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The Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has announced his forthcoming retirement in a statement reproduced below. Earlier this month I informed His Majesty The King of my intention to retire from the office of Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and head of the jud

The law is as much for the poor as it is for the rich, Mr Justice John MacMenamin said upon his retirement last week. The Supreme Court judge also said that without access to justice there is no democracy, The Irish Times reports.

The family of a man who was killed over 10 years ago have called on gardaí to publicly apologise for failing to investigate his death properly. On Friday 18 November the inquest into the death of Seamus Doherty concluded that he died from an unlawful killing.

A former British soldier has been convicted of manslaughter over the killing of Aidan McAnespie in County Tyrone in 1988. The unarmed 23-year-old was shot in the back as he walked through a military checkpoint near Aughnacloy on his way to a Gaelic football match.

The Bar of Ireland is celebrating the achievements of the legal community in 2022. Join them on 24th November at 5.30pm, at Matheson LLP, Dublin 2 at an event which includes the launch of the first Pro Bono Pledge Ireland Report.

Under a planned amendment to the Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called ‘deepfakes’ – explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent – will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face pot

Iran protests: UN council votes to investigate human rights abuses

A woman who told immigration officials that a box she was carrying contained beer has admitted in court that it actually contained a spider monkey. Savannah Nicole Valdez, 20, was arrested in March attempting to enter the US via Texas.

There must be urgent action to tackle violence against women, human rights experts have said. Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, an initiative that calls for action to end all forms of discrimination and gender-based violence against women and girls.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been given permission by the Supreme Court to appear as amicus curiae in a case that concerns the consideration of fundamental rights in the context of deportation orders. The case (GO v Minister for Justice) explores whether and to what extent, whe

Over half of Irish employers are experiencing some resistance to getting employees to work from the office, according to a new survey. With almost all companies (97 per cent) having adopted a hybrid workplace, over 50 per cent of HR and employment professionals say they are experiencing small pocket

Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Law Reform Minister James Browne have announced the establishment of a new group to implement and co-ordinate support for the Cherry Orchard community. They announced that Brendan Foster, a partner in Grant Thornton, former chair of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce a

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has appointed Mark Ellis as a partner in its commercial & technology group. Mr Ellis advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of technology, intellectual property, privacy and data protection related law. His practice at ALG has a particular focus on t

McCann FitzGerald LLP has launched a new data protection guide designed specifically for NGOs at an event to mark Pro Bono Week Ireland, in association with the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA). The guide, which was developed by McCann FitzGerald’s data protection team, provides an overview

Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Lev Gantly as a partner and head of its energy practice. An experienced transactional lawyer with a focus on renewable energy projects, the broader energy transition and sectoral decarbonisation, he specialises in renewable energy project investment,