The survey organisers once again invite contributions from the global legal profession to measure trends in the use of AI in law firms and in-house legal departments. The authors estimate that the ...

A legal challenge has been launched by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), against the Irish Government over its failure to meet its legal obligations on climate change. Represented by the Centre ...

The Law Society has welcomed the introduction of new Solicitors Accounts Regulations, which come into operation on 1 July. The current regulations have been in force since 2014, and the Law Society ...

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has written to prison governors asking them to put in place measures to support registration and facilitate voting in prisons. The organisation’s call comes ahead of ...

The Legal Aid Board has today (29 May) launched its new Law and Family Mediation Centre in Ballymun, Dublin. Officially opened by the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, the new centre is located in ...

The Law Society of England and Wales has reiterated its concerns about legislation that will quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of postmasters in Britain. In what became known as the Post ...

The revised District Court scale of costs has been issued. The new costs will see increases of at least five points across the board, the first such rise since 2014. The scale of costs has been ...

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 ...

Law firm Philip Lee has appointed Alison Hardiman as a partner in its planning-and-environmental practice. She has extensive knowledge of planning-and-environmental law, with a particular focus on ...

Karl Manweiler has been appointed director of innovation and legal technology at Dillon Eustace. Managing partner Donnacha O'Connor commented: "The Dillon Eustace legal technology and innovation group ...

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Seán Scally as partner and head of energy in the firm’s Dublin office. Scally has 15 years’ experience advising clients (developers, lenders, sponsors) on the ...

An annual survey of the legal profession has found that almost half of firms are expecting the outlook for profitability in the sector to deteriorate over the next 12 months. The Annual Law Survey, ...