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Irish judges have been told they can use AI tools like ChatGPT to summarise information, write speeches and carry out administrative tasks, but should not use it for legal research or analysis. Irish Legal News has seen the first formal guidelines for Irish judges on the "responsible use of generati

New legislation is to tackle inconsiderate pavement parking across Northern Ireland. Infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins said secondary legislation would be brought forward to ban parking wholly on a pavement or across dropped kerbs for pedestrian access, as well as banning double parking.

The Irish government has set out plans to promote collective bargaining over the next four years. The action plan for 2026-2030 was developed in collaboration with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and business group Ibec.

Solicitor and former Tyrone GAA manager Feargal Logan has been named as the new ambassador of the Red Hand Business Club. The Red Hand Business Club brings together business leaders and professionals to support the development of Gaelic games in Tyrone.

Direct incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) would be "a game-changer for children's rights in Ireland", the children's ombudsman has said. The Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO) last week hosted a special event at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) which brough

Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has reached a multimillion-pound compensation agreement with the Post Office, more than two decades after beginning his fight for justice for victims of the Horizon scandal. Sources close to the deal confirmed the settlement to the BBC, though the exact sum has

European law firm Fieldfisher has announced a significant expansion of its Irish operations through a merger with Regan Wall LLP. Regan Wall is one of Ireland's most active corporate law firms, recently ranked third nationally for M&A deal volume in the first six months of 2025 by Experian Marke

Kim Kardashian has blamed her "frenemy" ChatGPT for failing her law exams. In a video for Vanity Fair, the 45-year-old reality TV star said she relies on the AI tool for "legal advice".

EY Law Ireland has appointed Gina Aherne, Olga Dursun and Susan Walsh as directors.

Ireland’s aviation sector has made modest gains in leadership diversity, though inclusion and career progression challenges persist, according to Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm today published the findings of its 10th annual Gender & Diversity in Aviation survey.

A&L Goodbody is to continue its sponsorship of the Ulster Rugby Business Club for a further three years following a successful inaugural year of networking events. Launched last year in the A&L Goodbody Lounge at Belfast's Affidea Stadium, the Business Club has quickly become a hub for local

Belfast firm Allsopp Campbell Rainey has expanded into North Down through a merger with Bangor-based Law Quinn Solicitors. From today, Law Quinn will become Allsopp Campbell Rainey (incorporating Law Quinn), with its founding solicitors, Bryan Law and Maureen Quinn, continuing to work with the firm

A senior Irish legal academic has withdrawn from a major EU symposium on the rule of law after organisers proposed to platform "fake judges and pseudo experts" linked to Poland's rule of law crisis. Professor Laurent Pech of UCD Sutherland School of Law yesterday said he had lost faith in the organi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has written to thousands of traders providing home maintenance, construction and improvement services following a significant number of consumer complaints. Almost 1,250 consumer contacts to the CCPC's national consumer helpline in the first

Ireland must increase the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to at least 14, an Oireachtas committee will hear today. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is set to appear before the Oireachtas joint committee on justice, migration and home affairs this afternoon to contribute to pre-leg