Solicitors in Ireland are invited to participate in a survey about the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act.

The final provisions of 2021 legislation on the Irish language are to come into effect on 21 December this year. The measures will give Irish speakers more language rights, as well as placing new ...

Law firm RDJ says that a recent High Court decision may provide guidance on future proceedings where individuals or organisations are sued for defamation over posts on social media. Earlier this month ...

An EU court has upheld an EU decision to impose sanctions on the former leader and former deputy leader of a political party in Moldova. The EU took the measures against Ilan Shor, former leader of ...

The Director General is the Chief Executive of the Law Society with all of the powers and responsibilities usually vested in a Chief Executive. In addition, the Director General is the Secretary of ...

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 ...

Crisper remote video link to witnesses will result from an upgrade to HDMI cabling at the Criminal Courts of Justice, the Courts Service reports. The Dublin 7 building opened in 2009 with old hat ...

Solicitors who want to be placed on the Criminal Legal Aid (CLA) panel for 2025 are required to submit some documentation, the Law Society Criminal Law Committee has said. A completed application form ...

The North’s justice minister has said that she is “disappointed” by industrial action being taken by the Criminal Bar ...

Now in its third year, the Future of Legal Practice Summit is an interactive legal education event, taking place on 9 and 10 ...

Applications for first registration lodged with the Property Registration Authority (PRA), where title is not certified and examination of the title is required, can sometimes take a considerable time ...

Legal-services group DWF has named James Colville as the new managing partner of its Dublin office. He will also be head of insurance in Dublin, taking up both roles in January. Colville has qualified ...