Georgia will ban paid-for commercial surrogacy from 1 January, 2024. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this week (12 June) that paid-for commercial surrogacy will now only be permitted for ...

Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) has said that it is supporting the proposed ‘family’ amendment in the forthcoming referendums, but will not be supporting the proposal on ‘care’. The group, which ...

RDJ LLP is leading the way in building a culture that puts people at the heart of business. The leading firm, with flagship offices in Cork, Dublin, and Galway, is partnering with the Law Society and ...

Several solicitors will make their declarations as judges early next week. Solicitor Stephanie Coggans will make her declaration as a judge of the District Court on Monday (11 September) at 10am in ...

Bank of Ireland has issued a warning about recent unsuccessful attempts to defraud solicitor customers of the bank. The Law Society says that it is aware of similar attacks in recent weeks. Solicitors ...

The Seanad has passed a bill that will set up a new dedicated Family Court within the existing courts structure. Once enacted, the legislation will provide for judges who have specialist training or ...

Solicitor Susan Martin has been elected as President of the Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association. Commenting on her election at the association’s AGM, the Clarehall, Dublin 5-based sole practitioner ...

Dublin's Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has been approved for funds to develop its legal service for children and young people. The community law centre, which provides free legal, mediation and ...

The Government has launched a public consultation on how to implement EU rules aimed at protecting media pluralism and independence. The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is a regulation that also ...

The head of Psychological Services at the Law Society Antoinette Moriarty is a keynote speaker at the IBA global conference in Mexico this week. Moriarty addressed two sessions on psychological ...

The Courts Service has given details of arrangements for provincial District Court sittings during the long vacation period. The District Court (Days and Hours) (August Sittings) Order 2023 sets out ...

The Law Society is hosting one of Europe’s most prestigious legal events, the European Law Institute’s (ELI) annual conference, which starts today and will run until Friday. Held in Dublin for the ...