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Irish lawyer Gail Slater has been appointed by the incoming Trump administration to lead the antitrust division in the US Department of Justice. Ms Slater hails from Dalkey, Co Dublin and graduated from UCD Sutherland School of Law. She is a dual US-Irish citizen and has lived in the US since 2003.

A nun has reportedly been arrested by Italian police on suspicion of colluding with the mafia. Sister Anna Donelli, a 57-year-old nun who volunteers in Milan's San Vittore prison, is suspected of carrying messages between the 'Ndrangheta mafia and its imprisoned members.

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AI literacy is "no longer optional", William Fry has stressed to in-house counsel from Ireland's leading companies at its annual end-of-year Counsel Connect seminar. The law firm's event addressed the significant challenges posed by the regulatory obligations under the EU AI Act, and in particular t

Civil proceedings linked to the Troubles will soon be allowed to resume in Northern Ireland but inquests will remain blocked for at least a while longer, under UK government plans revealed yesterday. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn yesterday said he would bring a remedial order to Westminster

Coimisiún na Meán has published revised media services codes and rules in response to new EU legislation. The media watchdog has completed the process of updating its regulations to implement changes under the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the Online Safety a

England and Wales has one of the largest gaps in the world between the number of women lawyers overall and the number of women lawyers in senior roles, according to a report from the International Bar Association (IBA). The IBA has published the findings of its comparative research in 11 countries o

A centenarian former Nazi camp guard could stand trial in Germany after a regional court dismissed a ruling which had found he was unfit to stand trial. Gregor Formanek is accused of participating in the murder of 3,300 people when he was a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, near Berlin,

A mother is suing toy giant Mattel after purchasing a Wicked doll with a misprinted web address that led to a pornographic website. Mattel apologised last month for the packaging mistake on the first run of fashion dolls based on Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's characters in the new film adaptatio

Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, according to a major new report from Amnesty International. The publication of the 296-page report is notable as it is the first time since October 2023 that a major western human rights organi

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Conor Linehan SC as member and head of its environmental and natural resources team in Dublin. Mr Linehan brings more than 25 years' experience in environmental law to Clark Hill.

More than 3,000 asylum seekers are without accommodation in Ireland, according to new figures. The Irish Refugee Council has challenged the State to address the crisis following recent judgments in the High Court which found that the failure to provide reception conditions to people seeking internat

An Garda Síochána took six years to fully implement a recommendation to stop inappropriately recording children's details on PULSE intelligence records, according to a new report. The Garda Inspectorate has published a post-implementation review of Recommendation 8.17 from its 2014 cri

The Probate Bar Association of Ireland held its annual conference on the theme "Estates: Home and Abroad" on Friday.

Disney is facing legal proceedings in connection with a TV series which depicts the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Belfast firm Phoenix Law is acting for prominent Irish republican Marian Price, who is depicted shooting Ms McConville in Say Nothing, a historical drama produced by FX and released la