With less than three weeks to go, the Law Society is encouraging all legal professionals to continue to register for Calcutta Run charity partners, Dublin Simon Community and the HOPE Foundation.

Solicitors based in Leitrim, Donegal and Limerick and bordering counties can book now for the annual Law Society Skillnet cluster events in their region. If you’re based in Leitrim, Longford, ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that a man whose long-term partner died in 2021 is entitled to a widower’s contributory pension (WCP) John O’Meara and Michelle Batey, who died in 2021, had lived together ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

Taylor Wessing Ireland has launched its new Fitzwilliam Square Dublin 2 office, demonstrating significant investment by the global law firm, which has revenue of €500 million, in its Irish arm.

The International Bar Association (IBA) has expressed its deepest condolences on the passing of Pope Francis earlier this week. “His unwavering commitment to justice and the dignity of all people ...

Solicitor Cian Smith is now chief legal and regulatory officer at Premier Lotteries Ireland, operator of the National Lottery, after acting in the role for the past year and a half. He joined the ...

Dublin solicitor and property developer Ivor Fitzpatrick has died following an illness. Fitzpatrick (68) died at home in Avoca, Co Wicklow, on Sunday after “a difficult illness bravely borne”. A ...

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee (pictured) has announced the expansion of the Parole Board from 13 to 15 members. She has also appointed Dr Lisa Cuthbert and Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan (small ...

Measures setting out standards of conduct for top financial executives in a new individual-accountability framework have been signed into law by the President. The new legislation is aimed at giving ...

Figures from the Central Bank show that the average cost of a motor-insurance policy last year rose by 2% to €568, after five years of falls. The average cost of a claim per policy increased by 5% in ...

The Supreme Court will sit in Letterkenny Courthouse, Donegal today (28 April). It will be the first sitting of the Supreme Court in the north-west, and the fifth sitting of the court outside of ...