The fact that an increasing number of people in Ireland now want to work beyond the State pension age of 66 is causing “huge issues” from an employment-law perspective, delegates at the Annual Review ...

It had been “a single ill-judged remark” that had been made in the privacy of the retiring room and “was made without malice”, the finding continued. The magistrate was issued with a formal warning ...

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 ...

Capacity-building training is on offer to Irish lawyers who deal with migrant and ethnic minority clients. The collaborative Protect III project, between the International Organisation for Migration ...

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of four new partners at its Dublin office. Robert Dever (tax), Robert Potter–Cogan (banking and finance), Mary Kiely (corporate) and ...

Only 27 enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) have been created since the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 came into force on 26 April last year, attendees of a Law Society Professional ...

A bill that introduces new stand-alone offences of stalking and non-fatal strangulation has completed its passage through the Oireachtas, and will now go to the President for signing. The bill also ...

The Government has nominated barrister Mark O’Connell for appointment as a judge of the District Court. The decision to formally advise the President to make the appointment was made by the Government ...

Browne Jacobson has expanded its Irish operations, introducing real-estate and construction practices and bolstering its corporate team. This builds upon Browne Jacobson's extensive real-estate and ...

History was made today (9 October) as 17 solicitors from throughout Ireland were formally granted Patents of Precedence, and given the designation of Senior Counsel, in an online ceremony. Law Society ...

The Law Society’s Practice Management Member Services team has produced two information leaflets for practitioners, covering the steps involved in setting up a partnership and the succeeding-practice ...

The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil-society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to leading Venezuelan political figure and rights defender María ...