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Around 400 additional staff will be appointed to the International Protection Office over the next 12 months in a bid to "maintain processing times, significantly increase removals and enhance border security". Justice minister Helen McEntee said the additional resources are necessary as between 20,

The Law Society of Ireland hosted Mr Justice Liam Kennedy and a panel of guest speakers at an event marking Pro Bono Week Ireland last Thursday. The High Court judge moderated a panel of speakers including FLAC chief executive Eilis Barry, Michelle Drury from Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI),

Retired Belfast solicitor John H. Walker has passed away. Mr Walker was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1960 and was principal of John G H Wilson & Company Solicitors before retiring in 1997.

Comyn Kelleher Tobin partner Denise Kirwan has been appointed as an independent director of the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW). Ms Kirwan, who heads the firm's child care department, has over 25 years' experience in child and family law. She is a member of the Law Society's child and fam

Environmental campaigners in Northern Ireland have succeeded in overturning a High Court ruling which paved the way for controversial plans to construct gas caverns under the seabed at Larne Lough. The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled in favour of Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland and community g

The EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) has received final approval and will become law within weeks after a last-minute breakthrough. The first-of-its-kind regulation on nature restoration aims to put measures in place to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030, and al

The Afghanistan Independent Bar Association in Exile (AIBAIE) has been granted membership of the International Bar Association (IBA). AIBAIE was formed after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021 following a two-decade war with the United States and its allies.

A justice in the High Court of England and Wales has found a man to be in contempt of court after finding he had repeatedly lied under oath and attempted to have another man pose as him during remote proceedings. Tesco Stores Ltd raised a claim against Shahin Mouradi alleging acts of dishonesty in a

Gender apartheid should be recognised as a crime to close a "major gap in international law", Amnesty International has said. The human rights group said legal recognition of gender apartheid would strengthen efforts to combat institutionalised regimes of systematic oppression and domination imposed

A cheating husband is suing Apple after his wife was able to access messages he sent to sex workers but had deleted. The middle-aged English businessman deleted the texts from his iPhone, but his wife stumbled across them on the family iMac and subsequently asked for a divorce, The Times reports.

New restrictions on XL Bully dogs are to come into force in Northern Ireland next month. From 5 July 2024, it will remain legal to own an XL Bully type dog, but owners must ensure their dog is muzzled and on a lead when in a public place. Selling, gifting, exchanging, or breeding from an XL Bully ty

The winners of the 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards were unveiled at a gala awards ceremony at the Convention Centre, Dublin on Friday night.

The government of Honduras is to build a “mega-prison” to deal with gang violence in a move similar to its neighbour El Salvador. President Xiomara Castro announced the new project along with other emergency measures such as giving the military a greater role in tackling organised crime

Dublin firm McGrath Mullan LLP has been recognised for creating an outstanding employee experience.

The director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast has been recognised in the King's birthday honours list. Professor Barbara Jemphrey has been named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education.