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Planned coronial reforms should include the provision of legal aid for families and reform of the jury system at inquests, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The Department of Justice last week published a report following a public consultation on reform of the Coroner Service an

Transition Year students have been invited to enter the Law Society of Ireland's 2025 Gráinne O'Neill Memorial Legal Essay Competition. To enter, students are asked to submit a 1,500-word essay examining "the role the law can play in addressing hate crime" by Friday 22 November.

Four in 10 Irish businesses are unprepared to handle unannounced regulatory inspections, known as 'dawn raids', according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm said the findings of its recent poll of over 180 professionals highlight a significant lack of readiness despite in

Vulnerable children are falling through the cracks because of a shortage of care placements and overcrowded courts, according to a report from the Child Law Project. The analytical report identifies trends emerging from three years of court reporting and marks the conclusion of the Project's three-y

Two Newry firms, Luke Curran & Co Solicitors and Casey & Casey Solicitors, have merged.

The High Court has determined that no privilege attached to documents allegedly containing legal advice given by a retired solicitor where such advice could not have been provided legitimately by him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twomey opined that “one could rega

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed new trainee solicitors Laura Gooding, Sarah Lyle, Thomas Moorehead and Imogen Kelly. Ms Gooding is a legal graduate of the University of East Anglia, while Ms Lyle studied law at Queen's University Belfast and Mr Moorehead and Ms Kelly complet

Over 100 people have given evidence to Northern Ireland's investigation into mother and baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and workhouses. First minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly met yesterday with Professor Leanne McCormick and Professor Sean O’Conne

Major reforms to the family courts have received final approval in the Oireachtas just ahead of the coming election. Once enacted, the Family Courts Bill 2022 will provide for the establishment of family court divisions within the existing court structures, a Family High Court, a Family Circuit

A new series of podcasts produced by the Courts Service look at the operation of the courts over the last century. Featuring major figures and cases from the past 100 years, the podcasts celebrate the centenary of when the Courts of Justice Act was passed in 1924.

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed Leah Deehan as a senior solicitor and Robyn-Dee Herdman as an associate. Ms Deehan joins the firm's private client department, while Ms Herdman joins the corporate and commercial teams.

Robert Shiels reviews a new book on the interface between technology and war. The military-industrial complex of the United States was the subject of a chilling warning by President Eisenhower and a new book reveals how Silicon Valley has morphed to make it ever more deadly.

Belfast-based firm Millar McCall Wylie has reported a 12 per cent increase in turnover and a "significant" increase in profit. The independently-owned Northern Ireland firm has not published figures, but says it has already surpassed a five-year target for 50 per cent growth which it set in 2021, ha

Concerns have been raised that contact tracing apps designed to track the spread of coronavirus will not work north and south of the Irish border. Amnesty International has written to the entire Northern Ireland Executive to clarify its plans for a COVID-19 tracking app, with the UK government promo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. In a significant decision announced today, the court's Pre-Trial Chamber I said there were reasonable grounds to believe that the pair were respon