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Barrister Frank Shields BL passed away Sunday following a short illness. Originally from Dungannon, Mr Shields was a well-known family lawyer practising in Dublin. He called to the Bar in 1991.

Most people north and south of the border recognise hate crime as a serious problem and support initiatives to tackle it, new research by academics from the University of Limerick and Queen's University Belfast has found.

Former FLAC chair and veteran campaigner for constitutional reform Peter Ward SC raised concerns about the coming referendums on family and care at the FLAC Justice Lecture last week.

Queen's University Belfast School of Law has congratulated Sarah Hair on her graduation with six prestigious prizes. Ms Hair, the top student in her LLB class, has been awarded the McKane Medal, the Oxford University Press Law Prize, the Rory Conaghan Cup and Prize (jointly), the Lord Lowry Prize, t

BHSM LLP has welcomed Nadine Cannon and Stephen McVeigh to its corporate team following their qualification as solicitors. Ms Cannon, a graduate of Dublin City University, and Mr McVeigh, a graduate of University College Dublin, started training with the firm in 2020.

Midlands firm Tormeys Solicitors LLP has presented its annual Barra Flynn Memorial Scholarship awards to local Leaving Cert students going on to study law. For 31 years, the firm has provided an annual scholarship to students from the Athlone, Moate, Ferbane, Ballymahon, Roscommon, Ballinasloe and T

An expert report by a KC on 22 cases prosecuted by the Post Office has been published by the inquiry into the largest miscarriage of justice in UK history. Duncan Atkinson KC’s report, Volumes 2 and 2A, have been released by the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. They contain a detailed analysis

A writer of Lord of the Rings fan fiction has failed in a copyright case over the publication of his own sequel to the series. Demetrious Polychron published 'The Fellowship of the King' in September last year. He described it as a “pitch perfect” follow-up to the original trilogy.

The latest Apple Watch is being pulled from US shelves at the height of Christmas shopping season due to a David v Goliath patent dispute. The move comes after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in October that Apple infringed on the patents of medtech company Masimo in relation to th

The EU has opened formal proceedings against X, formerly Twitter, following concerns about disinformation, poor content moderation and other alleged breaches of the bloc's new digital services law. The announcement yesterday marks the first investigation of its kind under the landmark Digital Servic

Spiking will be clearly defined in English law under UK government plans to protect women and girls from violence and abuse. The forthcoming Criminal Justice Bill will put beyond doubt that spiking is illegal and will be backed with separate guidance, set in law, to provide a clear, unequivocal defi

Conveyancing solicitors have raised concerns about a change of practice at the Land Registry meaning that rejected applications no longer come with an explanation for the decision.

Road traffic legislation should be urgently amended to close a so-called loophole which has helped some motorists avoid six-month driving bans, Fianna Fáil's justice spokesperson has said. Concerns have been raised about section 2.8 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 which provides: "Where, upon co

A new European Board for Media Services is to be established alongside the introduction of new EU rules on editorial independence and media pluralism. The European Parliament and Council last week reached political agreement on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) proposed by the Commission last Se

A cardinal who was in charge of Vatican funds between 2011 and 2018 has been convicted of embezzlement after becoming the first cardinal to stand trial in the Holy See's criminal court. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once a former contender for the papacy, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in