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Christopher McCann, solicitor and head of the Traveller legal service at legal rights group FLAC, recounts a High Court case where civil legal aid was not available. On 29 July 2021, FLAC called on the Minister for Justice, in the context of an upcoming review of civil legal aid provision, to ensure

Sardinian authorities have pleaded with tourists not to steal sand from its famous beaches, such as the iconic pink beach on Budelli. At least six tonnes of sand has been stolen from Sardinian beaches this year so far, according to campaign group Sardinia Robbed and Plundered.

Mortgage lenders have too much control over outcomes under resolution processes introduced since the global financial crisis, legal rights group FLAC has said. In the second of a series of four papers, FLAC examines the difficult question of family home mortgage arrears, a problem that continues to

An online appointments system is set to be piloted in the Courts Service from the beginning of next week. The pilot will become available on Monday for clients intending to visit the central office of the High Court, the Dublin family law office in Dolphin House and the civil and family court office

Geronimo the alpaca will be slaughtered after an English High Court bid to stop his execution failed. The animal, which tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, is to be slaughtered on the orders of the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Employment law specialists McInnes Dunne Solicitors LLP will become McInnes Dunne Murphy LLP next week to reflect the firm's ongoing expansion. The move follows the appointment of Peter Murphy as a partner in the firm earlier this year, joining John Dunne and Peter McInnes.

The number of sole practitioners in England and Wales has declined by nearly a half in the past decade, according to new analysis of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) data. There were 3,640 sole practitioners in July 2011, making up a third of all solicitors, but the figure has fallen by 47 per

A long-awaited review of prison healthcare has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The health needs assessment was due to be completed in June 2021 but is still being finalised, The Medical Independent reports.

Northern Ireland's former justice minister Claire Sugden has criticised the pace of reforms to the civil and family justice systems, with few of the recommendations of a judge-led review to be implemented by the end of the Assembly mandate. Ms Sugden served as justice minister after the 2016 electio

Niall Pelly, partner and head of GQ|Littler in Dublin, considers what the remote working landscape will look like after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Irish government has recently announced that it plans to provide employees with the right to request remote working. As many employers turn their mind to

Some 20 protestors descended on Edinburgh Castle last night, claiming to have seized it under Magna Carta. The group cited article 61 of the document, which has nothing to do with Scotland, and streamed the protest on Facebook Live. In a 13-minute video, a woman states that the castle “belongs to

House prices in Northern Ireland have reached their highest level since autumn 2008, with an average price of £195,242 in the second quarter of 2021. The average price was up by more than nine per cent in comparison to the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest Ulster University House Pric

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been shortlisted in the CIPD Northern Ireland HR Awards 2021 for excellence in people management practice in SMEs. The award recognises organisations that are forging ahead in terms of growth, where people management is embedded within the organisation, and wher people mana

International law firm DAC Beachcroft, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, has reported an increase in profits by nearly a fifth to reach £67 million. The firm today announced its provisional, unaudited results for the year ending 30 April 2021, with turnover up by seven per cent to £275 million.

Ministers have approved the publication of legislation to transition the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) into an independent statutory agency with additional resources to investigate and prosecute white collar crime. The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021 wi