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Northern Ireland justice minister Naomi Long has launched a public consultation on the future of Limavady Courthouse. The consultation seeks the public’s views on a proposal to permanently close and dispose of the court building.

Arthur Cox has marked its 30th anniversary in Belfast, celebrating three decades at the forefront of the legal and business landscape in Northern Ireland. Throughout that time, the firm has become deeply embedded in the economic story of Northern Ireland, playing a central role in many of the develo

Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business have officially launched as a single combined firm, Winston Taylor. One of the largest transatlantic firms, with more than 1,400 lawyers spanning the US, the UK, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, Winston Taylor is "built to me

Police in Nebraska responding to reports of gunfire attended the scene only to find that the perpetrator was a dog. Officers in Scottsbluff found a truck with damage to one of its doors and a woman suffering minor injuries after the dog inside the vehicle accidentally discharged a shotgun.

The rule of law, governance and ESG are increasingly shaping where capital is deployed, how businesses assess risk and how legislators can create a stable economic and political environment across Europe. That was one of the recurring themes from yesterday's Matheson event, ‘Governing for Grow

Fresh from the UK Supreme Court's Glasgow sitting, president of the court, Lord Reed of Allermuir, spoke to Kapil Summan, editor of our sister publication Scottish Legal News. Upon his appointment as president of the Supreme Court in 2020, Lady Elish Angiolini recalled that in her practising days sh

While AI may have some uses in student assessment, relying on it would result in “homogenised” grading that “underestimates brilliance”, according to researchers from Cambridge University. Researchers have used top Generative AI models to grade hundreds of undergraduate essay

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US sanctions Tanzanian police official over 'torture' of rights activists

The Chief State Solicitor's Office welcomed Taoiseach Micheál Martin to officially open its new headquarters at Smithfield Hall. 

Northern Ireland’s prison population has risen by almost 50 per cent in five years, with assaults on staff and drug seizures also increasing as overcrowding intensifies across the prison estate. New figures show inmate numbers have climbed from 1,399 in 2021 to 2,062 this year, placing mountin

The criminal investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal could be delayed by up to five years unless millions of pounds is secured, the senior officer leading the inquiry has warned. Commander Stephen Clayman said investigators need to almost double the size of the team working on the case if

Russia has passed legislation allowing its central bank and a number of major financial and state institutions to operate their own anti-drone defence systems as Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to test Moscow’s air defences. The law, approved by the State Duma, authorises employees at Ru

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has received Cabinet approval to publish the Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026. The bill will establish a new Office of Director of Criminal Justice International Cooperation, to allow Ireland to mee

KRW Law has welcomed a significant High Court judgment which has quashed the Victims’ Payments Board’s refusal to grant compensation to Peter McCabe and his daughter Jeanitta following a paramilitary-style shooting in 1990. The ruling, delivered by Mr Justice Scoffield yesterday, found t

Humanoid robots are moving closer to everyday life, but the UK lacks the laws and safeguards needed to protect the public, a researcher at Edinburgh Napier University has warned. Dr Carl Strathearn, a lecturer in computer science and researcher in autonomous social robotics at the university, said t