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 ...

A bill that will set up a new auto-enrolment system for pensions has passed all stages in the Oireachtas and will now be sent to the President. The legislation provides for a new retirement savings ...

HBMO Solicitors, formerly Noel Smyth and Partners, has been acquired by US law firm Clark Hill (21 August). Ten solicitors from HBMO Solicitors will now move to Clark Hill along with support staff, ...

The Government has published a 700-page bill to reform the planning system. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien describes the Planning and Development Bill 2023 as “the cornerstone for Irish planning for ...

Many survivors of historic child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools have not yet received redress from the State, despite the passage of more than ten years since Louise O’Keeffe’s landmark ...

Only 27 enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) have been created since the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 came into force on 26 April last year, attendees of a Law Society Professional ...

The Law Society’s Dr Barry Whelan has been interviewed on Newstalk’s Talking History podcast about the life and work of Lithuanian-born Irish solicitor Michael Noyk. Dr Whelan was interviewed by Dr ...

The Government has nominated Emily Logan to be the new Police Ombudsman under legislation passed earlier this year. She was nominated for the role following an open competition undertaken by the ...

In DPP v Hutch and Others, the permitting of evidence to be admitted into the trial – found by the court to have been unlawfully obtained ab initio – is a matter of great concern to practising ...

This year marks the 850th anniversary of the Norman invasion of Ireland. James Meighan considers the Brehon legal system that was in place before the invasion and discusses its common law replacement.

Judges are seeking a change to the law that would ensure that people who want to formally complain about a judge’s handling of a family-law case will have access to the documents needed for their ...

If you are a lawyer qualified in one of the following jurisdictions, you may take the Qualified Lawyers' Transfer Test (QLTT) in order to become a solicitor in Ireland but first you must obtain a ...