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A former chief executive of a Northern Ireland council has gone on trial for alleged offences under freedom of information legislation. Anne Donaghy, 55, who previously headed Mid & East Antrim Borough Council, appeared in court on Friday in relation to allegations under section 77 of the Freedo

The Child Law Project has resumed reporting on child protection proceedings, today publishing its first new volume of reports in 18 months. The reports, published online, include cases where judges deplored the number of children without allocated social workers, considered the plight of those in un

A proposed new scale of fees which would effectively cap legal costs in environmental judicial reviews would seriously undermine access to justice, weaken environmental protection, and risk breaching constitutional, EU and international legal obligations, The Bar of Ireland has said. The Department

The president of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Reed, has announced his intention to retire from the court on 10 January 2027.  Lord Reed became a Supreme Court justice in February 2012. He became deputy president in June 2018 and then president in January 2020.

The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned Iran for breaches of its obligations under international law, following an intensifying state crackdown on nationwide protests.  The suppression has resulted in thousands of deaths and a near-total shutdown of internet and telecommunications

A&L Goodbody has appointed Dervla Broderick as a partner in its EU, competition and procurement practice. With close to 20 years’ experience, Ms Broderick has worked in international law firms in the UK and Ireland advising clients on all aspects of Irish, EU and UK competition law.

Bodycam footage has captured the bizarre moment an American police officer arrested a runaway emu. A video of the chase and arrest has been viewed more than 250,000 times on the Facebook page of St Johns County Sheriff's Office in north-east Florida.

Cork-based JRAP O’Meara LLP has appointed Jerry Canty as its new managing partner. Mr Canty takes the reins of the 156-year-old firm from Darren O'Keeffe, who will remain as head of the firm's litigation department.

A government minister is set to meet with officials from Elon Musk's social media platform X today in the wake of an international scandal around AI-powered abuse of women and children. Niamh Smyth, the minister of state with special responsibility for trade promotion, AI and digital transformation,

Lawyer Helen Dooley has been appointed as a special advisor to international advisory firm Interpath. Ms Dooley was previously group general counsel at Allied Irish Banks plc, where she was a member of the bank's executive leadership team.

Ireland should use its EU presidency to push for stricter laws against using AI to generate and share non-consensual intimate images, the government has been told. The AI Advisory Council has published its recommendations to the government on the alleged creation and public dissemination of AI-gener

A group campaigning against assisted dying in Ireland has invited legal and healthcare professionals to a webinar highlighting lessons from UK debates on the issue. Hope Ireland is hosting the webinar on Wednesday 28 January, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, which will be moderated by Irish palliative care co

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The EU's new trade deal with Mercosur could be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) depending on the outcome of a vote by MEPs. Sinn Féin has called on Irish MEPs to back a resolution which would effectively put the deal on hold pending a legal review by EU judges.

Shops and businesses would be required to allow disabled customers to use staff toilets if needed under a private member's bill introduced to the Dáil. The Equal Status (Access to Toilet Facilities) Bill 2026 was introduced yesterday by Labour TD Mark Wall.