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Progress on important human rights issues in Northern Ireland is at a virtual standstill amid the continued absence of devolved government, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has said. The watchdog yesterday published its annual human rights statement at an event in Stormont, which

Maynooth University students recently enjoyed the opportunity to hear from Aonghus Kelly, the Irish lawyer serving as a senior adviser on the prosecution of international crimes in Ukraine. Mr Kelly, who is currently in Kyiv, remotely joined the event hosted by the recently-established International

The wording of the government's proposed constitutional amendments on family and care may remove "offensive" references to women but risk introducing new "harmful stereotypes" about disabled people, an influential legal rights group has warned. FLAC has written to the Taoiseach, the equality ministe

Two Ulster University postgraduate students have been awarded a prestigious Allen & Overy (A&O) award recognising talent in the field of librarianship and information management. Sinead Cooney, a senior library assistant in Roscommon Library Service headquarters, and Johanna Brennan, a libra

Barristers have been told they will have to pay two new bills totalling hundreds of euros next year as the Bar Council will no longer be covering the costs of the LSRA's annual levy on their behalf. As a result of unexpected delays affecting the 2022 levy, barristers can expect to receive two bills

Revenue generated by the UK’s legal services sector increased by 5.6 per cent in 2022 to £43.7bn, according to new research. A new report from TheCityUK, an industry body for UK-based financial and related professional services, shows that the majority of this revenue was generated by th

Judges can use generative AI technology like ChatGPT to assist in producing judgments but should not use them for legal research, landmark new guidance in England and Wales sets out. The new judicial guidance on AI states: "Judges are not generally obliged to describe the research or preparatory wor

Election workers defamed by former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani are seeking $43 million in damages. A jury is determining the appropriate level of damages after a federal judge ruled in August that Mr Giuliani defamed Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in relation to his baseless cla

A fake road toll plaza collected money from motorists for over a year-and-a-half before being discovered by authorities. The scheme near Morbi, in the Indian state of Gujarat, even fooled police and government officials who repeatedly paid the toll, NDTV reports.

Scotland's Court of Session has ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in vetoing the Scottish Parliament’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill from receiving lawful assent, after a legal challenge to the block was brought by the Scottish Ministers. It was argued for the petitioners that the p

Proposed changes to Northern Ireland's planning regulations have been put out to a public consultation. The Department for Infrastructure is consulting on proposed revisions and changes to the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (NI) 2015 is launched as part of its planning improvement pro

Dublin firm Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors is transferring its private client business to Reddy Charlton following the retirement of long-standing colleague David Murphy. Sarah Flynn, partner and head of the private client department at Corrigan & Corrigan, will move to Reddy Charlton as par

Global law firm Dentons has launched a trainee solicitor programme in its Dublin office for the first time. The Dublin trainee solicitor programme, which the firm said marks a milestone in its Irish growth strategy, is aligned with the long-established trainee strategy throughout the firm's UK, Irel

The disAbility Legal Network has launched a new guide to help event teams in the legal sector to plan and host events that are inclusive and accessible. The guide, now available online, was produced with support from Sofiya Kalinova BL and draws on the Network's experience in hosting events in colla