Mediation is an essential accessory in the toolkit of every litigation solicitor. Liam Guidera provides a practical perspective for solicitors who are engaged as advisors on behalf of parties involved ...

The former chief justice Frank Clarke will be one of the speakers at an event on law and economics hosted by the Trinity College Law Review next week. Patricia Lucas, former judge of the Supreme ...

The European Parliament has backed a directive aimed at improving product-labelling that will ban the use of misleading environmental claims. MEPs voted in favour of the proposal by 593 votes to 21.

A total of 10,033 abortions were carried out in Ireland in 2023, the fifth year of legalised termination of pregnancy under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. The figures ...

Davies, the specialist professional services and technology business, is to expand its legal solutions arm, Keoghs, into Ireland. Keoghs Ireland will acquire the assets from Dublin-based OBL (O’Brien ...

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed David Kirton as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property, technology, and data-protection team in Dublin. Kirton advises Irish and international businesses on ...

A study commissioned by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has found that many disabled people face “barrier layered upon barrier” in trying to access their legal rights. Carried ...

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 ...

The Courts Service is introducing a new appointment-booking service in the Dublin Civil Combined Offices from Monday 3 April. The move is the next step in a plan to roll out the new service nationwide ...

Property lawyer Paul McCutcheon has joined RDJ as partner and head of housing. McCutcheon (pictured) specialises in advising developer clients in all aspects of the acquisition, development and sale ...

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 ...

The average asking price of a home listed on the property website Daft.ie rose by 6.2% in the year to the third quarter (Q3) of this year, its latest report shows. Prices increased by 3.1% in the ...