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The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has reflected on the importance of judicial independence in maintaining public confidence in justice systems in a wide-ranging conversation published by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI).

The Law Society of Ireland has congratulated another 40 Transition Year students on completing its Solicitors of the Future programme.

The UK government is seeking views on banning under-16s from social media through a formal consultation launched today. Many countries, including Ireland, are considering following in the footsteps of Australia, which introduced a world-first ban in December.

A new Motor Insurance Transparency Code has been published in a bid to improve how insurance premiums are presented to consumers. The code has been developed by a working group comprising insurers and intermediaries, with the support of the Department of Finance and the Central Bank of Ireland, and

O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors has appointed Anne Donnelly as an associate solicitor within its property and private client department. Ms Donnelly brings over 25 years of extensive experience in property and private client law to the firm, having advised a broad spectrum of clients including com

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has parted ways with London-based Doughty Street Chambers and says she will focus on Irish and international work. Ms Gallagher is well-known for her international work, having recently led the international legal team defending Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was 

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has been ranked as the most active law firm in the Irish M&A market in 2025. The corporate law firm advised on 73 transactions during the year, ahead of Arthur Cox on 71 and A&L Goodbody on 68, according to the latest Experian MarketIQ report.

Commercial law firm Tughans has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most active M&A law firm for an 11th consecutive year.

India's top court has banned a school textbook which made references to court backlogs and "corruption in the judiciary". The Supreme Court of India has imposed a "complete blanket ban... on any further publication, reprinting or digital dissemination" of the book, which was published last week by t

Dozens of people have been deported to South Africa by charter flight, including a family who were at the centre of a hundreds-strong protest outside the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The Department said 63 people, consisting of 54 adults and nine children, were removed on the f

A statutory public inquiry into covert surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland should be launched following fresh revelations from a tribunal, campaigners have said. Amnesty International said damaging disclosures at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Wednesday revealed that the PSNI, the

Belfast-based Phoenix Law has launched a group action on behalf of students whose education at Northern Ireland universities was significantly disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm argues that students who paid full tuition fees "with the expectation of receiving the complete university e

Northern Ireland's legal professions have repeated a call for action to protect solicitors, barristers and justice workers from threats and attacks. Stormont's all-party group on access to justice this week hosted a discussion which focused on the issue and the opportunity to tackle it in forthcomin

Northern Ireland firm Stewarts Solicitors has acquired Peter Dornan & Co Solicitors, a long-established legal practice with offices in Bangor and Belfast. The deal expands Stewarts Solicitors’ footprint to six locations: Newtownards, Comber, Belfast, Ballymena, Kircubbin and now Bangor.

Ireland's national DNA database has had a "transformative effect" in the decade since it was established, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The justice, home affairs and migration minister yesterday attended Forensic Science Ireland's headquarters for an event marking the database's 10th anniversary.