Solicitor Máire Conneely will make her declaration as a judge of the District Court this morning in the Supreme Court. And solicitor Brendan O'Reilly will make his declaration as a judge of the ...

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has opened a consultation process on an EU directive that covers workers’ terms and conditions. The new rules aim to improve working conditions by ...

Lawyers operate in a high-performance culture, but often give too deeply of themselves, the inaugural Law Society ‘Business of Wellbeing’ summit heard. The fear of stigma attaching to any disclosure ...

Trustees of pension schemes have been warned that significant extra commitment will be needed to comply with, and stay compliant with, new pensions rules. The warning came in a webinar organised by D4 ...

With striking red curls beneath a barrister’s wig, the commanding voice of Armagh-born Caroline Carberry KC rings out across court five in London’s Old Bailey. She is a blazing Celt, flaming at 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 ...

The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 is set to introduce important amendments to the 2015 act. Eimear Burke, Hannah Unger and Ciara Dowd BL spotlight some of the more ...

It is estimated that as many as 25,000 people currently live in some kind of residential care. It is hoped that their cases will be reviewed by the newly created Decision Support Service, once the ...

Applications are open for the spring 2025 Diploma in In-House Practice. This course is designed to provide in-house lawyers or aspiring in-house lawyers with a comprehensive understanding of the ...

Psychological safety is the foundation of high-performing teams in the workplace and central to creating a culture of wellbeing and productivity, which is why we are launching two new toolkits on ...

Personal-injury specialist and partner at Tracey Solicitors, Maria Lakes has always had a strong sense of justice and a drive to right wrongs, she tells Mary Hallissey For Maria Lakes, it was a mock ...

Don’t forget to take out Law Society membership during the PC renewal period. Membership entitles you to a wide range of services, including the important right to run for and vote for your Council ...