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A record sum of nearly £120 million was paid out in legal aid to solicitors and barristers in Northern Ireland in 2024/25, according to the latest official figures. The statistical bulletin published by the Legal Services Agency (LSA) yesterday covers both criminal and civil cases and provides

Irish solicitor Liam Moloney has been elected as president of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL). Mr Moloney, managing partner of Dublin firm Moloney Solicitors, was elected to serve a three-year term at PEOPIL's annual conference in Brussels last week.

Ministers have agreed to progress primary legislation to increase the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, the subject of Irish and EU litigation in recent years. A planning condition imposed by An Bord Pleanála when it granted permission for the construction of the second terminal in 2007 requir

The Irish Refugee Council has condemned a government initiative offering asylum seekers more money to leave Ireland as "unethical and inappropriate". People who have no legal status in Ireland, or whose application for international protection has been either withdrawn or refused, can access "reinte

A local authority in Poland has been rebuked for exceeding its legal authority by declaring Jesus Christ as its king.

A rare cross-party motion on the Global Sumud Flotilla is to be debated in the Dáil this afternoon as activists near Gaza in their bid to break the Israeli blockade and bring humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians. The joint motion, tabled on behalf of all members of the Dáil, is cu

A senior judge and leading human rights lawyers and academics will address the Law Society of Ireland human rights and equality committee's annual conference in November. The free event at Blackhall Place on Friday 28 November will hear from speakers including Mr Justice Gerard Hogan, the Supreme Co

The Irish legal sector is entering a "decade of consolidation", according to the managing partner of Byrne Wallace Shields, the firm created this year through the merger of ByrneWallace and LK Shields. Byrne Wallace Shields now employs 430 staff, including 220 solicitors, following what is believed

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie (MMW) has welcomed newly-qualified solicitors Emma Ewing, Josh Graham, James McClean, Eimhear Bell, Tara Murphy and Tiernan Canavan. Ms Ewing has joined the corporate team, Mr Graham has joined the employment team, Mr McClean and Ms Bell have joined the resi

Regulatory changes which will increase the home and business lending capacity of credit unions by €6.6 billion have come into effect. The "targeted but significant changes" to the credit union lending framework announced by the Central Bank of Ireland in August take effect from today.

The Bar of Ireland has welcomed 95 new members to the Law Library.

Judge Suzanne Kingston has been elected as president of one of the 10 chambers of the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The Irish judge, who has sat on the EU bench since 2021, now presides over the Ninth Chamber, which comprises judges Maria José Costeira, T

Asylum seekers are to be offered greater financial support of up to €2,500 per person or €10,000 per family to voluntarily leave Ireland sooner, the government has announced. People who have no legal status in Ireland, or whose application for international protection has been either withd

President Michael D. Higgins has formally appointed Mr Justice Alexander Owens to the Court of Appeal and Mr Justice Seán Gillane to the High Court. Mr Justice Gillane was nominated for appointment in July, becoming the first judge nominated following the introduction of the new Judicial Appo

A police team was left stumped after pulling over a car for an illegal manoeuvre only to find out that it had no driver. Police in San Bruno, California said they were at a loss for what to do after spotting a self-driving car making an illegal U-turn.