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Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Amy Brady as a solicitor in the firm's personal injury team. Ms Brady qualified as a solicitor in 2021, having graduated from the University of Liverpool with an undergraduate degree in law in 2017.
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Legislation aiming to improve road safety, including by closing a so-called loophole allowing some motorists to avoid a six-month driving ban, will be enacted as soon as possible following its approval by the Oireachtas.
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A teenager has landed in hot water after allegedly impersonating his school headteacher and faxing a resignation letter to school authorities. The 17-year-old student at a New York high school was arrested and now faces a charge of criminal impersonation, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 reports.
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Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Anthony O'Hanlon as a partner in the firm's financial services team. With significant experience in asset management, Mr O'Hanlon helps clients seeking to establish and operate regulated funds in Ireland. He also regularly e
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Belfast lawyer Jude Copeland is to address a major legal technology conference in London next week. Mr Copeland, a legal technology specialist at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, will speak at the Future Lawyer UK conference on the shifting landscape of client expectations and the imperative for law firms to
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William Fry has been named Ireland's trademark disputes firm of the year for a second year running at the annual Managing IP Awards. Florence Meagher, a senior associate with William Fry who specialises in intellectual property law, also won the inaugural Ireland Rising Star of the Year award.
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Justice ministers Helen McEntee and Naomi Long have met to discuss north-south co-operation across a range of criminal justice matters.
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Business lobby groups have met with a junior minister in the Department of Justice to set out their call for a €75,000 cap on defamation awards. A delegation from ISME, which represents small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association (CSNA) met with
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Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has promoted David McKeating, Jonathan Ennis and Michelle Stewart to partner as part of a spring promotions round. The trio — Mr McKeating in the commercial and pensions team, Mr Ennis in the corporate team and Ms Stewart in the real estate team — wer
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The long-awaited dedicated family courts complex in Dublin has reached a significant milestone with the approval of planning permission.
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Better-looking lawyers are more likely to win their cases, according to a new study. Research undertaken at the University of Illinois gathered data on more than 1,000 US court cases and obtained photos and courtroom videos of the attorney involved.
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The total debt of the top 50 law firms in the UK has reached £5.4 billion as they struggle to get clients to pay up. Data from accountancy firm Lubbock Fine found that the debt has rise by £177 million in the past year, City A.M. reports.
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An American politician has been gently admonished for accidentally leaving a loaded firearm in a state legislature bathroom. Don Wilson, a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, apparently placed the 9mm Glock handgun on a shelf and forgot about it, NBC News reports.
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Chinese authorities still persecute dissidents’ families years after their release | Voice of America
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More than a third of British lawyers responding to an online survey say they have inflated their timesheets to make more money. RollOnFriday, a legal blog with a wide readership in London, said 35.5 per cent of nearly 900 respondents to its anonymous survey admitted billing clients for time they did
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