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Georgia's parliament has adopted controversial legislation targeting foreign-funded organisations despite weeks of street protests involving tens of thousands of people. The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which has also been dubbed "the Russian law" due to its purported resemblance to Rus

A police department is being sued after making jail inmates pay for ice cream, candyfloss and laser tag for staff and their families. Black Hawk County Sheriff's Department in Waterloo, Iowa is among US police departments which controversially bill arrestees for the cost of their stay in jail.

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed Michael Finn as its new head of country in Ireland. Mr Finn, who will implement the firm's new five-year strategy, took up the role at the start of the month from partners Roger Bickerstaff and Sally Shorthose, who initially led the Ireland office

Ireland cannot follow the UK in introducing a "generation ban" on tobacco sales due to EU law, according to legal advice obtained by the Irish government. The UK government has said it will seek to create a "smokefree generation" by increasing the age of sale by one year each year to prevent future

Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin has received the University of Galway’s 2024 Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Society.

Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors has expanded with the opening of a second office in the vibrant Lisburn Road area of south Belfast.

McCann FitzGerald is to provide bespoke in-house learning for its trainee solicitors for the first time under a newly-launched programme. The MF Advance programme will offer four advanced elective learning modules — corporate transactions; advanced real estate and construction; advanced disput

Ireland and Germany have secured the backing of nine other EU member states in a bid to have the proposed Nature Restoration Law (NRL) approved next month. France, Spain, Denmark, Luxembourg, Czechia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Estonia and Cyprus have signed up to approve the NRL ahead of the next Environ

Insurance law specialist Keoghs has announced a major expansion in Northern Ireland with 21 new appointments and promotions, including two new partners, six associates and a further six solicitors.

Mason Hayes & Curran has promoted Angela Freeman, Fiona McNulty, Kim Bowen and Stephen Cowhey to partner. Ms Freeman, newly-appointed corporate partner, specialises in the technology and life sciences sectors. Experienced in complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, she al

The UK government's controversial Rwanda scheme is in question after a court ruled that legislation providing for the deportation of asylum seekers cannot be enforced in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's High Court yesterday ruled that certain provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 constitu

A company which hid an offer of free wine in its online privacy policy has said it has finally been claimed three months later. Tax Policy Associates (TPA) added the following words to its privacy policy in February: "We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this."

Finalists across all categories at the Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards 2024 have been named.

Pinsent Masons staff in Belfast are set to swap the office for the storeroom as part of a fundraising effort for Cancer Focus NI.

US and Israeli threats against the International Criminal Courts (ICC), its officials and members of their families have been condemned in a joint statement signed by dozens of UN experts. The intervention comes a week after the office of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan demanded an end to "all attempts to