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, ...

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 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 ...

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.

Beauchamps has appointed two new partners. Fiona Egan joins as a partner in projects, infrastructure and energy and Yvonne O'Byrne as a corporate partner. Fiona joins from Arthur Cox where she ...

The Central Bank has (24 March) published the modernised Consumer Protection Code, following an extensive review. The Consumer Protection Code outlines a set of rules and business standards that ...

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 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has opened this year’s round of a grant scheme for organisations and groups working on issues of human rights and equality. IHREC says that the ...

The Government has launched a public consultation on a new plan aimed at boosting competition in the insurance market. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to a new Action Plan on ...

An expansion of the Courts Service’s digital court-management system is among the key objectives set out in the organisation’s latest technology strategy, published yesterday (17 December). UCMS ...