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Barristers should not be identified with their clients, the Bar Council has reaffirmed following criticism aimed at presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. In a statement published on the Fine Gael website this afternoon, Galway councillor Frank Fahy said Ms Connolly "needs to fully account for h

A&L Goodbody LLP has appointed Trevor Glavey as a partner in the firm's tax practice. Mr Glavey brings over a decade of experience advising companies in all industries with respect to all aspects of Irish corporate tax.

Government plans for the "full restoration" of criminal legal aid fees in 2026 have been warmly welcomed by the Law Society and the Bar.

Up to 1,200 Italians born in Rome appear to have misidentified themselves as Roma in Scotland's latest census, according to statisticians. The 2022 census marked the first time that "Roma" was included as an ethnicity option in the Scottish census, instead of just "Gypsy/Traveller" as in 2011.

Twenty-six barristers have been formally called to the Inner Bar in ceremonies held at the Supreme Court today and yesterday. The call to the Inner Bar, commonly referred to as “taking silk”, marks the transition from junior counsel to senior counsel, a distinction that recognises barris

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has accused An Garda Síochána of a "wholly disproportionate use of force" at a Palestine protest in Dublin on Saturday. The NGO alleges that gardaí adopted a "heavy-handed policing approach" to a group of protesters who marched to blo

The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has been allocated €6.17 billion in Budget 2026, with significant increases in spending on policing, prisons and the courts. Compared to last year's budget, an extra €330 million in current expenditure has been allocated to justice, whi

Arthur Cox Northern Ireland has welcomed six new trainee solicitors: Olivia Berry, Ava Cleary-McGuffin, Beth Hillis, Ryan Irvine, Caleb Moore and Ciara O’Hagan. The new trainees will work alongside partners across each of the firm’s core practice areas, including corporate, finance, disp

Solicitor Carol Sinnott has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association (IILA). Ms Sinnott is the principal of Sinnott Solicitors, a firm specialising in asylum and immigration law based in Dublin and Cork.

A judge was shot dead inside a courtroom in Albania on Monday for the first time in the country's modern history. Judge Astrit Kalaja, 53, was shot multiple times shortly after handing down a ruling in the Tirana Court of Appeal.

Mysterious objects which violated Lithuanian airspace and delayed flights for hours turned out to be balloons carrying thousands of packs of cigarettes. The incident on the weekend came as Lithuania and other European countries are on high alert following alleged Russian drone and jet intrusion

Applications are now open for the legal access internship scheme jointly run by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Law Reform Commission, the Office of the Attorney General, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and the Houses of the Oireachtas. The two-month paid internship i

The Law Society of Ireland is inviting applications for its Access programme, which provides financial and practical supports to help people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue a career as a solicitor. The Access programme aims to assist students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgro

Northern Ireland's justice and health ministers have been pressed to set out a clear timetable for the implementation of capacity law reforms passed by MLAs nearly a decade ago. Part 5 of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, which provides for lasting powers of attorney covering care, tr

The personal injuries guidelines system will "inevitably begin to fray" if the government continues to veto inflation-based increases in awards, the chief justice has warned at the opening of the new legal year. Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell said it was "simply counter-productive" to prevent the gui