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An independent review commissioned by the Mental Health Commission has acknowledged solicitors' concerns about the online system for registering enduring powers of attorney (EPAs). The 24-page report published today focuses on the effectiveness of the role of the director of the Decision Suppor

Antisocial air passengers who play music from their smartphones out loud now face being banned from a world-leading airline. United Airlines, by some rankings the world's biggest airline, has revised its contract of carriage to require passengers to use headphones when listening to a device, CBS New

HOMS Assist has expanded its probate and wills department with the appointment of Olga Sandys as solicitor and Bronagh Gennery as probate administrator. The announcement follows the firm's recent promotion of Claire Tuohy to partner, recognising her expertise in wills, trusts, probate and cross-bord

The Irish government has set out more details of planned legislation to enable co-operation with the UK's Omagh bombing inquiry. The inquiry, which began in July 2024, is examining the preventability of the 1998 bombing, which was orchestrated by the Real IRA and led to the deaths of 29 people and t

The UK government has published the terms of reference for the long-awaited public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Mr Finucane, who co-founded Madden & Finucane Solicitors, was murdered in his home in north Belfast on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries wh

Dublin's Four Courts has played host to the inaugural Myers Moot Court Competition (MMCC), Europe's first moot court dedicated exclusively to EU whistleblowing law. The MMCC, organised by the European Whistleblowing Institute (EWI), is designed to inspire the next generation of whistleblowing law pr

Dozens of artists have been shortlisted for the inaugural Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize. The Irish office of Taylor Wessing — soon to become Winston Taylor under a major transatlantic merger — established the prize last year in partnership with Photo Museum Ireland and Business to Art

Northern Ireland lawyers must defend access to justice and the rule of law, the president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) has said on a visit to Belfast. Steven Thiru was invited by the Law Society of Northern Ireland to discuss the threats to access to justice in Commonwealth cou

An Oireachtas committee is seeking views on upcoming legislation on AI regulation and data governance. The joint committee on enterprise, tourism and employment has invited written submissions from interested individuals and organisations as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Regulation of

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a social media campaign to challenge common misconceptions about rape and sexual assault. The "Rape Myths = Real Harm" campaign aims to address issues identified in Sir John Gillen's 2019 review of sexual offence trials in Northern Ireland.

Solicitors and barristers north and south of the border have taken part in events to mark International Women's Day, which took place on Sunday. The Bar of Ireland hosted its 11th International Women's Day celebration at the King's Inns on Thursday 5 March, run in association with the Bar's equality

Addleshaw Goddard's Irish office last week welcomed more than 1,500 lawyers from the firm's international network to Dublin. Friday marked the first time that the Dublin office has hosted the firm's "group away days", which until now have only taken place in the UK.

The High Court in London has begun hearing a civil case brought against former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams by three survivors of IRA bomb attacks in Great Britain. The claimants are suing Mr Adams on the basis of his alleged affiliation with and leadership role in the Provisional IRA, whi

The High Court has authorised the HSE to provide as a “last resort” blood transfusions and other treatments to a pregnant minor against the wishes of the minor and her parents, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Mark Heslin explained tha

The Irish government has launched a new online tool tracking Ireland's implementation of EU law. A dedicated section on Ireland.ie — managed and curated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on behalf of the government — now highlights how Ireland implements EU law in a bid