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Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has launched a global 'digital legal delivery' practice, a new multidisciplinary group bringing together its most inventive legal and tech minds. The move builds on the firm's 2011 launch of its alternative legal services (ALT) team, headquartered in Bel

Judge Suzanne Kingston of the General Court of the European Union delivered this year's John M. Kelly Memorial Lecture at UCD Sutherland School of Law.

Belfast lawyer Matthew Higgins is to walk the 500-mile Camino de Santiago in aid of WAVE Trauma Centre this weekend. Mr Higgins, a criminal defence lawyer and partner at HHD Solicitors, will set off on Saturday to walk the ancient pilgrimage route in north-west Spain.

Matheson has welcomed 42 newly-qualified solicitors across its asset management, commercial litigation, commercial real estate, corporate, finance and capital markets, private client and tax teams.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed M&A specialist Micheál Mulvey as a partner in its Dublin corporate team. Mr Mulvey has over 15 years' experience advising clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, late-stage venture capital and corporate venturing and for

The UN's refugee agency has urged the Irish and UK governments not to leave asylum seekers in "legal limbo" amid an escalating diplomatic row. The Irish government this week announced plans to bring forward legislation designating the UK as a safe country to which asylum seekers can be returned.

European trade unions and employers' organisations are being consulted on the possibility of new EU rules on remote working and the 'right to disconnect'. The first-stage consultation of European social partners launched by the European Commission this week follows a vote by MEPs in 2021 which calle

The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) resolved over 1,500 appeals worth around €1.4 billion last year, according to new figures. A total of 1,521 appeals valued at €1.386 billion were closed — a 24 per cent decline in volume and a 60 per cent decline in value when compared with the previo

Legislation banning anti-abortion protests within 100 metres of healthcare providers has been approved by the Oireachtas. The Health (Termination of Pregnancy) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 will create 'safe access zones' of 100 metres from an entrance or exit to a premises where obstetricians/gynae

Ugandan cocoa farmers have been forced to hire armed men to protect their crop amid soaring cocoa prices. Cocoa prices recently soared to an all-time high due to unusually dry weather in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, though have fallen back recently as conditions have improved.

Community and voluntary organisations are self-censoring out of fear of losing State funding, a new report suggests. Almost two-fifths (37 per cent) of participants in research conducted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) reported that they have curtailed their advocacy, campaigning or

The UK's controversial new legacy law has come into force, bringing a premature end to dozens of inquests and investigations related to killings during the Troubles. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which the Irish government is challenging in a rare interstate app

William Fry has appointed Clodagh Ruigrok, Elena Canavan-Young, Nessa Joyce, Barbara Galvin, Deirdre O'Donovan, Aisling O'Gorman, Tiernan Diamond, Barry Scannell and Rachel Hayes as partners in a major promotions round. The firm has welcomed the nine new partners across four departments — asse

Most complaints of sexual assault brought to gardaí involve an alleged perpetrator known to the complainant, new figures reveal. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) yesterday published a statistical bulletin on victims and suspected offenders in 2022, showing that in 71 per cent of sexual off

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted leave from the High Court to exercise its amicus curiae function in a significant case focused on redress for survivors of historic child sexual abuse in schools. As amicus curiae in KW v the Minister for Education, the Government of Ir