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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published details of 31 enforcement actions taken against 18 traders across Ireland for breaches of consumer protection law. The actions, arising from inspections and investigations carried out in-store and online, involved businesses in

A new pilot programme is being launched to support young adults at the point of arrest and help reduce repeat offending, strengthen community safety, and prevent further harm. Custody Navigators will see trained youth workers embedded in a PSNI custody suite, offering voluntary, consent-based suppor

Séamus Given, a partner in Arthur Cox LLP's employment law group, has been nominated by the Government for appointment as a Judge of the High Court.  He has more than 40 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of employment law and industrial relations law.

An event hosted by the Irish Women Lawyers Association and the Law Society explored how Sally Hayden's reporting from conflict zones has informed refugee litigation, influenced policy debates and become an important resource for asylum practitioners assessing protection claims, write Lorraine Lally

The House of Lords Constitution Committee is seeking views on the UK’s constitutional safeguards. The committee has published a call for evidence for its new inquiry, which seeks to understand the extent to which the UK’s constitutional democracy is under threat.

Karim Khan has been removed as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after member states voted to dismiss him over allegations of sexual misconduct, marking the first time the court's top prosecutor has been ousted in its 24-year history. The barrister, 56, has denied allegation

A millionaire tailor who once dressed opera star Luciano Pavarotti is suing a wine fridge supplier for more than £550,000, claiming faulty units ruined part of his prized wine collection.

Irish M&A transaction values reached €33.2 billion in the first half of 2026, driven by a number of large-scale transactions and continued international investor interest, according to William Fry LLP’s M&A Review H1 2026. While the total deal volume reduced amid continued geopoli

Solicitors have claimed that some barristers have been threatened with being "blacklisted" by law firms if they continue to support the government's controversial criminal legal aid reforms. The allegations come as the dispute over justice minister Jim O'Callaghan's new payment model threatens to di

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan welcomed the attestation of 206 new Gardaí at the Garda College in Templemore on Saturday. The new probationer Gardaí, 142 of whom are men and 64 of whom are women, will be assigned to Garda divisions across the country by the Garda Commissioner.

Students protesting in India over a national medical entrance exam scandal surprised police by asking to be sprayed with water cannons to escape the sweltering heat – before breaking into dance. The demonstration in Patna, in the eastern state of Bihar, was part of ongoing protests over the Na

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has ruled out reversing his overhaul of the criminal legal aid system, insisting he will not return to a payment model under which solicitors could claim separate fees for each charge faced by a client. The reforms, introduced at the beginning of this month, replace

A former BBC journalist has been awarded £20,000 (€23,000) in damages after a tribunal ruled that MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) unlawfully obtained his communications data over a number of years. Vincent Kearney, now RTÉ's Northern Editor, brought proceeding

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has signed the contract for a major expansion of Cloverhill Prison, with work expected to begin on a new accommodation block that will increase the prison's capacity from 433 to more than 700 spaces. The contract has been awarded to JJ Rhatigan & Co, with constru

The European Commission has fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA), accusing the tech giant of favouring its own services in search results and restricting app developers on its Play Store. The record penalty under the DMA comprises a €460m fine for "self-pre