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Gateley Legal Northern Ireland has welcomed newly-qualified solicitors Kate Adair and Paul Kerr to its Belfast office. Ms Adair has joined the construction team and Mr Kerr has joined the commercial dispute resolution team following the pair's completion of their two-year training contracts with the

The Irish government has taken measures to support the disclosure of State materials to the UK's Omagh bombing inquiry. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday announced two measures he has taken further to the memorandum of understanding agreed with the chairman of th

Whitney Moore has appointed Sean Ryan as a partner in its corporate M&A and regulatory team and head of the firm's EU and competition group. Mr Ryan joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he built a strong reputation for guiding clients through complex transactions and regulatory challenges.

Ireland's media regulator has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform, X. Coimisiún na Meán’s investigations team yesterday announced it will investigate whether X has contravened Article 20 of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), which relates to con

A fortune teller has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding around €40 million from clients. The 53-year-old woman, who also presented herself as a feng shui master, allegedly preyed on clients by predicting that there was a "billionaire" in their future.

Ireland’s prison and detention systems remain in breach of basic human rights standards, according to the Council of Europe’s anti-torture watchdog.

A new international treaty on the protection of lawyers "sets a clear and unequivocal message that the protection of lawyers is not a privilege but a necessity for the maintenance of democracy and the rule of law", the Law Society of Northern Ireland has said. The solicitors' body has submitted writ

Construction lawyers Jamie Ritchie, Stefan Berry and Kenny Caldwell have come together to form a new specialist law practice named Caldwell Ritchie Berry. Mr Ritchie and Mr Berry are joining ranks with Mr Caldwell, who founded Belfast-based Caldwell Solicitors in 2017.

Generative AI can be "hugely beneficial to solicitors", the Law Society of Ireland has said in its first formal guidance for members. Published yesterday on the Law Society website, the guidance highlights potential uses and limitations of generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and si

With just seven weeks until Ireland's auto-enrolment pension scheme goes live, social protection minister Dara Calleary has urged employers to complete their preparations. Mr Calleary made the comments to more than 350 attendees at a webinar hosted by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the practice of the Scottish courts since 2013 in relation to the admission of evidence in trials for sexual offences is liable to infringe defendants’ rights under Article 6 ECHR but dismissed two appeals on that basis presented to the court after finding t

Economist Geoffrey Gray has been appointed as a member of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Mr Gray will join fellow CCPC members Patrick Kenny and Úna Butler, as well as CCPC chairperson Brian McHugh, with effect from 19 January 2026.

A social media influencer who publicly documented her affair with a married man has been ordered to pay more than £1.3 million in damages to his ex-wife. Brenay Kennard, who has more than three million followers on TikTok, was sued in North Carolina under the US state's "alienation of affectio

Mediation has "significant yet largely untapped" potential to help prevent and resolve disputes in the community, according to a new report. Community Law & Mediation has urged the government and policymakers to ensure that community mediation is funded and promoted to the same level as family a

The Law Society of Ireland has announced a new collaboration with RIP.ie to encourage members of the public to make wills. A series of articles written by solicitors specialising in wills and probate will appear in a new information section of the website, part of the Irish Times Group.