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Criminal legal aid fees will be boosted by 10 per cent early next year, justice minister Helen McEntee announced following the unveiling of Budget 2024. Over €3.27 billion in current expenditure and €274 million for capital projects has been allocated to the justice sector in the budget pr

An additional €172 million has been allocated to the justice sector in Budget 2024 — but it is not immediately clear whether criminal legal aid fees will be increased. Neither finance minister Michael McGrath nor public expenditure, NDP delivery and reform minister Paschal Donohoe referre

Journalists, politicians, civil society groups and academics across Europe, the US and Asia have allegedly been targeted with a cyber-surveillance weapon developed by a group of European companies, according to human rights campaigners. The allegations about the widespread use of the Predator softwa

Research showing that half of women and almost a third of men in Ireland have experienced sexual violence will be used as a baseline against which to measure government efforts to combat sexual violence, justice minister Helen McEntee has said. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) last week published

Legal art publisher Hanna Fine Art has announced the release of a rare and historical fine art print of British artist Conor Rafferty’s original artwork to mark the historic appointment of Dame Sue Carr as the first-ever Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. The print has been issued in a l

Landmark reforms to the judicial appointments process could be referred to the Supreme Court this week amid concerns around their constitutionality. The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022, which completed the final stages in the Oireachtas in July, will replace the Judicial Appointments Advi

The European Commission appeared to backtrack on a controversial suspension of aid payments to Palestine after Ireland and other countries questioned the legal basis for the move. In a statement yesterday, the Commission confirmed that it has ordered an urgent review of EU assistance for Palestine t

An African mask sold for €4.2 million is now at the centre of competing legal claims over its rightful ownership. The retired couple who sold the mask to an antiques dealer for €150 is now suing in the southern French town of Alès, alleging that the dealer knew of the items val

Mid-West law firm MHP Sellors has announced the appointment of Caroline Meaney and Marina Keane as partners. Ms Meaney, a solicitor with 23 years of experience, now leads the commercial department at MHP Sellors. She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in commercial law, commercial property t

Glasgow University has introduced the world's first master's degree in reparatory justice. The degree has been established in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI) and comes amid a global campaign for financial reparations stemming from the transatlantic slave trade, Scottish Lega

Arthur Cox has appointed Madison Bowyer, Megan Ryans and Jordan Taggart as associates in its corporate and commercial department in Belfast. All three are newly-qualified solicitors who have taken up the positions after completing the firm's traineeship programme.

Arthur Cox partner and head of international John Matson has been honoured with the Sir Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award by the Ireland Chamber of Commerce – USA (ICCUSA).

Yuli O'Grady, the first Venezuelan-born solicitor to qualify in Ireland, has launched a new practice based in Kildorrery, Co Cork. O'Grady Solicitors & Co will provide services throughout the north Cork region in areas such as family law matters, property matters, succession planning including w

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Eoin Casey as a paralegal in the firm's personal injury team. A graduate of Ulster University, Mr Casey will assist with various personal injury matters while working towards his goal of qualifying as a solicitor.

UK law firm TLT, which operates in Northern Ireland, has announced a new ethnic diversity target designed to eliminate barriers to entry into the legal profession for aspiring ethnic minority lawyers and to improve diversity. This Black History Month 2023, the firm has set a target of 35 per cent et