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The Irish Refugee Council's independent law centre provided legal representation to 550 clients on reception conditions issues last year, according to its latest impact report. The law centre launched 10 new High Court judicial review cases in 2023, with three cases selected as lead cases in respect

The government has published its autumn legislative programme, which prioritises 61 bills for publication and drafting over the next 13 weeks. Some 29 bills will be prioritised for publication and 32 bills for drafting over the Dáil session ahead.

The Bar Council and Law Society have welcomed proposals to improve equity of access and entry into the legal profession and increase diversity within the profession. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) yesterday published its Breaking Down Barriers reports, which include 32 recommendation

Legislation providing for a more than €2 billion remediation scheme for apartments and duplexes with construction defects is to be drafted on a priority basis. It is believed that between 50 per cent and 80 per cent of apartments and duplexes constructed between 1991 and 2013 may be affected by

DWF has welcomed 10 new legal professionals and six newly-qualified solicitors to its team in Belfast.

Emer O'Hora has joined alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana as head of legal and data protection officer. Ms O'Hora, who will lead the legal solutions team, joins from Newswhip, where she was head of legal and company secretary for four years.

A teenage girl has been apprehended after allegedly taking a New York City subway train on a joyride and crashing it. Police say the 17-year-old, along with a companion who has not yet been caught, boarded the empty train just after midnight last Thursday 12 September.

Taylor Wessing has become the first legal firm to partner with Techies Go Green, a not-for-profit community of technology businesses committed to reducing their carbon footprint. The firm will provide pro bono legal advice to Techies Go Green members to support them to identify and manage climate ac

A child who commits murder but turns 18 years old before sentencing will no longer face a mandatory life sentence under proposed new legislation. The government is bringing forward the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024 in response to a High Court ruling which found that the current statutory se

Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) chief Liam Herrick has been picked to head the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Mr Herrick's selection by ministers following a public appointment process must now be approved by the Oireachtas before his formal appointment by President Michael D.

The Law Society of Ireland has congratulated Michael McGrath on his appointment as EU commissioner for democracy, justice and the rule of law. Ursula von der Leyen yesterday picked the former finance minister for the job as she set out the make-up of the European Commission for her second term as pr

Diversity in the solicitors' and barristers' professions is being hampered by the cost of qualification and the length of time it takes for a law graduate to qualify and begin to earn a reasonable salary, according to new research. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today published a ser

Gateley Legal NI has welcomed two newly-qualified solicitors and three new trainee solicitors. Amy McCartney has joined the firm's real estate team, advising clients on residential sales and purchases as well as banks, funders, and borrowers on all contentious and non-contentious real estate finance

Legislation to "reform and modernise" Northern Ireland's justice system has been introduced at Stormont. The Justice Bill 2024 will amend retention periods for biometric material and make changes to bail and custody arrangements for children and young people, as well as aiming to improve services fo

Belfast law firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed five newly-qualified solicitors to its team. The new solicitors are Cathy Kerr in employment, Patrick Boyle in litigation, Molly Rainey in corporate law, Rachel McCullogh in commercial property and Tonya Gregg in residential property.