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The independence of data protection authorities and effective access to courts are essential to safeguarding the right to privacy, particularly where powerful technology companies are involved, UN experts have said.

The Irish office of international law firm Addleshaw Goddard has announced the appointment of Ray Byrne as head of Ireland, succeeding Mark Walsh following his successful five-year term in the role. Mr Byrne will take up this role on 1 January 2027 as part of a planned succession strategy at the fir

Edel Daly, a student on the full time barrister-at-law degree course at the Honorable Society of King’s Inns has been elected as auditor of the Law Students Debating Society of Ireland (LSDSI) for the 197th session. Under treasurer Mary Griffin said: “I would like to extend my congratula

Dr Ian Marder and Ruth Maxwell argue that Ireland’s fragmented victim support system leaves too many people without the help they need. They call for a properly funded Victim Support Ireland to provide a clear route to tailored, ongoing support for every victim of crime.

  Dublin Gallery Weekend, which runs from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 November will bring four days of contemporary visual art to locations across the capital. Addleshaw Goddard is a title partner for this year’s event, the first in a partnership that will last three years.

Dr Chloë Cass has joined the European Research Council (ERC) PatentsInHumans team as a postdoctoral researcher. A graduate of Maynooth University and The Honorable Society of King’s Inns Dr Cass was previously a practising barrister in Dublin and on the Eastern Circuit.

Justice minister Naomi Long told the second day of the ‘Foundations and Future: Policing 2026 and Beyond’ conference that lasting confidence in policing “must transcend the politics of the moment and be rooted in fair, impartial and accountable policing that serves all of our socie

A court has upheld a two month suspension for a Korean army officer who left base without permission during working hours 64 times over a ten month because he needed to feed his lizard and wash his car.

Delivering judgment in a judicial review brought by solicitor John Quinn Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty found that the provision in the new scheme for the issuing of a single payment in respect of each legal aid certificate no matter the number of charges is outside the objectives of the 1962 Act.

Tughans LLP has announced the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) as their charity partner for the upcoming year.

Commissioner for Victims and Survivors Joe McVey has called for the needs and experiences of victims and survivors to remain central to the development of legacy legislation, warning that arrangements which fail to reflect their needs risk prolonging uncertainty and undermining confidence in efforts

Nathaniel Lacy LLP had appointed Louise Smith as partner in charge of their new Cork office. Ms Smith advises insurers and self-insured organisations on motor, employers’ liability, public liability and indemnity claims. She brings experience in complex, large-loss matters and the defence of s

On Tuesday 24th November, The Rt. Hon. Lord Burrows will be giving a lecture entitled, “Judicial House of Lords to Supreme Court: Then and Now”. Legal professionals and law students are invited to register to watch the lecture online. Lord Burrows will be giving the second of two lecture

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Law Society of Ireland is due to take place on Thursday 5 November at 6.30pm. All members of the Law Society are invited to attend.

McDowell KC, Turlough Madden and Paul Conway were sworn into office as High Court Judge and District Judges respectively by the Lady Chief Justice on Monday 2 November 2026. David McDowell KC was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2003 having been called to the Bar of England and Wales by Midd