Sophisticated fraud attempts continue to target solicitor firms in Ireland. Further to the Fraud Alert issued on 17 October, the Law Society continues to be notified of attempted attacks following the ...

A conference on oversight of national security in Ireland will be hosted by University of Galway’s School of Law on Friday, 23 September. The event coincides with the publication of legislation to ...

BirdWatch Ireland has warmly welcomed the banning of lead shot ammunition in wetlands which was made illegal across all 27 EU countries, as well as in Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein. The law comes ...

Global law firm Kennedys has highlighted potential benefits and risk to the insurance market from the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Among the risks, it warns, is that of AI-generated deepfake ...

The Diploma Centre is to offer a new course this autumn, designed to give students a greater understanding of the knowledge and skills required for working in a legal firm. The Certificate in Legal ...

A briefing note from Lavelle Partners on the recent High Court decision of Start Mortgages Limited v Michael Ryan and Agnes Ryan says that the decision highlights the difficulties and adverse ...

The EU’s highest court has ruled that rules laid down by football’s governing bodies that require any new club competition to be approved by them are unlawful. The Court of Justice of the European ...

Bank of Ireland has issued a warning about recent unsuccessful attempts to defraud solicitor customers of the bank. The Law Society says that it is aware of similar attacks in recent weeks. Solicitors ...

The Seanad has passed a bill that will set up a new dedicated Family Court within the existing courts structure. Once enacted, the legislation will provide for judges who have specialist training or ...

Dublin's Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has been approved for funds to develop its legal service for children and young people. The community law centre, which provides free legal, mediation and ...

Solicitor Irene Gleeson has been appointed to the board of Pobal, a not-for-profit organisation that works to support communities and local agencies on social inclusion and development. She and Savina ...