Irish Legal News
5 days ago · Lewis Silkin has appointed Emma Wightman as a senior associate and Megan Kerr as an associate in its Belfast office. Ms Wightman brings extensive expertise and experience …
Supreme Court: Legislation excluding father-of-three from …
Jan 23, 2024 · The Supreme Court has quashed a decision of the Minister for Social Protection to refuse to grant a widower’s contributory pension to a widowed father of three children and has …
Landmark Irish language legislation to be commenced
Dec 18, 2024 · The final provisions of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 will come into force on 21 December 2024 in line with a statutory deadline.. From that date, posts to …
DND Law merges with ML White Solicitors | Irish Legal News
Oct 14, 2024 · DND Law has merged with fellow Newry firm ML White Solicitors. ML White's former offices on Monaghan Street are now closed and all staff, files and client documents …
Simmons & Simmons to become Ireland’s first legal partnership
Nov 26, 2024 · Simmons & Simmons has become the first law firm in Ireland to indicate it will operate as a solicitor-barrister legal partnership. The international law firm has notified the …
Supreme Court: Landmark decision on Personal Injuries Guidelines
Apr 10, 2024 · A majority of the Supreme Court has determined that s.7(2)(g) of the Judicial Council Act 2019 which required the adoption by the Judicial Council of the 2021 Personal …
Review: Is Ireland Neutral? The Many Myths of Irish Neutrality
Jul 28, 2023 · Beginning by locating the origin of Irish neutrality within struggles for Irish independence from Britain, before going on to show how the concept has been developed and …
High Court: Third party proceedings against Irish Water set aside
Nov 5, 2024 · Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Conleth Bradley stated that “if the underlying policy is to put the third party in as good a position as possible in relation to …
Analysis: The allocation of costs in civil litigation
Aug 31, 2023 · The Court of Appeal recently, in Word Perfect Translation Services Ltd v Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform [2023] IECA 189, addressed a costs order made in the …
Michael Doyle: WRC has its say on remote working requests
Aug 1, 2024 · A&L Goodbody partner Michael Doyle welcomes the first WRC ruling on the right to request remote work. The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 …