Lawyer Thierry Wickers has officially assumed the position of president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) following his election at the plenary session on 21 November. Thierry ...

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Jennifer Fay as partner in charge of its Dublin office. Fay, who had been deputy member in charge for the firm’s Dublin office, brings over 20 years of ...

The North’s justice minister has said that she is “disappointed” by industrial action being taken by the Criminal Bar ...

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January is an excellent time to kickstart your mental health and psychological fitness by embarking on a suite of subsidised psychotherapy sessions. LegalMind is operated through the Law Society’s ...

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Commercial-law firm Philip Lee LLP has announced plans to double the size of its corporate and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) team over the next three years. It has also appointed partner Eoghan Doyle ...

Matheson LLP has appointed nine new partners across seven different practice areas. The appointments include seven internal promotions, effective from 1 January, as well as the recent arrival of ...

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is to grant temporary release to 138 prisoners this Christmas. The IPS says that many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences, adding that ...

The final provisions of 2021 legislation on the Irish language are to come into effect on 21 December this year. The measures will give Irish speakers more language rights, as well as placing new ...

The Government has appointed eight members to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) – including six new appointments and two re-appointments. The 11-member authority is responsible for the ...

Legal-services group DWF has named James Colville as the new managing partner of its Dublin office. He will also be head of insurance in Dublin, taking up both roles in January. Colville has qualified ...