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A new video features Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, discussing his life and role in the famous trials. At age 27, in his first turn as a prosecutor, Mr Ferencz led what was then called "the biggest murder trial in history."

The UCD Centre for Constitutional Studies will host one of the world’s leading international legal conferences in 2022, it was announced this morning. The conference will be the latest in the biennial Public Law series, the most prestigious forum for the discussion of public law matters in the

Online shoppers who shelled out hundreds of pounds for a new PlayStation 5 console have been left disappointed after instead receiving bags of grain, cat food or nothing at all. Amazon has announced an investigation into what it said was a "small proportion" of orders which had apparently fallen vic

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a lay litigant is entitled to his appeal costs, despite the fact that his appeal was not "entirely successful". The man was successful in his appeal, the principal judgment of which was delivered earlier this year, and the Court of Appeal recently heard submissions

Eugene F Collins has announced the reappointment of its managing partner Mark Walsh for a second three-year term. Speaking on his reappointment, Mr Walsh reflected on the ongoing challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the transformation of the legal industry over 2020.

Dublin-based Dillon Solicitors has announced the appointment of Conor White as a solicitor. Mr White graduated from NUI Galway with a Bachelor of Corporate Law (International) and Scotland's Edinburgh University with an LLM in Innovation Technology and the Law.

There is no imminent referendum on Ireland's ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) despite misleading reports to that effect, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has said. The Law Society Gazette claimed this week that Robert Troy, minister of state for trade promotion, had a

The first legacy inquest to take place under the five-year plan set out by the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, is set to begin at the end of the month. The 10 inquests set to be heard in the first year of the Lord Chief Justice’s plan to clear the entire backlog of 56 outstanding legacy

A man who was discriminated against by a letting agency for being a recipient of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) has won compensation through the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The 32-year-old had already viewed the property, agreed a tenancy, signed the agreement and paid a deposit when

A strategy aimed at reducing recidivism by supporting employment options for people with convictions has been launched by Justice Minister Helen McEntee. The Working to Change strategy for 2021 to 2023 is the product of collaboration between the Irish Prison Service, the Probation Service and the De

The government reaffirmed its commitment to restorative justice at a webinar co-hosted with Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change (RJS4C).

Ireland's largest-ever National Moot Court Competition is due to come to a head tomorrow.

The 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials is to be celebrated with a ceremony this evening.  The event, to be held in Courtroom 600 – the historic site of the trials at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany – will comprise a speech and a pane

The criminal justice system is being brought “to its knees” in England and Wales, James Mulholland QC has said. The chair of the Criminal Bar Association told The Guardian that the pandemic had worsened the crisis but that severe cuts to the Ministry of Justice since 2010 had left it dan

A new report published by Eversheds Sutherland in partnership with KPMG IMPACT highlights the need for companies to take greater account of climate risk and move towards decarbonisation. The Climate Change and Corporate Value: What Companies Really Think report collates the views of 500 corporate le