Irish law firm Rory O'Donnell & Company Solicitors has changed its name after signing a number of lawyers from the commercial department of Limerick's Murray Sweeney. The new firm, O'Donnell Sweeney, is headed by former Murray Sweeney lawyer Joe Sweeney who joins as managing partner. The move takes the firm, which will have a staff of 70, into the country's top ten.
Bar and Aclec clash over witnesses
The Bar Council’s decision to allow more contact for witnesses has been challenged by the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct (Aclec). In a letter to the Bar Council Aclec says it has “considerable reservations” about the proposed amendments to the current rules. It adds that the committee “has expressed considerable concern […]
