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Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has received Cabinet approval to progress his legislative proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles. The General Scheme of the Legacy of the Troubles Bill 2026 sets out how the Government will legislate to implement its commitments in the Joint Framework

Bird & Bird is hosting a webinar on deepfakes next month. Deepfakes and the Law: Global Liability, Evidence and the New Risk Landscape will be held on 1 July 2026, 1–2pm BST, as part of the firm's AI Disputes Decoded series.

Judges will be given AI assistants to help prepare criminal cases in the Crown Court under plans being unveiled by the UK government. The Ministry of Justice will trial the use of AI to analyse case material, conduct legal research and identify cases that are ready for trial. Officials say the tools

Ireland will become a global centre for public law debate this summer, as more than 2,500 legal experts gather in Dublin for the 2026 annual conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S). Mason Hayes & Curran is the headline sponsor of the event, the largest public law conferenc

Jenny Bulbulia BL passed away on 4 June. Beloved mother of Alisha she was deeply loved by her parents Abdul and Katharine, her brothers David and Richard, Alisha’s father Kieran Corrigan, nieces Megan and Florence, nephews Miles and Jack, sisters-in-law Katharine and Rachel, loyal friends and

An American law firm has set a new City pay record for NQ solicitors after raising starting salaries to £189,000. Los Angeles-headquartered Quinn Emanuel has increased pay for newly qualified lawyers by £9,000, putting it ahead of its nearest US rivals in London and almost £40,000

A lawyer has been publicly reprimanded after falsely telling a court he was showing signs of early-onset dementia in an attempt to be removed from a criminal case. Fred Blake Perkins, an attorney from Emmetsburg, in the US state of Iowa was appointed to represent a man who was arrested in December 2

AI systems being considered for use in courts and tribunals can be significantly influenced by the quality of legal arguments put before them, according to new research from Maynooth University and University College Dublin. The study found that every major AI model tested was susceptible to persuas

Northern Ireland justice minister Naomi Long has agreed to accept all recommendations made by the accelerated review of criminal legal aid. In a written ministerial statement, she said she will now take the necessary steps to implement:

Irwin Mitchell is exploring the possibility of bringing in a private equity investor as the law firm seeks to regain control of its parent company from a growing number of former partners. The Sheffield-headquartered firm, which generated almost £330 million in revenue last year, is understood

The Cambodian government’s crackdown on scamming compounds has failed to dismantle the vast majority of sites in the country or protect and support thousands of people subjected to human trafficking, torture and slavery, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Falling Throug

The president of a Taiwanese university has taken a two-month unpaid leave of absence after a bizarre incident in which he told graduating students who are unable to cope with the demands of working life that they should “quickly end themselves". Chen Ching-ho, president of Shih Hsin Universit

There is overwhelming opposition to proposed changes to the criminal legal aid scheme that would see the current appearances-based system replaced with a flat-fee model for District Court criminal cases, according to a new survey. The findings come from a Gazette poll of more than 200 criminal law s

Ireland’s accounting watchdog opened four investigations into potential breaches by auditors and audit firms last year, the highest number since it began publishing annual enforcement figures in 2020. The Irish Audit and Accounting Supervisory Authority (Iaasa) said in its latest annual report

The Mercy Law Resource Centre was in Cork to host a Community Legal Education Day, which brought together attendees from 17 different organisations, all working across the city and county of Cork on housing issues.