Corporate-law firm William Fry is in talks with senior representatives of the Irish division of global firm Eversheds Sutherland about a potential agreement, according to a report in the Irish Times.

Georgia will ban paid-for commercial surrogacy from 1 January, 2024. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this week (12 June) that paid-for commercial surrogacy will now only be permitted for ...

The number of successful cyber-attacks against British law firms rose by 77% in the past year to 954, according to a new study of the threat reported by the Law Society Gazette of England and Wales.

Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne of the Supreme Court (small picture) is now the chair of the Courts Service Board, which determines policy for the courts body and oversees its implementation. The post is ...

Several solicitors will make their declarations as judges early next week. Solicitor Stephanie Coggans will make her declaration as a judge of the District Court on Monday (11 September) at 10am in ...

The ALG 2024 Corporate Crime and Regulation summit at Croke Park in Dublin has heard that sanctions on Russia following the Ukraine invasion have led to jumps in the consumer price index there of over ...

The Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts provide protections from racial discrimination to employees and to non-employees who are accessing goods and services, and place obligations on employers ...

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 ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

The Law Society Library has recently expanded its collection of resources on artificial intelligence (AI), an area that is expected generate much interest in the coming months and years. The library’s ...

The Government has agreed to nominate Ms Justice Caroline Costello as President of the Court of Appeal. She is currently a judge in the Court of Appeal. The vacancy will arise due to the forthcoming ...

The Law Society Small Practice Training Grant was given to six legal firms countrywide in 2023. The grant can make a real difference to a rural practice’s ability to continue to provide much-needed ...