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The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Amnesty International have organised a vigil in protest of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Dublin next Thursday. The candelit vigil outside Saudi Arabia's embassy at 5pm will coincide with the eve of UNESCO International Day to End Impunity for

Procurement Law in Ireland is an indispensable guide to a difficult area of the law, providing clarity and accessibility for those who are approaching the subject for the first time and for those who are involved in public procurement in local authorities, Government departments, utilities and poten

A man named Jerry Anus has been arrested on drug possession charges for the second time in a month. Anus, 39, was pulled over after driving by a police car without dimming his front lights.

The ‘truly exceptional’ personal and family circumstances of a mentally-ill woman have been found to outweigh the public interest in her extradition to the US, where she faces five alleged offences of drug trafficking and money laundering. Finding that the woman’s surrender to the

Complaints against solicitors in Ireland hit a historic low last year, according to the Law Society of Ireland's latest annual report. Just 0.09 per cent of solicitor instructions resulted in complaints in 2017, compared with a high of 14.7 per cent in 1998.

A new report on Ireland's prisons has identified a lack of adequate mental health services, an increasing number of women being detained in prison, and insufficient daily prison staffing levels, resulting in reduced access to educational provision. The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), publishing the

Dublin solicitors Keith Flynn and Lyndsey Clarke have been struck off the roll of solicitors following findings of professional misconduct, the Irish Independent reports. The pair practised as Keith Flynn & Company in the Capel Building on Mary's Abbey until the practice closed in 2016.

Over £900,000 is set to be paid out in damages to the families of people shot by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday in 1972. The latest settlement with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will see the families of nine people who were shot and killed paid £75,000 each, while five people who were

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has said it is "shocking" that the Hyponatraemia Inquiry recommendations have not been implemented more than 600 days on. The recommendations of the inquiry, which investigated the deaths of five children in Northern Ireland hospitals, c

Legal professionals from Carson McDowell are bringing the Legal Experts in Schools education initiative to 25 lower-sixth students at Malone Integrated College. It marks the third time that the programme will be offered to Northern Ireland students in partnership with Young Citizens, an initiative o

The Employment Law Association of Ireland's (ELAI) latest seminar took place last night in the offices of McCann FitzGerald.

Mr Justice Adrian Colton helped to launch Stephen Fitzpatrick's new book, Road Traffic Offences of Northern Ireland, at the Law Society's headquarters. Over 60 members of the legal profession, including members of the judiciary, attended the launch.

Italy's highly restrictive prison regime for Mafiosi violated the human rights of one known as "the boss of bosses", the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The late Bernardo Provenzano, a Cosa Nostra boss imprisoned in 2006 after being found guilty of a spate of murders, had complained of poo

Lord Hodge has expressed his doubt that complex financial crimes are best tried before a jury instead of a tribunal or court of specialists. The UK Supreme Court justice made the remarks in a speech in Shanghai on "The involvement of the public in the criminal process in the United Kingdom".

TLT has announced the appointment of Andrew Lyon as its new UK-wide head of financial services, supporting the financial services team in Belfast and the firm's other UK offices. Mr Lyon, based in London, will lead the growth and expansion of the firm's financial services practice, which supports ma