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The Law Society of Ireland has congratulated 40 transition year (TY) students from across the country on completing its Solicitors of the Future programme. The week-long programme, which aims to teach students about the law and to consider a future legal career, took place at the Law Society in Dubl

An additional £23 million has been allocated to progress reforms within Northern Ireland's justice system. The sum comprises £20.45m over five years which has been allocated to help speed up and transform the criminal justice system and £2.19m which has been allocated to an electro

Noeline Blackwell has been presented with an award from the Women in Law Society at the University of Galway in recognition of her outstanding contribution to furthering the human rights of women in Ireland.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is defending an appeal by the State against a High Court judgment which found that a failure to provide asylum seekers with accommodation breached their right to human dignity. Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell ruled in August 2024 that the State had failed in

Eight public bodies have designated as competent authorities responsible for implementing and enforcing the new EU AI Act within their respective sectors. The initial list was confirmed yesterday as the government approved plans to adopt a "distributed model of implementation" of the landmark EU leg

States and companies are manufacturing, promoting and selling electric shock equipment that is being used for torture and other ill-treatment, Amnesty International has said in a new report calling for a global, legally-binding treaty to regulate the unchecked trade in law enforcement equipment. &ld

A lawyer must pay £31,000 to the solicitors’ watchdog after he admitted giving his colleagues disparaging nicknames including “Jabba the Hutt” and “Pol Pot”. Benedict Foster, a former senior solicitor in BNP Paribas’s London offices, was fined £15,000

Legislation has been proposed to reverse a court ruling that held boneless chicken wings could have bones in them. A bill currently before the Ohio Senate would effectively reverse the Ohio Supreme Court's ruling in a headline-making case where a restaurant was held not to be liable for injuring a m

The UK has lifted a 336-year-old ban on Catholics serving as the King's representative at the Church of Scotland's annual general assembly. The unanimous decision by MPs means Lady Elish Angiolini KC will become the first Roman Catholic lord high commissioner to the Church of Scotland since the Clai

Families of victims of the 1973 Summerland disaster in the Isle of Man have lodged an application for a new inquest. The fire at Summerland Leisure Centre on 2 August 1973 killed 50 people and seriously injured 80 others.

Plans to legislate to allow Irish soldiers to be deployed overseas without UN approval have been announced by the government. Tánaiste and defence minister Simon Harris said yesterday that the so-called "triple lock" — referring to the requirement for government, Dáil and UN appr

The State Claims Agency (SCA) paid out around €287 million in compensation last year, a nearly €9 million drop on the previous year, according to new figures. Nearly three-quarters of the sum was paid out in relation to clinical care incidents, with €210.5 million paid out in 2024, do

Northern Ireland personal injury law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed graduates Will Poland, Kerri Whiteside, Nikhil Kane, Lorna McKeown and Ryan O'Hanlon to the firm. Carmel Ross, operations director at JMK Solicitors, said: "We believe in the power of education and are passionate about creating an

An Bord Pleanála could be replaced with the new An Coimisiún Pleanála as early as next month, the government has said. A new implementation plan for the Planning and Development Act 2024 says the relevant part of the legislation will be commenced in "early Quarter 2".

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland has been formally established with effect from today. Paul Quinn has been appointed as chair of the new independent authority alongside six members, Celine Craig, Marion Kelly, Rita Purcell, David Hickson, Michael McGrath and Dr Colin O'Driscoll.