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The International Bar Association (IBA) has denounced, in the strongest terms, the imposition of sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the United States administration and calls on all states parties to take concrete and swift action to protect the Court and limit the impact. O

The Victim Support at Court (V-SAC) Board has appointed Dr. Ian Marder as its new chairperson. He succeeds Ian Fleming, who served as chairperson for three years and as a board director for more than five years. A board director since 2023 and deputy chairperson since February this year, Dr. Ian Mar

A New Zealand bank has found itself in the middle of a free-speech row after attempting to remove ‘explicit’ memes of its new sheep mascot from social media. 

The courts and judiciary must play a central role in shaping how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in legal systems if public trust and legitimacy are to be maintained, experts stressed at an event hosted by University of Limerick. The issue was explored during a panel discussion entitled ‘

Browne Jacobson has announced the appointment of David Hill as partner. Mr Hill joins the UK and Ireland law firm’s health and life sciences practice from Blake Morgan. He specialises in supporting healthcare organisations to successfully adopt new medicines, technologies, and service models t

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Breandán Mac Cionnait against a decision of Mr Justice Humphreys where he refused leave to apply for judicial review of a determination of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland permitting a parade by Portadown Orange Order down the Garvaghy

The Environmental Pillar urges the passing of robust and comprehensive SLAPP legislation necessary to protect activists, campaigners & media as the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Bill 2026 reaches committee stage today.

The Courts Service has issued a notice regarding the impact on the courts of the public service strike due to take place tomorrow. The notice continues below. 

Carson McDowell has welcomed seven newly qualified solicitors following the successful completion of their training contracts with the firm, marking an important milestone in their legal careers. Steven Burrows, Rebekah Spence, Holly Cooper, Jack Turkington, Reece Simpson, Sarah Logan and Susanna El

Thieves have stolen 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5m (£4.2m) from a prestigious Tuscan winery in what is believed to be Italy’s biggest heist of its kind.

DWF has appointed insurance lawyer David Kennedy as a partner in its Dublin office. Mr Kennedy joins DWF from DAC Beachcroft. Dual-qualified in Ireland and England & Wales, he brings 18 years’ experience advising on the defence of employers’, public, product and motor liability claim

DWF has hosted the second annual conference for the In-House Lawyers Group Northern Ireland (IHLGNI), bringing together in-house legal professionals from across Northern Ireland to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession. The conference, which took place on Thursday 8 O

Pinsent Masons has appointed new partner James Quirke to lead its corporate tax team in Dublin. Mr Quirke joins from McCann FitzGerald LLP where he became a partner in 2024. As well as a solicitor, Mr Quirke is a chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor.

The third series of the Irish Courts Podcast is released today with the first episode looking at miscarriages of justice and the Lynskey case. 

Despite progress in prosecutions and victim identification, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) warns that stalled reforms are leaving serious gaps in Ireland’s protection of trafficking victims. The IHREC notes that Ireland remains at Tier 2 in the US Department of State&rs