Voting for the Law Society Council Election closes at 5pm on 17 October 2024 The Law Society Council plays an important role in supporting and developing the future of the solicitors’ profession.

Three positions are to be filled – one Chairperson and two Members of the TCSP Appeal Tribunal to be established under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Finan ...

Security breaches happen, and no organisation is immune. The right response, however, can make a real difference. Rather than seeing breaches as failures, law firms should focus on proactive ...

The President of the High Court has assigned the following judges of the High Court to be the Judge in Charge of the following High Court lists for the Michaelmas Term 2024: Presi ...

The Courts Service has provided revised dates for Dublin Circuit Family Law case progression. Case Progression lists before the County Registrar, will now take place during callovers at 10am and 2pm ...

Final applications are being accepted for the Diploma in Judicial Skills and Decision-Making which commences this October. Starting on 19 October, this diploma aims to prepare participants for ...

A legal challenge has been launched by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), against the Irish Government over its failure to meet its legal obligations on climate change. Represented by the Centre ...

Employment solicitor Máille Brady Bates has joined tech giant Meta as EMEA lead counsel for labour and employment in Europe. The role will be based in London. Brady Bates was formerly a senior ...

The Law Society EU and International Affairs Committee will hold a seminar on balancing privacy and transparency this autumn. It will be addressed by experts including former Data Protection ...

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 ...

Law Society Professional Training is to hold a seminar next month to update practitioners on criminal law. The in-person event will take place in Blackhall Place on Wednesday 25 September (2pm to 5pm) ...

Two Irish firms, Crowley Millar Solicitors LLP and J R Sweeney LLP, are to merge their businesses with effect from tomorrow (1 December). The merger will create a practice with ten partners, 20 ...