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Richard Hermer KC, a barrister at Matrix Chambers and deputy High Court judge, has been appointed as the new attorney general of England and Wales and advocate general of Northern Ireland. Born and raised in Wales, he studied politics and modern history at the University of Manchester before being c

Criminal barristers across the State have withdrawn their services today in a major escalation of The Bar of Ireland's campaign for fee restoration. Dozens of barristers and some solicitor colleagues defied the wind and rain to gather in front of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin this morning

Human rights campaigners have urged Sir Keir Starmer to repeal the previous UK government's controversial legacy law as soon as possible. Labour's manifesto included a commitment to “repeal and replace” the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which is currentl

Satanists are seeking to volunteer in Florida schools under a new law which paves the way for religious chaplains to serve as school counsellors. Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis said at the time of its passage that the legislation would help to solve a staffing crisis in public schools.

The Child Law Project has published its final tranche of reports under a three-year government grant, which highlight the challenge of providing appropriate care placements, allocated social workers and support services for children in care. The latest volume comprises 70 reports — 67 from the

Retired Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Hugh Geoghegan has passed away at the age of 86. He died yesterday and is survived by his wife, retired Supreme Court judge Mrs Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan, and three children, The Irish Times reports.

Amnesty International has documented new shipments of aviation fuel to Myanmar despite global calls to deprive the country’s military of the resources it needs to carry out unlawful air strikes. In January 2024, Amnesty International exposed the Myanmar military’s new evasive tactics for

New EU rules on corporate sustainability reporting have come into effect in Ireland. The European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 require that all large companies and all listed companies (except listed micro-enterprises) report sustainability information in accordance w

Northern Ireland is to make the biggest changes to its its public health legislative framework in nearly six decades. The Department of Health has launched a consultation asking for views on new health protection measures being implemented through a Public Health Bill to replace the current Public H

Criminal barristers across the State will withdraw their services tomorrow in a major escalation of the Bar Council's campaign for fee restoration. Protests will take place at 16 courthouses where criminal cases are due to be held, including the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin, on the first of

South Africa and Botswana are to be added to the list of countries whose nationals must obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland. The change, which brings Irish visa requirements in line with the UK and the Schengen area, will come into effect from Wednesday 10 July but transitional arrangements w

Solicitor Eoin McGarrity has been appointed to the board of Sport NI for a four-year term. Mr McGarrity is currently head of legal and compliance and a director of Charterhouse Group, where he is responsible for risk management, governance, ESG and legal compliance.

Police were called to a German pub after a foreign customer inadvertently violated local custom by making 16 separate card transactions over the course of an evening. The 21-year-old Latvian customer ordered and drank 16 beers, paying for each one by card payment – which is not standard practi

Northern Ireland's Department for the Economy is consulting on the introduction of a new right for victims of domestic abuse to access paid safe leave from work. The consultation comes more than two years after the Northern Ireland Assembly approved the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (NI) 2022, whi

Mason Hayes & Curran has welcomed its second cohort of summer interns for 2024. The firm’s three-week internship programme offers aspiring lawyers an in-depth look at life in a top-tier corporate law firm.