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, ...

The Judicial Council has sent proposals for an overall increase of 16.7% in damages to be awarded for personal injuries to the Minister for Justice. The full council met last week to consider draft ...

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 ...

US-origin firm Squire Patton Boggs has promoted Dublin-based corporate lawyers Nessa McHugh and Ciara Downes (small picture). McHugh has been promoted to senior associate and Downes has been promoted ...

Most parts of a new law that gives regulators more powers to encourage and enforce compliance with company law have come into effect today (3 December). The act will also allow companies to hold ...

Taylor Wessing Ireland has appointed Patricia McCarvill as the firm's first dedicated tax partner, leading the firm’s new tax practice. This follows the recent hire of Ryan Ferry in disputes and ...

The Government has appointed eight members to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) – including six new appointments and two re-appointments. The 11-member authority is responsible for the ...

International law firm Taylor Wessing has promoted two lawyers to become partners in its Irish division from 1 May. They are part of the latest round of promotions – including ten new partners – ...

The Government has decided to nominate barrister Mícheál P O’Higgins SC as a judge of the High Court. O’Higgins is a former chair of the Bar Council, who was called to the Bar in 1990, and appointed ...

The Central Bank has appointed Mary-Elizabeth McMunn as deputy governor in charge of financial regulation. She will take up her role, which involves membership of the Central Bank’s executive ...

Commercial-law firm Philip Lee LLP has added New York to its network through a partnership with Skylight Law LLP, which is based in the US city. The US firm will now operate as Philip Lee (US) LLP and ...