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A major review of regulations to identify and tackle barriers to infrastructure delivery has been announced by the government. The review is set to be undertaken by the new Regulatory Simplification Unit which has been established in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Servi

Juries will be abolished in High Court defamation cases from next month, the government has confirmed. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday signed a commencement order bringing most of the provisions of the Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 into force from 1 March 202

Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne has been formally appointed as chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO).

Artificial intelligence will be embedded across the English court system as part of a sweeping programme of reform aimed at delivering “faster and fairer justice for victims”, the UK's justice secretary David Lammy has said. Speaking at a Microsoft AI event at the Excel Centre in London,

Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has expanded its banking and finance team with three new appointments. Nichola Coghlan has been appointed as legal director, alongside Andrew McClurg as associate and Hannah Roleston as solicitor.

Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has been appointed as an employment judge in Scotland. A specialist in employment and public law, Ms McIlveen is qualified in four jurisdictions, frequently acting in England and Wales and both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.

Philip Lee LLP has promoted Catriona Walsh, Abisola Odunayo, Kevin Ryan and Max Bail to senior associate. Ms Walsh has been promoted to senior associate in the employment and immigration team, while Ms Odunayo has been promoted in the corporate and commercial department.

A senior judge in Pakistan has been removed from office after it emerged he obtained his law degree through fraud. Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri served on Islamabad High Court for five years before the invalidity of his undergraduate degree at the University of Karachi came to light.

The Law Society of Ireland has said it is "deeply concerned" by government proposals to introduce a flat fee model for criminal legal aid in District Court cases. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan this week said his proposed new model “will lead to a more efficient s

New York police say they are investigating "criminals" who pelted officers with snowballs after they turned up to a mass snowball fight. Videos circulating on social media show a rain of snowballs coming down on officers attending the event, which was organised online in the wake of a major blizzard

Trinity College Dublin's Professor Deirdre Ahern is among 12 members appointed to the new National Science Advice Forum. Professor Ahern is professor in law and director of the technologies, law and society research group at Trinity College Dublin School of Law.

UCC law students Elena Falvey and Mohammad Ahmed Naeem have been awarded diversity and inclusion scholarships by RDJ LLP. This is the fifth year RDJ has awarded the UCC scholarship, which support students from ethnic minorities and those who are under-represented in the legal profession in Ireland.&

Plans to effectively slash criminal legal aid payments in the District Court have been set out on the same day the government confirmed a date for fee restoration. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan last night announced he is seeking to introduce a system whereby one flat f

Mr Justice Brian O'Moore and Ms Justice Niamh Hyland have been nominated for appointment to the Supreme Court. The two Court of Appeal judges have been nominated to fill the vacancies arising from the retirement of Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne this week and the scheduled retirement of Mr Justice Peter

Irish law on the copyrighting of AI-generated works should be brought in line with the rest of the EU before the matter ends up before the courts, a leading technology lawyer has said. Dr Barry Scannell, partner at William Fry and a member of Ireland's AI Advisory Council, said a recent court ruling