Legal Leading barrister Nessa Cahill nominated as High Court judge by governmentCahill has specialised in commercial litigation, judicial review and regulatory proceedings in her practice
Legal Denis O’Brien seeks urgent details of Meta users behind fake ads to avoid claims being out of timeBusinessman sued Meta earlier this month alleging that adverts to promote ‘dubious financial schemes including cryptocurrency investments’ featured his name and image
Legal Final report into INM governance scandal to be published next weekMr Justice Garrett Simons received a copy of the report from one of the inspectors appointed by the High Court in 2018 today
Politics Juries to be abolished and Slapps curtailed under government’s new defamation billThe Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 attempts to reduce legal costs while also penalising those found to have initiated a SLAPP case
Legal Barne Estate defendants query emails between John Magnier and former Arthur Cox managing partnerLegal correspondence presented to the High Court shows issue was taken with legal privilege asserted over emails with the former Arthur Cox partner
Legal Denis O’Brien, Leslie Buckley, and ex-INM executives seek copy of final INM report, High Court hearsMr Justice Garrett Simons said he had not yet decided whether report would be published in full or in a redacted form
Legal Wicklow woman granted injunctions against Greg Kavanagh in ‘warring neighbours’ disputeMr Justice Max Barrett issued his ruling in the case which centres on a dispute between Greg Kavanagh and Oonagh Stokes
Courts Lawsuits between Web Summit co-founders given March 2025 hearing dateThe five separate sets of legal proceedings have been allocated a nine-week slot beginning on March 18 of next year
Legal Domestic law firms slower to ‘unwind’ gender imbalance - K&L Gates Irish boss The international law giant is the latest entrant to the Dublin market, opening an office with 24 staff
Legal Judge erred in dismissing son’s sexual assault case against ex-Law Society president, appeal hearsNew evidence introduced on appeal by the plaintiff was ‘classic hearsay in the most profound sense’, lawyers for the defendant said
The Big Interview Ciara Murphy on leaving billable hours and the Big Six behind for the chief state solicitor’s officeThe former McCann Fitzgerald lawyer talks about the importance of public service and why lawyers with huge earning potential choose to join her office
Aviation Ryanair wins US case against Booking.comRyanair accused Booking.com of scraping its website and using the information to overcharge consumers
Legal Ryanair and Aer Lingus move to challenge regulator over Dublin Airport passenger cap Airlines will argue that the IAA incorrectly considered the 32 million annual passenger cap as a constraint in planning its winter schedule
News Workers at Glen Dimplex’s Louth plant vote to accept voluntary redundancyJob losses come as the Irish-owned electrical goods firm plans to merge its Dunleer plant with a facility in China
Legal Profits rise at most top law firms on foot of fee hikes Nearly all major law firms increased customer fees in 2023, with smaller law firms less inclined to up prices
Legal Kings Inn: Lack of senior barristers ‘impeding’ criminal trialsIreland’s oldest law school’s concerns emerge published as criminal barristers go on strike
Legal Greg Kavanagh accuses Co Wicklow widow of ‘purposely withholding evidence’ from High CourtThe new claims mark the latest development in the dispute between Kavanagh and Oonagh Stokes
Legal Mainline Power has examiner appointed after facing off objection from Swedish creditorMr Justice Rory Mulcahy said he was satisfied that Mainline Power had set out the necessary prospect of survival
Property Trouble at Tinakilly: Row over ownership of luxury Wicklow venue enters High CourtBusinessman claiming to co-own Tinakilly hotel seeks to alleged dissolve partnership behind venue
Legal Government should ‘meaningfully engage’ in barristers’ pay claim, as they did in Aer Lingus disputeCriminal barristers’ continue to withdraw services over fee restoration dispute