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 ...

A new independent body that will select and recommend judicial appointments is to begin its work on 1 January next year. The Government is describing the establishment of the Judicial Appointments ...

Irish law firms William Fry LLP and Mason Hayes & Curran have both taken home prizes at the Global IP Awards 2024. The awards ceremony, at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London last night (17 October ...

Four in ten (38%) firms believe their organisation will not be prepared for NIS2, the EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity compliance, a survey of 160 professionals by Mason Hayes & Curran has ...

Cabinet approval for 20 additional judges to be appointed on a phased basis has been secured. The Judicial Planning Working Group (JPWG) report recommended the appointment of 44 additional judges in ...

Ireland’s level of spending on its judicial system, as measured by percentage of economic output (GDP), was the lowest in Europe in 2022, according to a new report. The report was published by the ...

The Law Society has urged a rethink on the lack of representation of practising legal professionals on the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) announced by Justice Minister Helen McEntee today (17 ...

International law firm Clark Hill has announced today that Conor Kenny has joined its transatlantic practice as an ...

Euronext Dublin, which runs the Irish stock exchange, has published its first corporate-governance code for Irish companies. Lawyers at McCann FitzGerald have described the move as “a welcome ...

The ALG 2024 Corporate Crime and Regulation summit at Croke Park in Dublin has heard that sanctions on Russia following the Ukraine invasion have led to jumps in the consumer price index there of over ...