The Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association have called for referral fees to be abolished.
The civil legal aid cuts will have potentially dangerous consequences
The High Court has seen disputes over the sale of businesses multiply five-fold in one year
Ireland must reconsider its laws and policies on abortion after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Individual lawyers could face fines of up to £50m under new proposals from the Legal Services Board (LSB).
The Ministry of Justice is to continue to champion virtual courts despite evidence published last month which showed that they cost more in the longer term than traditional ones.
Working class accents not welcome at top law firms
Net return price agreements scrutinised in ruling
As students take to the streets to protest rising levels of debt, law schools stand accused of treating their students as a revenue stream churning out young lawyers for jobs that don’t exist...
In recent years, there have been repeated calls for reform of corporate defamation law by those who are concerned about its “chilling effect” on freedom of speech
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch
Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice
Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr
Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team
Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown
Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team
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