News

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 event marks the launch of 'Governing Law and Jurisdiction - Why Ireland?', an initiative designed to encourage General Counsels of both Irish companies and international firms with a presence in ...
According to the Courts Service, the new forms are easy to navigate, written in plain English, have clear guides and eligibility checkers for applicants and feature links to supporting information and ...
We use cookies to collect and analyse information on site performance and usage to improve and customise your experience, where applicable. View our Cookies Policy. Click Accept and continue to use ...
Legal Skills Through English is offered over five days, from 30 June - 4 July at the Law Society of Ireland.
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 ...
Loneliness and meaninglessness are constituent reasons for asking for euthanasia, a Dutch academic told the Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying today (26 September). Professor Theo Boer, a ...
Two of Ireland’s largest law firms, ByrneWallace LLP and LK Shields Solicitors LLP, have agreed to merge their firms to create Byrne Wallace Shields. The deal is one of the largest involving two Irish ...
Irish law firm McCann FitzGerald LLP has delivered its first lecture as part of a new sustainability-focused curriculum for students at UCC. Partner Éamon Ó Cuív, the newly appointed Adjunct Professor ...
The employment-permit application process will be updated with the launch of a Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (DETE) cloud-based system. The ‘Employment Permits Online’ system will ...
The recent highly-publicised High Court decision in Philip Nolan v Science Foundation of Ireland, [2024] IEHC 368 has put the spotlight back on the concept of ‘no-fault’ dismissals, writes Lewis ...
The Law Society Gazette is today (7 March) publishing the annual figures for Ireland’s 20 largest legal workplaces by practising solicitor numbers for the year ending 31 December 2024. Matheson LLP ...