An annual survey of the legal profession has found that almost half of firms are expecting the outlook for profitability in the sector to deteriorate over the next 12 months. The Annual Law Survey, ...

A Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) report ‘Social Housing, Domestic Violence and the Public Sector Duty’ which will be launched by Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik on Tuesday (5 September). The report ...

A new report provides insights into the nature, impact and prosecution of the coercive-control offence and raises questions around the maximum sentencing associated with it. Released by Women’s Aid ...

The Government has approved a plan for Ireland to intervene in South Africa’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) case against Israel under the Genocide Convention. Filing of the intervention will ...

Warm tributes were paid to Naas, Co Kildare solicitor Cairbre Finan Senior, who died recently (17 September). He was born in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, into a family which valued hard work and academic ...

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has promoted five lawyers in its Dublin office. Grace Lumsden and James Cullinane have been promoted to managing associate in the firm’s investment-funds group ...

A briefing note by A&L Goodbody lawyer Jason Milne has examined the Supreme Court dismissal of an appeal by Co Offaly residents challenging the validity of a decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant ...

The latest report from the Child Law Project (CLP) has found an increased focus from the courts on a lack of appropriate care placements for children. The report, authored by Dr Maria Corbett and Dr ...

Over 250 people participated in A&L Goodbody's inaugural ‘Future of Tech Regulation’ event in Dublin yesterday. Regulators and industry experts examined the impact of incoming legislation at Irish and ...

Barrister and campaigner Laoise de Brún BL will stand for the Trinity panel in the upcoming Seanad elections. Founder of The Countess, de Brún pledges to be a “fearless, independent voice”. This will ...

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 ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said that there are “good policy reasons” why the public does not get access to the evidence and reasoning underlining the office’s decisions not to ...