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Fianna Fáil's justice spokesperson, Jim O'Callaghan SC, has turned down a junior ministerial role in the Department of Justice. Mr O'Callaghan, a barrister and one of the most prominent legal voices in the Dáil, was offered the position of minister of state with responsibility for law

Solicitors have been invited to apply to become senior counsel for the first time in Irish legal history. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has opened applications for solicitors and barristers to apply to the advisory committee on patents of precedence to use the title of senior counse

Irish Legal News is proud to present an expert discussion on how the new Irish government can protect and extend access to justice. Our free Zoom webinar on Thursday 16 July, 2pm–4pm will be the first public event discussing access to justice in Ireland since the new coalition government enter

Ireland's first academic research centre dedicated to research, policy and education on corruption and anti-corruption has been established at Dublin City University (DCU). The new Anti-Corruption Research Centre (ARC) is co-directed by Dr Michael Breen of DCU's School of Law and Dr Rob Gillanders o

MLAs will be asked to nominate Margaret Kelly for appointment as the new Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman. Ms Kelly has been identified by Stormont's corporate body, the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission, for nomination by the Assembly.

A final year student in Law and Taxation at Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has completed the Chief Justice's Summer Placement Programme for Law Students for the first time. Grace Reddan, a native of Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, who was since graduated, was assigned to a judge in the Criminal C

British judges could be asked to rule on cases brought under controversial new national security legislation imposed on Hong Kong this week, a senior Hong Kong judge has said. There are 14 non-permanent foreign judges on the bench in Hong Kong, 10 of whom are from the UK – including Lord Reed,

Global experts in law and human rights have contributed to a new online publication about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19, Law and Human Rights: Essex Dialogues, published today by the University of Essex, includes expert analysis on issues including emergency powers legislation, healt

An e-bike advert has been banned on the basis that it creates "a climate of anxiety" around the car industry. The TV advert shows the reflection of gridlocked streets and factory chimneys in a car's bodywork, which melts away to reveal Dutch company Van Moof's new e-bike.

Irish barrister Fergal Gaynor has been shortlisted as one of four candidates for election as the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The search for a successor to Gambian lawyer Fatou Bensouda, who has held the role since 2012 and will step down next June, began just over a ye

The King's Inns has congratulated Hazel Chu on becoming the new Lord Mayor of Dublin. Ms Chu, a Green Party councillor, trained as a barrister with the King's Inns but did not go into legal practice.

More than 70 people have applied for appointment as lay members of the new Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. The tribunal, established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, is expected to commence its work later this year.

More than 6,000 charities are no longer registered in Northern Ireland following a court ruling earlier this year, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) has confirmed. In a legal update issued today, the regulator said the registration of charities which were registered prior to May 201

A new online complaints portal has been launched by the Law Society of Northern Ireland to support clients seeking to make a complaint about their solicitor. The portal aims to provide clients with access to an online platform on which to submit their complaint, underscoring the Society’s comm

The long-awaited UK Supreme Court judgment in Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30 has been handed down this morning. Scottish lawyer Rachael Kelsey has acted for the successful respondent, Mrs Villiers, since 2014 and gives a short summary of the 74-page decision. What was it about?