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The Chinook Justice Campaign has paid tribute to David Hill, a campaigner and technical advisor who has passed away from cancer. Mr Hill was a former aeronautical engineer who played a key role in clearing the two pilots of blame for the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash.

Powers to intercept communications are to be overhauled for the first time since the advent of the smartphone, the government has announced. The Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill will update and replace the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation

Now in their 14th year, the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2026 continue to honour excellence, innovation, and leadership across Ireland’s legal profession. This year’s Awards will celebrate achievement across more than 30 categories, with two new additions, Expert Witness of the Year and Law Cor

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed yesterday's High Court ruling which found that the State’s failure to provide a spouse’s pension to a ‘qualified cohabitant’ is incompatible with the Constitution. As reported in Irish Legal News today, Mr Justice Ci

Hayes solicitors LLP is to welcome five newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their training contracts with the firm.

Three trainee barristers are benefitting from bespoke scholarships designed to support their studies at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast. Bar trainees Emma Faulkner and Georgia Liddle have been announced as the first ever recipients of the Bar of North

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is investigating suspected anticompetitive behaviour in the small electric appliances sector in Ireland.   The investigation relates to a suspected resale price maintenance (RPM) arrangement between a manufacturer, a distributor, and mul

New family courts will be brought into operation on a phased basis beginning in January 2027, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The minister for justice, migration and home affairs set out his implementation plan for the Family Courts Act 2024 at the fifth session of the Family Justice Development Forum yes

Two rival administrations are both claiming to be in charge of a city as a result of a long-running and unresolved legal dispute. Voters in Nelsonville, a small city in south-eastern Ohio, backed sweeping changes to local government in a referendum in November 2024.

A former chief executive of a Northern Ireland council has gone on trial for alleged offences under freedom of information legislation. Anne Donaghy, 55, who previously headed Mid & East Antrim Borough Council, appeared in court on Friday in relation to allegations under section 77 of the Freedo

The Child Law Project has resumed reporting on child protection proceedings, today publishing its first new volume of reports in 18 months. The reports, published online, include cases where judges deplored the number of children without allocated social workers, considered the plight of those in un

A proposed new scale of fees which would effectively cap legal costs in environmental judicial reviews would seriously undermine access to justice, weaken environmental protection, and risk breaching constitutional, EU and international legal obligations, The Bar of Ireland has said. The Department

The president of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Reed, has announced his intention to retire from the court on 10 January 2027.  Lord Reed became a Supreme Court justice in February 2012. He became deputy president in June 2018 and then president in January 2020.

The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned Iran for breaches of its obligations under international law, following an intensifying state crackdown on nationwide protests.  The suppression has resulted in thousands of deaths and a near-total shutdown of internet and telecommunications

A&L Goodbody has appointed Dervla Broderick as a partner in its EU, competition and procurement practice. With close to 20 years’ experience, Ms Broderick has worked in international law firms in the UK and Ireland advising clients on all aspects of Irish, EU and UK competition law.