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A legal challenge in the High Court against changes to Northern Ireland's controversial RHI scheme has been delayed until October. More than 500 members of the Renewable Heat Association NI (RHANI) are seeking to have the Department of the Economy's revised 2017 RHI regulations declared ultra vires,

The UK Supreme Court is holding its first ever essay competition, open to year 12 and 13 school pupils from across the UK, with the top prize including tea with a justice. Have you recently been on a tour of the UK Supreme Court with your school? Did your visit spark an interest in the law? Are you

A Turkish girl left with severe neurological damage following an operation suffered a violation of her article 8 rights right to respect for private and family life after the domestic courts refused her a second expert report, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The case concerned two high

Michael Kingston A maritime lawyer from West Cork helped to draw up the International Maritime Oragnisation's new Polar Code, which came into force in January.

Andrea McIlroy-Rose Pinsent Masons has appointed Andrea McIlroy-Rose as head of its Belfast office.

A man who was responsible for the death of a labourer, whom he contracted to work on the roof of an agricultural shed, must serve 12 months in custody after the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed the leniency of the original sentence. Delivering the judgment of the Court, Lord Justice Gillen e

The UK's exit from the EU will have many implications for Irish businesses and one which is not receiving huge media coverage is the area of cross-border litigation, writes Caroline Meaney. We currently benefit from harmonised rules in cross border disputes and proceedings within the EU. Bi-Lateral

Pinsent Masons has announced its acquisition of Brook Graham, a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) consulting company, for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition will enable Brook Graham, which specialises in the strategic management of D&I in global companies, to expand into new sectors and terr

An Austrian politician whom a TV programme said was “usually surrounded by little brown rats” suffered no article 6 violation, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In its decision in the case of Haupt v. Austria, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the applicati

An Austrian politician whom a TV programme said was “usually surrounded by little brown rats” suffered no article 6 violation, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In its decision in the case of Haupt v. Austria, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the applicati

Jail terms for terrorism offences could be significantly increased, the UK's Prime Minister Theresa May has said. Speaking after attacks in London on Saturday night which saw seven killed and 48 injured, Mrs May (pictured) said the changing threat means "we need to review Britain's counterterrorism

The number of trademark applications for hashtags increased worldwide by 64 per cent last year, according to new research by CompuMark. Since the first application to trademark a hashtag was filed in 2010, there have been over 5,000 such applications, including 2,200 in 2016 alone.

Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale (pictured), has said judges should not be reluctant to allow children to give evidence in family law cases, The Irish Times reports. Lady Hale told an international congress on children’s rights in Dublin on Monday that children are people with t

A property developer who placed reliance on incorrect measurements contained in an estate agents’ brochure, has had his award of €350,000 in damages for negligent misstatement overturned in the Supreme Court by a 3:2 majority. The Supreme Court found that the estate agents did not owe the man a

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published a bill to establish a Judicial Conduct Committee and a Judicial Studies Committee.