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Government officials are still considering the recommendations of two rival reports on civil legal aid reform published more than six months ago, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The justice, home affairs and migration minister told a major conference on Monday that reform was on its way, but said he was u

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Jim O’Callaghan: No timeline for reforms to civil legal aid scheme ↗

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Draft legislation proposing the "most significant reform of Irish asylum laws in the history of the State" has been published by the government. The International Protection Bill 2026 will completely replace the International Protection Act 2015 with new legislation in line with the EU Migration and

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Landmark asylum law reform proposals published ↗

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A proposed new scale of fees for environmental judicial reviews should be immediately withdrawn by the government, two leading environmental groups have said. An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) say the proposals published in December 2025 would effectively cap the legal costs that

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Environmental groups call for withdrawal of proposed scale of fees ↗

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Stephen Holst has been re-elected as managing partner of McCann FitzGerald LLP for a further three-year term. Mr Holst's current term finishes on 30 April 2026, while his new term will run from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029.

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Stephen Holst to continue as McCann FitzGerald managing partner ↗

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Former Eversheds Sutherland partner Julie Galbraith has joined Arachas, Ireland's largest nationwide insurance broker, as chief business officer and general counsel. Ms Galbraith will oversee the company's legal, human resources, and marketing and communications functions.

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Julie Galbraith appointed GC and chief business officer at Arachas ↗

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William Fry has welcomed 18 new associates following the completion of their traineeships with the firm.

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William Fry congratulates 18 NQs ↗

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The Law Society of Ireland has published a new combined Building &lrm;Agreement and Contract for Sale 2026 for use in residential estates.

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Law Society publishes updated conveyancing template ↗

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Philip Lee has welcomed six newly-qualified associates following the successful completion of their traineeships with the firm. Andrew Campbell and Callum Gillespie have both been appointed to the firm's projects and construction team.

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Philip Lee welcomes six NQs ↗

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