesty International has said it will conduct an internal review following a high-profile row over a report accusing Ukraine's armed forces of endangering civilians. A press release issued by the human rights organisation on Thursday 4 August said researchers had found "evidence of Ukrainian forces

Public servants have been told not to discuss work in the vicinity of so-called "smart speakers" like Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo device, according to reports. A document seen by the Business Post says staff working at the Oireachtas should "avoid having confidential work conversations near digital