Senior Irish judges yesterday met with the president and senior members of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on a trip to Dublin. The delegation, which includes President Robert Spano and Judge Síofra O'Leary, the Irish judge who will take up the presidency in November, met with Chie
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Over 1,000 people from corporate Ireland participated in A&L Goodbody's Corporate Crime and Regulation Summit yesterday. The summit, which has taken place every year since 2019, brings together leading experts, regulators, law enforcement officials and business leaders to discuss key issues and
The Bar of Northern Ireland's football team has made a triumphant return from Newcastle upon Tyne after winning a challenge match against the North Eastern Circuit. Writing on LinkedIn, the Bar said: "A great match saw a final result of 6:2 for our team who proudly held on to their decade long unbea
William Fry LLP has emerged as winners of this year's Law Society RFC 7s in London. Dating back to 1975, the event took place last Sunday as part of the Law Society Rugby 7s, Netball & Mixed Tag Tournament at the Richmond Athletic Grounds.
Four students at University of Galway School of Law have joined Philip Lee LLP for a seven-month placement. The placements mark the second time the corporate law firm has partnered with the university.
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has donated a collection of books to Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). Derval McFetridge, the Society's information and research manager, presented the books to Aonghus Kelly, executive director of IRLI, on a visit to the law library last week.
EY Law Ireland has celebrated after coming in first in the Legal Challenge at the sixth annual Dragon at the Docks boat race. The legal practice, which launched just under a year ago, was among sponsors of the competition, which took place last Thursday.
The King's Inns has presented a cheque for €2,505 to the Capuchin Day Centre following a year of fundraising for the charity. Brother Kevin was welcomed to the King's Inns Park to collect the cheque.
The King's Inns has congratulated Diploma in Legal Studies class of 2022 on graduating this week.
The 25th edition of the Trinity College Law Review was launched by Mr Justice Peter Charleton of the Supreme Court at the prestigious student-run journal's first in-person event since 2019. In his remarks and foreword to the journal, Mr Justice Charleton raises a range of reforms he says are necessa
A first-of-its-kind summer festival has put the spotlight on how and why legal tech and legal operations are transforming in-house legal practice in Ireland. Hosted by Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC), the free Legal TechOps Ireland event last Wednesday featured speakers including Alex Kelly, co-fo
A hardy team of lawyers from Dublin firm KOD Lyons have smashed their €4,000 fundraising target after completing the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle 2022. The five-man team of partner Matthew De Courcy, solicitors Eoghan O'Sullivan and Ken Breen, legal assistant Vincent Doherty and intern Cian O'Su
McCann FitzGerald LLP has welcomed 11 new senior associates.
John McShane, partner and head of employment at McCartan Turkington Breen, has completed a gruelling triathlon in aid of charity. The Carrickfergus Castle Triathalon consists of a 750m sea swim, a 20km cycle and ends with a 5km run. Mr McShane undertook a rigorous training regime for several months
Beauchamps LLP has welcomed six interns as part of its summer internship programme. Conor Grogan, Jack Curtin, Isobel Davis, Lisa Cunney, Esme Honan and Hugh Black make up the first set of summer interns.