Lawyer Thierry Wickers has officially assumed the position of president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) following his election at the plenary session on 21 November. Thierry ...

The EU’s highest court has ruled that Ireland has failed to meet its obligations under an EU directive on the quality of drinking water. The action, taken by the European Commission, centred on the ...

A report from the International Bar Association (IBA) has calculated that the legal profession directly contributes $1.6 trillion (€1.47 trillion) to the global economy, or 1.7% of gross domestic ...

Matheson LLP has appointed nine new partners across seven different practice areas. The appointments include seven internal promotions, effective from 1 January, as well as the recent arrival of ...

Commercial-law firm Philip Lee LLP has announced plans to double the size of its corporate and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) team over the next three years. It has also appointed partner Eoghan Doyle ...

Dublin-based law firm William Fry LLP was the highest-ranked of three Irish firms listed in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report, published on Friday (13 September). The report, which ranks ...

The Government has halved the levy that credit unions must pay into a fund set up to deal with any financial difficulties in the sector. The Department of Finance said that the rate for the Credit ...

A recent order of the German Federal Supreme Court has decided that AI cannot be named as an inventor, an Eversheds Sutherland briefing note has pointed out. This follows a series of decisions issued ...

Commercial-law firm RDJ has appointed partner Ronan Geary to lead its dispute-resolution team. The dispute-resolution group, which has more than 50 lawyers, covers several areas – including commercial ...

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is to grant temporary release to 138 prisoners this Christmas. The IPS says that many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences, adding that ...

The Law Society is inviting members of the legal profession to attend its annual marquee event, which is on the theme of Well Within the Law. Part of the Law Society’s new Culture First initiative, ...

The devastating effect on victims of their counselling notes being used in court as evidence in rape and sexual-assault cases was clear at the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) annual report 2023 ...