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 professional body for IT in Britain has called for a review of a law that assumes the reliability of computer evidence. BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, wants an end to the legal presumption ...

The Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO) is now seeking applications for the position of State solicitor. The CSSO is one of Ireland’s largest legal practices, employing over 180 solicitors. The ...

The Government's legislative programme for the upcoming Dáil summer session includes 23 bills that have been prioritised for publication. Another 28 have been prioritised for drafting during the ...

The revised District Court scale of costs has been issued. The new costs will see increases of at least five points across the board, the first such rise since 2014. The scale of costs has been ...

Sinn Féin has named its TD for Cavan-Monaghan, Matt Carthy, as chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The post was one of seven secured by the party. “This committee ...

Matheson has been named ‘Irish Law Firm of the Year 2024’ by the international magazine The Lawyer. A&L Goodbody (ALG) was also a winner at the ceremony in London (28 November), taking the prize for ...

Pinsent Masons has advised Azets Ireland on its merger with Cooney Carey, combining two of Ireland’s leading accountancy, tax, and business-advisory firms. Azets, which is backed by private equity ...

Retired Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Hugh Geoghegan died yesterday (7 July) aged 86. He died yesterday and is survived by his wife, retired Supreme Court judge Mrs Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan, and ...

There is major potential to de-escalate offenders going to prison by maximising the accessibility of restorative justice through the courts system, a seminar has heard. Hosted by the Ireland branch of ...

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 ...