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A new collection of papers presented at the 25th British Legal History Conference at Queen's University Belfast has been published on an open access basis. Law and Constitutional Change brings together some of the best papers presented at the conference, which examined the role that law plays when c

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published its full 260-page determination on the Phoenix-Cellnex merger, one of the largest value mergers ever approved by the watchdog. The CCPC cleared the acquisition of Cellnex Ireland Limited by Phoenix Tower International in Februar

Women's Aid has launched a new Centre for Learning and Practice Development which aims to transform how Irish society understands and responds to domestic abuse and coercive control.

Northern Ireland's economy minister has reiterated plans to introduce paid leave for victims of domestic abuse by May 2027. Dr Caoimhe Archibald said she intended to have legislation to implement the provisions in the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (NI) 2022 in place before the end of the Asse

New access to cash legislation is to come into effect this week. Orders relating to sections 5 and 10 of the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025 are to come into effect on Friday, Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris has said.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is under criminal investigation for Holocaust denial. Public prosecutors in Paris launched an investigation after Grok appeared to verify false claims made on X by a French neo-Nazi previously convicted of Holocaust denial offences.

Professor Kim Lane Scheppele has been appointed as visiting full professor at UCD Sutherland School of Law. Professor Scheppele is the Laurance S Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Princeton University, where her work focuses on the rise and fall of constitutional democr

World-leading security experts have been forced to re-run an election after being locked out of their own ultra-secure system. The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) announced on Friday that it could not access the results of its annual committee elections.

Irish government plans to follow the UK in making it harder for refugees to secure permanent settlement are "deeply alarming", the Irish Refugee Council has said. Ministers will this week decide how to respond to sweeping changes announced by the UK government, which claims the UK system is too gene

Legal proceedings could be brought against the Northern Ireland Executive over its failure to respond to a report backing a public inquiry into clerical sexual abuse. No decisions have yet been taken in response to the recommendations in the report, which was submitted in July but has yet to be publ

Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has committed to a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and a 100 per cent reduction by 2050. The law firm is the latest signatory to Business in the Community NI's climate action pledge, designed to encourage organisations to commit to reducing thei

Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC is to be recognised by the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) as Woman Lawyer of the Year. The award will be presented to Ms Ní Ghrálaigh at the association's annual gala, taking place at the Law Society of Ireland on 13 December.

Ireland is in breach of its obligations under EU water protection law, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In a judgment handed down last Thursday, the court identified serious non-compliances with the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), introduced in 2000.

Clifford Chance is cutting around 10 per cent of its business services staff in London, with the firm citing increased use of AI and shifting operational demands as key drivers. About 50 roles across finance, HR and IT are expected to be made redundant, with a further 35 roles potentially re-scoped

Northern Ireland lawyers Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth will each receive more than €410,000 in damages after being defamed by businessman Denis O'Brien and his spokesperson, James Morrissey. A High Court jury in Dublin found on Friday that Mr Mackin and Mr Booth were defamed in a press release