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A former drug lord has launched a bid to be elected as mayor of his hometown on an anti-drugs platform. Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa is seeking to be elected as mayor of Albuera, a town of around 50,000 people in the Leyte province of the Phiippines.

French legal bodies and government ministers have condemned threats and insults targeting the judge who convicted and sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Ms Le Pen was found guilty on Monday of embezzlement for her role in a scheme which saw European parliamentary funds used to finance her pol

A statutory review mechanism for child deaths in Ireland should be put in place as a matter of urgency, the Ombudsman for Children's Office has said. A new report from the watchdog was launched yesterday in the National Gallery of Ireland by Judge Geoffrey Shannon, a former government special rappor

Guardianship rights could be removed from individuals convicted of killing their partner or the other parent of their child under proposed new legislation. Ministers have approved the general scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025, which sets out a number of proposed amendm

Jim O'Callaghan yesterday attended a UK government summit aimed at improving international co-ordination to tackle "organised immigration crime". Representatives from more than 40 countries attended the London event, hosted by the UK prime minister Keir Starmer and home secretary Yvette Cooper.

William Fry has won the "Excellence in Skills Development" award at the Professional Services Management Excellence Awards 2025. The law firm was recognised for its exceptional contribution to addressing productivity and skills gaps and for delivering innovative interventions.

The Law Society of Ireland has sharply criticised the "dysfunctional" online registration system for enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) after it emerged just 2,000 have been registered in the past two years. The Decision Support Service (DSS), part of the Mental Health Commission, yesterday said tha

The Irish government has welcomed EU plans to remove around 80 per cent of companies from the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The European Commission proposed as part of an "omnibus" package in February 2025 to amend the CSRD to exclude businesses with fewer than 1,

New commercial litigation practice Fenecas Law has marked its recent arrival in Dublin with a launch event attended by clients and guests including Labour leader Ivana Bacik.

An international flight was forced to turn back around two hours into its journey after the pilot realised he had forgotten his passport. The United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai — with 257 passengers and 13 crew members onboard — was redirected to San Francisco after the

Solicitor Catherine Chambers has been appointed to the board of Northern Ireland's Education Authority (EA). Mrs Chambers has over 20 years' experience as a solicitor with specialist educational law experience, having worked as a partner in private practice and subsequently as a solicitor in the Edu

Legislation expanding official recognition of baby loss has been introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill will provide for the issuing of certificates which recognise stillbirths or the loss of a baby during pregnancy.

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has called for urgent action from the UK government as the Modern Slavery Act 2015 "no longer holds up to scrutiny" in the face of the persistent global prevalence of forced labour.   According to the European Parliament,

The Legal Aid Board has opened a new law and family mediation centre in Castlebar. The new centre in Cavendish House brings the former law centre and family mediation office under one roof and is expected to assist more than 1,000 people in its first year of operation.

The Employment Law Review Group (ELRG) is to initially examine three areas of employment law. The new group's approved work programme for 2025–2026 covers the determination of employment status, the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977–2015 and the notice periods in the Minimum Notice and Terms o