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Proposals to increase criminal and civil legal aid fees in Northern Ireland by 16 per cent have been put out to consultation. The public consultation, which opened last week, will run until 27 March 2025 — and the proposed increase remains "subject to business case approval by the Department o

Lawyer-turned-banker Davinia Conlan has been appointed as chair of the Federation of International Banks in Ireland (FIBI) for a two-year tenure. Ms Conlan, a solicitor, spent over 16 years as a banking lawyer prior to her appointment in 2023 as country head for Citi Ireland, where she was previousl

Scotland's first minister has firmly ruled out a proposed ban on cats. The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWG) has suggested strict new measures on outdoor cats because of their "significant impact on wildlife populations", the BBC reports.

Irish lawyer Róisín Culligan has joined the London office of global law firm Orrick as managing associate in its technology transactions group. Ms Culligan, who is dual-qualified as a solicitor in Ireland and in England and Wales, was previously an associate in William Fry's technology

Data protection watchdogs across Europe, including in Ireland, have begun scrutinising the new Chinese AI chatbot, DeepSeek. DeepSeek rocked the AI world after it was claimed to have been developed at the fraction of the cost of OpenAI's ChatGPT — while also being capable of running on far les

Professor Niamh Moloney has been appointed to the UK's Prudential Regulation Committee (PRC) for a three-year term. The PRC takes the most important decisions of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), one of the UK’s financial regulators.

Meta is to pay $25 million to US president Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit against the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts after his supporters stormed the US Capitol building in 2021. The settlement agreement, which does not include any admission of liability by Meta, was signed by

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Lawyer and Sinn Féin MP John Finucane yesterday gave New York lawyers and judges an update on the campaign for truth and justice for his murdered father.

Arthur Cox and Wind Energy Ireland have opened applications for the 2025 Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary, with €10,000 on offer to students pursuing studies related to renewable energy. Awarded every year since 2020, the bursary was established in memory of former Arthur Cox partner and co

Northern Ireland's justice minister has said striking criminal barristers are not "suffering" and must be prepared to meet her halfway following an extension of their withdrawal of services. In a statement yesterday evening, Naomi Long said she was "hugely disappointed" that the Criminal Bar Associa

The High Court has granted leave for Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly's challenge to the government's appointment of so-called "super junior ministers". Mr Daly, a solicitor who served as his party's justice spokesperson from 2020 until this year, is seeking a declaration that the appointment by the Taoi

Reddy Charlton chairman Paul Keane was recently honoured at a ceremony in the Embassy of Sweden for his service, as honorary consul general, to Sweden and its citizens. Mr Keane was decorated with the rank of Commander of the Order of the Polar Star, becoming only the second Irish person to hold the

Organisers of an illegal fight club have insisted their late-night public brawls are community events suitable for the whole family. Police in Dundee, Scotland broke up a planned fight in a park on Saturday night, where a large crowd had formed in advance of the organisers arriving by limousine.

Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins has been appointed as a minister of state in the Department of Justice, with Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy set to follow. Mr Collins, an accountant before entering politics, has been given special responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice.