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A castle near Helensburgh which spent 25 years at the centre of a protracted legal battle over a £230 debt has been put up for sale for nearly £1.3 million. Knockderry Castle's former owner, Marian van Overwaele, was made bankrupt in 2000 after her repeated refusals to pay the £230

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Great Britain relied on the wrong legal basis to disclose motorists' personal data to private car parking companies seeking to recover unpaid parking charges, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ruled. In a six-page opinion published this

William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of Lyn Brennan as head of the firm's New York office. A banking and finance partner who is relocating to New York from the firm's Dublin office, Ms Brennan has significant experience in advising global financial institutions, private equity firms and cor

Almost all lawyers working at law firms in Ireland feel that their happiness is a primary concern of their firm, outstripping the UK and the rest of the world, according to new research commissioned by international law firm Simmons & Simmons. Of those working for Irish law firms who were survey

Legislation allowing the government to set a maximum interest rate for high-cost credit loans has completed its journey through the Oireachtas. Once enacted, the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022 will redefine "moneylenders" as "high-cost credit providers" and allow the finance minister to intro

Ireland's first-ever summer festival showcasing "all things legal tech and legal ops" is taking place in Dublin next week. Hosted by Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC), the free Legal TechOps Ireland event on Wednesday 6 July will feature speakers including Alex Kelly, co-founder and COO at Brightfla

The combined impact of the pandemic and increased financial pressure on individuals and households has exacerbated the "ongoing crisis of unmet legal need in this country", the head of legal rights group FLAC has warned. Writing in the foreword to FLAC's annual report for 2021, FLAC chief executive

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Eileen Roberts, a partner in A&L Goodbody's disputes & investigations practice, has been nominated by the Government for appointment as a judge of the High Court. Ms Roberts has been with ALG for over 30 years and served as the firm's chair between 2019-2022. She has represented clients in a

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has received Government approval to publish the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill. The Bill will provide for the designation of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) that will act as national inspection bodies of places of detention in the St

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon has been accused of tainting his independence by attempting to "intimidate" criminal barristers who are striking over legal aid. In a letter to the judge, more than 70 of the most experienced criminal lawyers in England and Wales objected to his message

Greece’s state TV has been criticised for a segment showing viewers how to steal gasoline from cars as fuel prices rise sharply. “It’s not something terribly complicated … you don’t even need a special tube, even a hose for balconies will do,” station reporter Co

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans enjoy a broad right to arm themselves in public and in doing so struck down a New York law that imposed strict limits on carrying guns in public. The decision is expected to prompt a wave of lawsuits on loosening current state and federal restrictio

Laws to hold senior bankers to account will be brought to Cabinet next week, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said after record fines of almost €100 million were issued to banks yesterday. Mr Donohoe said the penalty of €96.7m against AIB Group over its role in the tracker mortgage scandal

Travellers are discriminated against by gardaí and the judiciary, according to a study. Researchers concluded that members of the ethnic minority group are “over policed as suspects and under policed as victims”.