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The Hibernian Law Journal has announced that this year's Hibernian Law Medals will be awarded jointly to the 8th President of Ireland, Professor Mary McAleese, and former Supreme Court Justice of Ireland, Ms Justice Catherine McGuinness. The conferral ceremony on Friday 29 March will mark the second

Over 100 law students from universities across Ireland examined the future of the law at the sixth annual UCD Student Legal Convention yesterday. The student-led event, which is supported by A&L Goodbody, was chaired by Dr Sinead Kane, a visually impaired athlete and qualified lawyer who holds t

Dr Tom Hickey, assistant professor at DCU School of Law and Government, reflects on the Supreme Court's recent judgment in Kerins v McGuinness & Ors [2019] IESC 11. Angela Kerins was bullied by some members of the Public Accounts Committee in the course of their questioning of her as chief execu

A six-week consultation has been launched on proposals to create a new Online Safety Commissioner. Communications Minister Richard Bruton today announced plans for a new Online Safety Act, which would end "the era of self-regulation" for online and social media companies.

Transgender inmates at a women's prison in London are set to be moved to the UK's first transgender prison unit later this week. The new wing at HMP Downview will accommodate three trans women prisoners, all of whom have Gender Recognition Certificates, BBC News reports.

Legislation making landlords responsible for checking the immigration status of tenants has been found in breach of the UK's human rights obligations. Under the ‘Right to Rent’ law, landlords are faced with the prospect of prosecution if they know or have “reasonable cause to belie

Irish businesses have a "unique opportunity" to help build the European Union's resilience to cybersecurity, the European Commissioner for the Security Union has said. Sir Julian King, who was appointed to the key EU role in 2016, addressed Irish business leaders today at the latest in a series of t

A mystery donor handed over €32,000 to tax collectors with a note identifying it as "conscience money". The cheque was one of several anonymous payments received by Revenue over the past three years, totalling €62,562.

A teacher who was dismissed from a boarding school after an incident with a student who complained that the teacher had tried to remove his trousers has failed in his action to restrain the Teaching Council of Ireland from notifying the National Vetting Bureau of their concerns. In applying for a pe

Irish lawyers have warned against blaming damages awards for high insurance premiums as newly-revised personal injury guidelines have hiked payouts in Northern Ireland by up to 20 per cent. Barrister Tim O'Connor told Irish Legal News that the increases in the latest edition of the Green Book, effec

Legal rights group FLAC has appointed Deirdre Malone as legal manager of its Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) project. Ms Malone, who has previously worked as a barrister in private practice, stepped down as executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) earlier this month in order to

The Department of Justice has released £55 million in funding to allow the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, to implement his plan to deal with legacy inquests. The announcement comes more than three years after Sir Declan first proposed plans to deal with all 56 outst

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced a study into family homicide cases to establish if there is a need for changes in the law. Mr Flanagan made the announcement following a meeting with the family of Clodagh Hawe, whose husband murdered her and their three sons in 2016.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland welcomed 84 newly-admitted solicitors to the legal profession yesterday. The new solicitors joined masters, family and friends for the admission ceremony at Whitla Hall at Queen's University Belfast on Wednesday night.

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Wales for the first time in July 2019. The court will sit in the Ty Hywel building in the National Assembly in Cardiff for four days of hearings from 22-25 July 2019, whilst the Assembly is in recess.