Jailed criminal defence lawyer Cahir O’Higgins earned over €200,000 in legal fees from the State’s Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in 2024 before his imprisonment for a range of offences last year, new ...

Presidential member Juliet Lucy and senior member Emma Morrison of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal affirmed the decision of the Law Society to publicly reprimand a solicitor and barrister ...

Andrew Tiedt is an accredited specialist in criminal law and a director at J Sutton Associates. Speaking recently on The Lawyers Weekly Show, he discussed solicitors being advocates for their clients ...

An eminent barrister diagnosed with dementia knew what he was doing when he agreed legal fees for signing a new will, the High Court has ruled. Source: iStock Costs Judge Whalan concluded that the ...

A team of australia’s most eloquent barristers wouldn’t persuade Andrew Fegent that he’s doing dishonorable work. A solicitor for 25 years, the spruce 49-year-old sees himself and his colleagues in ...

Barristers were paid more than €19.1 million in legal fees by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO) last year. The highest payment to an individual barrister was €613,070, according to figures ...

A solicitor was “slapped in the face” and a barrister physically assaulted in two recent incidents in the family courts, prompting the Bar Council to complain about security in courthouses, ...

If you want to learn more about life as a tax lawyer, get insight into the latest commercial trends, receive expert guidance on submitting a standout pupillage application, or explore whether a ...

Lawyer salaries vary significantly based on experience and area of specialisation. Euronews Next takes a closer look at earnings across 25 European countries. Lawyers may be needed for a variety of ...

Bernard George, author of ‘OBJECTION! What You Need to Know Before You Become a Lawyer’, asks whether solicitors can be heroes Every year the Law Society hands out awards to people it calls ‘legal ...