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A legal challenge could be brought in the Northern Ireland courts over the exclusion of some victims and survivors of abuse from a new redress scheme. Legislation to establish a statutory public inquiry and a statutory redress scheme for victims and survivors of mother and baby institutions, Magdale

Labour has proposed legislation which would provide greater transparency on government legal advice and require public litigation strategy to give regard to the State's duty of care to its citizens. A private member's bill drafted by Labour leader Ivana Bacik in response to the recent nursing home c

The chief executive of the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resigned following mounting criticism. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has faced intense scrutiny over the body's handling of the Andrew Malkinson and Oliver Ca

A first-of-its-kind public inquiry in Australia has published its recommendations for redress for the indigenous people who suffered genocide at the hands of British colonists. The Yoorrook Justice Commission was set up in 2021 as Australia's first formal truth-telling process and was tasked with ex

Lawyers Against Homelessness has paid tribute to the late Brother Kevin Crowley, founder of the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People, who has passed away at the age of 90. Br Kevin founded the centre in 1969 and for decades oversaw its development into a backbone of support for homeless people in

A teenage influencer who is trying to become the first pilot to fly solo to every continent has been detained by Chilean authorities after an unauthorised trip to Antarctica. Prosecutors allege that 19-year-old Ethan Guo deliberately deviated from his flight plan over the southern Chilean city of Pu

Legislative plans to implement new EU media freedom rules in Ireland have been set out by the government. The Media Regulation Bill will implement the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which puts in place new rules to protect media pluralism and independence and seeks to ensure that media can opera

Matheson has acted for global crypto platform Kraken in its successful application to the Central Bank to become Ireland's first authorised crypto-asset service provider. Having secured authorisation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), Kraken can now offer fully-regulated crypto s

An oil and gas company which secured a $660 million judgment against Greenpeace in the US courts is now being sued in the Netherlands in what the environmental NGO says is the first major test of the EU's anti-SLAPP laws. Texas-based company Energy Transfer accused Greenpeace of defamation and orche

A private member's bill is seeking to introduce a disregard scheme for historic convictions for consensual sexual activity between men prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1993. Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh yesterday introduced the Disregard of Historic Offences fo

A&L Goodbody's Belfast office has announced a two-year extension to its partnership as an official patron of the Irish FA's education and heritage centre. The firm said extension reinforces its commitment to celebrating Northern Ireland’s sporting history and promoting community engagement

Lawyers were among the thousands of people who took to the streets on Saturday for Dublin's annual Pride parade.

A credit union in Co Donegal has been fined more than €36,000 for breaches of anti-money laundering requirements, the Central Bank has announced. Swilly Mulroy Credit Union has admitted breaching the requirements of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 and th

Ireland's consumer watchdog has joined an international crackdown on mobile and online games which manipulate children as young as three into making purchases. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) was among 21 national consumer agencies which took part in an international sweep

Most bold moves have unintended consequences. Mandating mediation, or generally incentivising the use of mediation is a bold move but brings with it the risk of disputes that either aren’t suitable, or aren’t “ripe” for mediation finding their way to your desk. The latter pro