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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed the Supreme Court's judgment in a case that explored the lawfulness of the procedures under which someone can be kept in a hospital or nursing home, and made a ward of court. In its judgment, delivered by Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley, t

The Court of Session in Edinburgh is considering another Brexit case – an attempt to stop the UK government from passing its proposed EU withdrawal agreement. Jolyon Maugham QC, who lodged the petition, believes the deal falls foul of legislation stopping Northern Ireland from forming par

The Policing Authority has today announced that it has commissioned a review of the An Garda Síochána adult caution scheme. The purpose of the review is to understand whether issues which arose in the Youth Diversion Programme exist, or have the potential to exist, in a broadly similar

Personal injury and road traffic law specialist firm JMK Solicitors has acquired its Newry office building following a £1.7 million investment which has doubled its workspace in the city.

McCann FitzGerald's decades-long support of Trinity College Dublin has been recognised with the name of the law firm being inscribed on the Benefactors' Frieze that adorns the entrance to the university's dining hall. The inscription was unveiled at a celebration of the firm's support and, in partic

Three judges face disciplinary charges after a night of revelry ended with two of them being shot outside of fast food restaurant White Castle. Judges Andrew Adams and Bradley Jacobs had been drinking with Judge Sabrina Bell in Indianapolis on the first evening of a judicial conference.

The issue of liability in a personal injuries case against Sligo County Council has been directed for rehearing in the High Court. Finding that the trial judge had made a number of errors in concluding that the Council was liable for the accident which occurred on the front porch of a property owned

Three new partners have joined BLM in Dublin in the firm's largest round of partner promotions since it established its office in the Irish capital in 2012. Sinead Connolly, Olivia Treston and Garrett Cormican span all business streams across the firm's Dublin office, which now employs over 40 peopl

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has welcomed Niamh Laverty, Richard McLean and Nikki Stewart as associates in Belfast. Ms Laverty, promoted to associate in the property team, advises on property investment and management in the commercial and residential real estate sectors.

Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has announced the appointment of six solicitors and three trainee solicitors. Lauren Shaw, Robyn Butler and Michael Young have joined the firm's property team, while Rebecca Logan has joined the litigation team, and Emma McCloskey and Jenna Watt have joined the corp

Belfast firm Higgins Hollywood Deazley (HHD) has announced the appointment of Orla Henderson and Joanne Higgins as solicitors. Ms Henderson graduated with a law degree from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2014 and then attended the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's Univ

A district judge who raised concerns about budget cuts qualifies as a worker for the purposes of legislation protecting whistleblowers, justices in the Supreme Court have ruled. Lady Hale with whom Lord Kerr, Lord Carnwath, Lady Arden and Sir Declan Morgan agreed, delivered the judgment.

New York lawyer Aidan Synnott has donated €1 million to fund a new chair in European Union law at his alma mater, UCC School of Law. Mr Synnott, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, graduated from the law school in 1985 and has now made the "largest ever" donation from

Controversial UK government plans to bring in the world's first age-verification system for online pornography have been abandoned. The commencement of part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 was repeatedly delayed, having originally been set for April 2018.

An Irish academic whose visit to disputed territory saw him end up on a notorious Azerbaijani "blacklist" alongside the likes of late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has said he could go back next year. Dr Donnacha Ó Beacháin, associate professor at DCU School of Law and Government, is