The professional body for IT in Britain has called for a review of a law that assumes the reliability of computer evidence. BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, wants an end to the legal presumption ...

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 ...

The new Cabinet includes four lawyers, while there is one solicitor among the 23 ministers of state appointed by the Government last month. The Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is a Senior Counsel ...

Just over half of workers in Ireland have either experienced or witnessed discrimination in the workplace, according to a survey. The survey of 1,400 people, by recruitment firm Matrix, found that 20% ...

International law firm Bird & Bird has expanded its team in Ireland by appointing Susan Battye as head of the country’s employment practice. Battye has more than two decades of experience advising ...

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) is developing a new standard form contract for offshore wind projects, according to William Fry lawyers. In a bulletin, the solicitors ...

The Government has approved the publication of a bill that would provide a legal basis for the establishment of digital health records in Ireland. The Department of Health says that the bill also ...

Solicitor Emer Walsh has joined the senior leadership team at Gas Networks Ireland (GNI). Walsh, who had been head of legal at the company, has now been promoted to become chief legal officer. She ...

Lewis Silkin Ireland has promoted two lawyers in its employment, immigration, and reward division. Catherine Hayes moves from senior associate to managing associate, and Declan Groarke, who was ...

Britain’s Labour government has said there is an urgent need for legislation to tackle abusive litigation against the media and public interest groups but has not yet set out a timetable for such ...

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 ...

Law firm Philip Lee has appointed Alison Hardiman as a partner in its planning-and-environmental practice. She has extensive knowledge of planning-and-environmental law, with a particular focus on ...