Over 3,000 students are participating in the annual Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), delivered by the Diploma Centre team at the Law Society. The ...

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 ...

What the Government has described as a “complex and far-reaching” bill on surrogacy and assisted human reproduction (AHR) has completed its passage through both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Health ...

The legal-services watchdog has formally introduced legal partnerships, a new business structure for the legal profession. For the first time, solicitors will be able to form partnerships with ...

The Law Society of England and Wales has again called for reform of the way High Court judges are appointed in England and Wales. According to the Law Society Gazette of England and Wales, only two ...

The Central Bank will publish a revised Consumer Protection Code (CPC) in Q1, bringing about significant changes for firms. Mason Hayes and Curran (MHC) has set out steps for firms to ensure readiness ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drafting of a bill to significantly reform the Coroner Service to increase efficiencies and minimise the impact of the death-investigation process on the bereaved has been approved by Government. A ...

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has appointed solicitor Maura Kiely as a Revenue Commissioner. Kiely, who was appointed Revenue’s solicitor in 2021, succeeds Gerry Harrahill, who recently retired from ...

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 ...