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A US school student whose diploma was withheld after she performed the splits during her graduation ceremony has now received it following a meeting with school officials. Tyvion Campbell went viral after footage showed her celebrating on stage at Chicago Tech Academy’s commencement ceremony.

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in north Belfast on Monday. Hadi Alodid, 30, of Duncairn Avenue, is accused of attempting to murder Stephen Ogilvy. He is also charged with possessing a knife in a public place and threatening to kill an NHS radiographer.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) welcomes the revised financial thresholds for the mandatory notification of mergers, which have been signed into law and will take effect from 1 July 2026. The CCPC has advocated for an increase to mandatory merger notification thresholds. Th

While AI can be a valuable tool for managing information and summarising large volumes of material, particularly in complex cases, it should never be allowed to displace the fundamentally human role of judging, retired UK Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has said. Writing in The Daily Telegraph,

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has secured Government approval to publish legislation that will allow those convicted of domestic violence against a partner or former partner to be included on a public register. The Domestic Violence (Judgments) Register Bill 2026 will set up a Register of J

Over 150 solicitors attended an information meeting at the Law Society of Ireland to address their concerns around mounting access to justice challenges with proposed changes to the criminal legal aid system. 

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has received Cabinet approval to progress his legislative proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles. The General Scheme of the Legacy of the Troubles Bill 2026 sets out how the Government will legislate to implement its commitments in the Joint Framework

Bird & Bird is hosting a webinar on deepfakes next month. Deepfakes and the Law: Global Liability, Evidence and the New Risk Landscape will be held on 1 July 2026, 1–2pm BST, as part of the firm's AI Disputes Decoded series.

Judges will be given AI assistants to help prepare criminal cases in the Crown Court under plans being unveiled by the UK government. The Ministry of Justice will trial the use of AI to analyse case material, conduct legal research and identify cases that are ready for trial. Officials say the tools

Ireland will become a global centre for public law debate this summer, as more than 2,500 legal experts gather in Dublin for the 2026 annual conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S). Mason Hayes & Curran is the headline sponsor of the event, the largest public law conferenc

Jenny Bulbulia BL passed away on 4 June. Beloved mother of Alisha she was deeply loved by her parents Abdul and Katharine, her brothers David and Richard, Alisha’s father Kieran Corrigan, nieces Megan and Florence, nephews Miles and Jack, sisters-in-law Katharine and Rachel, loyal friends and

An American law firm has set a new City pay record for NQ solicitors after raising starting salaries to £189,000. Los Angeles-headquartered Quinn Emanuel has increased pay for newly qualified lawyers by £9,000, putting it ahead of its nearest US rivals in London and almost £40,000

A lawyer has been publicly reprimanded after falsely telling a court he was showing signs of early-onset dementia in an attempt to be removed from a criminal case. Fred Blake Perkins, an attorney from Emmetsburg, in the US state of Iowa was appointed to represent a man who was arrested in December 2

AI systems being considered for use in courts and tribunals can be significantly influenced by the quality of legal arguments put before them, according to new research from Maynooth University and University College Dublin. The study found that every major AI model tested was susceptible to persuas

Northern Ireland justice minister Naomi Long has agreed to accept all recommendations made by the accelerated review of criminal legal aid. In a written ministerial statement, she said she will now take the necessary steps to implement: