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Dublin firm O'Brien Lynam Solicitors (OBL) is to become part of Keoghs, the legal solutions arm of Davies. UK-based Keoghs was acquired in 2020 by Davies, the specialist professional services and technology business serving insurance, financial services and highly regulated markets, and provides cla

Ireland is to accede to the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the government has announced. The Optional Protocol supplements the Convention — which Ireland signed in 2007 and ratified in 2018 — by establishing additio

Employment lawyer Mark McAllister has been appointed as chief executive of the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland. Mr McAllister, the LRA's director of employment relations services since 2019, succeeds Don Leeson, who has retired as chief executive after four years.

A woman called police after her home was surrounded by around 100 raccoons demanding food — but officers said "the raccoons haven't committed any crimes". According to 9NEWS, the unnamed woman, who lives in Poulsbo, Washington, has been feeding raccoons in the neighbourhood for around 35 years

Dublin City Council has urged the government to enact legislation banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Councillors unanimously voted in favour of a Sinn Féin motion which highlighted the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (IC

An Irish MEP has taken on a leading role in negotiating a new EU law to strengthen passenger rights. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has been appointed by the Renew Europe political grouping in the European Parliament as its chief negotiator on the propo

Northern Ireland firm Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Andrew Irwin to its team. Mr Irwin, who qualified as a solicitor in 2017 following his graduation from Ulster University, was previously a senior associate in a major Irish law firm.

So-called 'sex-for-rent' arrangements should be banned before the next general election, the National Women's Council (NWC) has said. The women's organisation is today briefing a number of politicians at Leinster House about its recent research on the issue, which found examples of such arrange

An influential legal resource used by countries around the world to understand and analyse legal aspects of the use of cyber capabilities on the international plane has been updated for 2024. The Cyber Law Toolkit provides guidance on international law and cyber operations. It is used by governments

A legal expert whose work paved the way for government legislation has welcomed the planned introduction of safe access zones around abortion providers next week. The Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 will come into force from Thursday 17 October 2024.

One in five law firms say they are likely to become legal partnerships in the next five years, according to a survey published by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) to mark the introduction of the new business structure. As of today, solicitors can form partnerships with barristers, and

A motorist who chugged an entire bottle of liquor shortly after being pulled over has been acquitted of drink driving after a court concluded it was impossible to tell if he was already drunk. The court in Daegu, South Korea, heard that the suspect drank an entire bottle of soju — which typica

The Chief Justice challenged lawyers and others involved in the justice system to speak out against "consistent underinvestment" in the Irish courts in his address marking the opening of the new legal year. Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell delivered the annual address to hundreds of people, including seni

Record levels of engagement with the Injuries Resolution Board led to savings of €75 million in avoided litigation costs in 2023, according to new figures. The board's annual report for 2023 shows that 71 per cent of respondents consented to an assessment, the highest since its establishme

A major international gathering of Brazilian lawyers has taken place at the Law Society of Ireland's headquarters in Dublin.