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A solicitor sitting on a criminal jury has been jailed after researching a defendant online and sharing her findings with other jurors. Caroline Elizabeth Mitchell, whose actions led to the collapse of a child sexual abuse trial, has resigned from her position as an associate solicitor with Irwin Mi

Legal and professional services group Gateley has announced the appointment of real estate lawyer Alison Reid as its office managing partner in Belfast. Ms Reid joined the business in 2021 as a partner in the real estate team, specialising in the supported and assisted living sector as well as resid

Former High Court and European judge Mr Justice John D. Cooke has passed away at the age of 78. The late judge served on the Court of First Instance of the European Communities from 1996 until 2008, and then on the Irish High Court from 2008 until his retirement in December 2013.

DLA Piper has announced that Edel O’Kelly, corporate, has been promoted to the firm's global partnership. Ms O’Kelly is the first partner promotion within DLA Piper in Ireland. DLA Piper also today announces the appointment of Declan Lavelle as a partner in the firm's tax practice in Ire

A black man who spent 30 years in jail for a murder in Miami has been freed after prosecutors concluded there had been a case of mistaken identity. Thomas Raynard James was 23 when he was convicted of murdering Francis McKinnon, who was shot dead on January 17, 1990 in front of his family after two

Italian children will no longer be compelled by law to take their fathers' surnames following a ruling of the country's Constitutional Court this week. The decision states that parents should be permitted to give their children either or both parents' surnames. In Italy, women keep their maiden name

A recent drug bust saw a sheriff arrest his own daughter for alleged possession of methamphetamine. “Methamphetamine does not discriminate and neither do we,” said Florida's Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith in a Facebook post.

Justice minister Helen McEntee has said she will not publish a report from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons relating to serious allegations at Mountjoy women’s prison. Ms McEntee was given the report of the inquiry undertaken by Patricia Gilheaney under Section 31(2) of the Prisons Act o

A European body that aims to protect press freedom has called for urgent reform of the law in Ireland, The Times reports. Sarah Clarke, who heads Europe and Asia for Article 19, was speaking at a press briefing in Brussels yesterday along with Vera Jourova, the EU Commission vice-president, at the l

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Ukraine names 10 Russian soldiers in alleged human rights abuses in Bucha

Cork-based law firm Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has supported University College Cork (UCC) postgraduate student Ríona Denys with a scholarship for her LLM in Children's Rights and Family Law. "Ríona is a driven and determined individual, clearly focused on pursuing a career in the

Law student Patrick Schofield has been named as the inaugural winner of the corporate law bursary named in memory of late Matheson partner and former chairperson Tim Scanlon. Delivered as part of Matheson’s impactful business programme and open to undergraduate and postgraduate law students, t

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has announced the promotion of Lyn Harris to partner in the firm's alternative legal services (ALT) centre in Belfast. Ms Harris is the third partner to be promoted from the ALT team in Belfast following Lisa McLaughlin and Libby Jackson.

Partners at law firms in England and Wales saw their pay increase by nearly 40 per cent in the first full year of the pandemic, according to new figures. A survey conducted for the Law Society found that median net profits per equity partner increased by 39 per cent from £146,417 in 2020 to &p

David Perry BL will deliver a talk next week on Ireland's current legislation on cannabis, including an overview of the decriminalisation and regulation of the production and sale of cannabis. Hosted by the Law Society of Ireland's younger members committee as part of its 2022 spring series, the fre