Psychological safety is the foundation of high-performing workplace teams and central to creating a culture of wellbeing and productivity, which is why we are launching two new toolkits on Thursday 6 ...

Applications are open for the spring 2025 Diploma in In-House Practice. This course is designed to provide in-house lawyers or aspiring in-house lawyers with a comprehensive understanding of the ...

Don’t forget to take out Law Society membership during the PC renewal period. Membership entitles you to a wide range of services, including the important right to run for and vote for your Council ...

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 ...

Armagh-born Caroline Carberry KC has been named the England-and-Wales 2024 Crime Silk of the Year in recognition of her work on several ground-breaking cases. Carberry was named winner of the Legal ...

The second IHREC evaluation report on progress to combat human trafficking has been published. The EU Anti-Trafficking Directive is analysed through assessment of actions and outcomes undertaken ...

Plans to introduce new hate speech laws have been shelved, justice minister Helen McEntee has confirmed. The minister is to withdraw section 2 of the bill, which is the hate speech element, following ...

William Fry LLP has appointed Sean Murray as a partner in William Fry Tax Advisors. Sean Murray has over 20 years of experience in advising domestic and international clients on financial services tax ...

The Central Bank has appointed Mary-Elizabeth McMunn as deputy governor in charge of financial regulation. She will take up her role, which involves membership of the Central Bank’s executive ...

The Academy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland (ALSS) has launched a second edition of its online course on dispute resolution in sport. The course, Introduction to Dispute Resolution in Sport, has ...

The winners of the Law Society Justice Media Awards 2024 have been announced at an awards ceremony at Blackhall Place today (20 June). Print journalist Killian Woods of the Business Post took the ...

Defence counsel for former solicitor Michael Lynn has told his trial that his client’s solicitor was deputised by the Law Society to change locks at the office of his legal practice in October 2007.