To obtain a parental order for the non-biological parent, the surrogacy must be a “permitted surrogacy” (section 65 domestic and section 102 international). To date Irish international surrogacies ...

Pinsent Masons has hired tax partner Robert Dever to lead and develop its tax-law practice in Dublin. The multi-national law firm says that his appointment will also strengthen its European ...

A briefing note from Lavelle Partners on the recent High Court decision of Start Mortgages Limited v Michael Ryan and Agnes Ryan says that the decision highlights the difficulties and adverse ...

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, ...

Solicitor Paul Kerrigan has joined the board of LauraLynn, which provides palliative and respite care for sick and disabled children. Kerrigan is currently general counsel and chief risk officer at ...

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed what it has described as “an important decision” by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in a case taken against a third-level ...

The co-founder of the Elephant in the Room project, former rugby international Brent Pope, has told an event at the Law Society of his attempts to overcome what he described as a “too weak to speak” ...

A Lavelle Partners briefing note on the breakdown in the relationship between directors and shareholders may be amenable to dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation as an alternative to the ...

Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan will deliver NUI Galway’s School of Law Annual Distinguished Lecture. The online lecture will take place on Thursday, 3 ...

The EU’s highest court has ruled that Ireland has failed to meet its obligations under an EU directive on the quality of drinking water. The action, taken by the European Commission, centred on the ...

Thank you for your interest in our programme – please be aware that the application period for our programme has now officially closed. We are no longer accepting further applications at this time. We ...

The head of Psychological Services at the Law Society Antoinette Moriarty is a keynote speaker at the IBA global conference ...