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The former CEO of RSA Insurance Ireland has been disqualified for 13 years by the Central Bank of Ireland for his admitted participation in a breach of financial services law. Philip Smith, who served as CEO and executive director of RSA Insurance Ireland DAC (RSAII) from 2009 to 2013, was this mont

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to fully withdraw from all Crown Court cases early next year in a significant escalation of an ongoing dispute over legal aid fees.

Global law firm Dentons has recruited Craig Kenny as a partner in its real estate practice in Dublin. Mr Kenny has advised on a number of the largest and most significant real estate transactions in the Irish market over the last 10 years.

Social media platform Reddit has launched legal proceedings aimed at overturning Australia's landmark ban on social media for under-16s. Australia's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 took effect on Monday, requiring designated platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent u

An updated practice direction on third-party disclosure in Northern Ireland sexual offence and serious assault cases will take effect next week. The revised version of Practice Direction No. 2 of 2019 was published by the Lady Chief Justice's Office yesterday and takes effect from 15 December 2025.

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Hundred of motorists have lost their driving licenses after being caught drunk cycling. Police in Japan suspended a total of 896 cyclists' driving licenses between January and September 2025 after deeming them "also likely to pose a significant danger when driving a car".

Members of New York's Brehon Law Society celebrated their strong ties to Ireland last week at their annual holiday party. President Deirdre Freerick welcomed two special guests to the event: Gerard Angley, the consul general of Ireland in New York, and Siobhan Dennehy, executive director of the Emer

Foreign intelligence agencies are actively targeting Irish businesses in the technology, financial services, aviation leasing and cybersecurity sectors, according to a new report. The research paper published by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) and Deloitte Ireland warns th

Ireland has been referred back to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its alleged continued failure to comply with a judgment on the treatment of urban waste water. The court ruled in March 2019 that Ireland had breached the requirements of the EU’s Urban Waste Water Treatme

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has recruited Alan Bissett as a senior member of its corporate and commercial team. Mr Bissett is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and in England and Wales and brings more than 30 years’ experience advising businesses across a wide range of sectors.

A bid by one of the so-called 'Sallins Men' to have his quashed 1976 conviction formally declared a miscarriage of justice will return to the Court of Appeal tomorrow. Osgur Breatnach, represented by Belfast firm KRW Law, has made an application to the court under section 9 of the Criminal Procedure

The Central Bank of Ireland has set out plans to deliver a more effective and efficient regulatory and supervisory framework. The new roadmap outlines the institution's work across four pillars: supervision, regulation, gatekeeping, and reporting and data.

The family of an asbestos illness victim have succeeded in a UK Supreme Court case against Scottish Power for damages. Robert Crozier died of mesothelioma in 2018. In the appeal the court was asked to decide whether his immediate family members could claim damages from his former employer, Scottish

Bank of Ireland has been fined £2,000 for breaches of Northern Ireland employment equality legislation. The fine was imposed by Northern Ireland's High Court following a prosecution by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.