The live caseload had increased by 73% from October 2023 to November 2024 despite no increase in judges, he said. “Dealing with this demands creativity and a careful allocation of limited judicial ...

The Law Society takes seriously threats to the rule of law, including those targeted at all legal professionals. In recent months, we have been made aware of several incidents where solicitors, ...

The Government has approved a plan for Ireland to intervene in South Africa’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) case against Israel under the Genocide Convention. Filing of the intervention will ...

The latest Gazette includes coverage of the most recent annual in-house conference, which heard that there are ‘extraordinary’ opportunities in a thriving sector. Applications have opened for the 2025 ...

Pieta House is available 24/7 for anyone experiencing thoughts of suicide, self-harmed or are bereaved by suicide. Freephone 1800 247 247. Samaritans provides a listening service available 24 hours a ...

If you are a national of a Member State of the European Union and are qualified to practise as a lawyer in your home Member State, you may be able to register as a foreign qualified solicitor under ...

Judicial-review provisions contained in new planning legislation are not as radical as initial reaction to the bill suggested, lawyers gathered at Blackhall Place have heard. A conference at the Law ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

The Courts Service has said that opening hours at the Stamp Office will be extended from 6 June. The courts body had previously launched an appointment-booking service in the Dublin Civil Combined ...

The Department of Justice has published a plan for changes aimed at speeding up decisions on those applying for international protection in Ireland. A modernisation programme covering this year and ...

London-based law firm Schillings is to open an office in Dublin, saying that it will give its clients the opportunity to access legal services in the EU. The firm says that the expansion will enable ...

Most parts of a new law that gives regulators more powers to encourage and enforce compliance with company law have come into effect today (3 December). The act will also allow companies to hold ...