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.

The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Ireland for failing to transpose certain provisions of a directive on restructuring and insolvency into Irish law. The directive ...

Solicitor Susan Bryson has been appointed to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. The body is responsible for overseeing the construction of the new national children’s hospital in ...

The keynote speaker at the Law Society of Northern Ireland’s centenary conference (23 September) was challenged on his view that the legal profession will be disrupted by artificial intelligence (AI).

The 46-nation Council of Europe has published its latest annual conclusions, assessing member states’ compliance with provisions of the European Social Charter on labour rights. It finds Ireland in ...

The Government has published the general scheme of a bill aimed at protecting the role of cash in the Irish financial system. The Access to Cash Bill stems from a recommendation made by the Retail ...

The Government has made the decision to advise the President of Ireland to appoint solicitors Sandra Murphy and Alec Gabbett as judges of the District Court. Alec Gabbett is a partner at Leahy Reidy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...