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Court fees in Northern Ireland are set to increase each year for the next three years. A "general inflationary uplift" will be implemented from 1 April 2026, with a five per cent increase in the first year and then two per cent increases in the two following years.

An English pub which was told selling pints for 25p would be illegal decided to give them away for free instead. Whitelocks, in Leeds, had intended to offer pints of a popular 1970s beer, which had been recently relaunched, at 1970s prices.

The UK will no longer grant refugee status on a permanent basis, instead reviewing cases every 30 months to identify refugees who can be sent back home. The sweeping changes announced yesterday by the UK's home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, follow her recent visit to Denmark, which she says has reduce

Rock Consultancy director Elaine Morrissey has been appointed to the board of Blackrock Credit Union. Ms Morrissey told Irish Legal News: "I was delighted to be asked to join the board of Blackrock Credit Union.

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has reflected on the importance of judicial independence in maintaining public confidence in justice systems in a wide-ranging conversation published by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI).

The Law Society of Ireland has congratulated another 40 Transition Year students on completing its Solicitors of the Future programme.

The UK government is seeking views on banning under-16s from social media through a formal consultation launched today. Many countries, including Ireland, are considering following in the footsteps of Australia, which introduced a world-first ban in December.

A new Motor Insurance Transparency Code has been published in a bid to improve how insurance premiums are presented to consumers. The code has been developed by a working group comprising insurers and intermediaries, with the support of the Department of Finance and the Central Bank of Ireland, and

O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors has appointed Anne Donnelly as an associate solicitor within its property and private client department. Ms Donnelly brings over 25 years of extensive experience in property and private client law to the firm, having advised a broad spectrum of clients including com

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has parted ways with London-based Doughty Street Chambers and says she will focus on Irish and international work. Ms Gallagher is well-known for her international work, having recently led the international legal team defending Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was 

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has been ranked as the most active law firm in the Irish M&A market in 2025. The corporate law firm advised on 73 transactions during the year, ahead of Arthur Cox on 71 and A&L Goodbody on 68, according to the latest Experian MarketIQ report.

Commercial law firm Tughans has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most active M&A law firm for an 11th consecutive year.

India's top court has banned a school textbook which made references to court backlogs and "corruption in the judiciary". The Supreme Court of India has imposed a "complete blanket ban... on any further publication, reprinting or digital dissemination" of the book, which was published last week by t

Dozens of people have been deported to South Africa by charter flight, including a family who were at the centre of a hundreds-strong protest outside the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The Department said 63 people, consisting of 54 adults and nine children, were removed on the f

A statutory public inquiry into covert surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland should be launched following fresh revelations from a tribunal, campaigners have said. Amnesty International said damaging disclosures at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Wednesday revealed that the PSNI, the