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Plans to reform the in camera rule in family law proceedings and establish a new private family law reporting project have been set out by the minister for justice. Jim O'Callaghan yesterday hosted his first meeting of the Family Justice Development Forum, where the findings of a major research stud

Northern Ireland's employment legislation is set for its most significant update in 25 years. Economy minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald yesterday set out proposals to introduce a new Employment Bill supported by secondary legislation, statutory codes of practice and guidance.

Legislation governing the use of facial recognition technology by gardaí and implementing new EU migration and asylum rules are among the bills included in the government's summer legislation programme for 2025. The programme, published today following its approval by ministers, includes 23 b

A man's three convictions have been referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal after evidence suggested there was the use of torture or inhuman and degrading treatment to procure a confession. Patrick O'Neill was convicted in 1972 for possessing a

Eversheds Sutherland has announced a range of promotions across its Dublin and Belfast offices, including the appointment of four new partners.

AI-powered "nudification" apps should be banned because of their impact on children's safety, wellbeing and participation online, the children's rights watchdog in England has said. A new report from the English children's commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, warns that while creating or sharing a se

A disgruntled former Disney employee who hacked into the company's computers to vandalise its restaurant menus has been jailed. Michael Scheuer, 40, made changes including altering menu information relating to wine regions to reflect locations of recent mass shootings.

French judge Mattias Guyomar has been elected as president of the European Court of Human Rights. Judge Guyomar, who has served on the court since 2020 and as a section president since 2024, will succeed Slovenian judge Marko Bošnjak on 30 May 2025.

Trainee solicitors from the Law Society of Ireland and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) have represented Ireland and the UK in the Florida finals of the prestigious Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition. Organised by the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Polic

A new online employment permits system has been launched by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The new system, launched today, aims to deliver an improved customer experience and a more efficient and responsive service.

A public consultation has been launched to help shape the government's next action plan for insurance reform. The first action plan for insurance reform, published in 2020, led to the introduction of the personal injuries guidelines and major reforms to what is now known as the Injuries Resolut

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP has launched a new Canada trade desk led by the firm's head of regulation, Jon Legorburu. The new team will work with Canadian companies who need to negotiate through the regulatory landscape and get the full benefit of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA).

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has said it is developing new guidance for employers and service providers following a UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of "woman" in British equality law. The UK's top court ruled earlier this month that the term "woman" as it appears in the Equ

The Supreme Court is sitting in Donegal today, its first-ever sitting in the north-west of Ireland and its fifth sitting outside of Dublin. The court is hearing the case of Imran v. Minister of Justice, which concerns an issue of public importance in relation to the requirement for a proportionality

The Trump administration has been accused of seeking to intimidate the judiciary after a sitting judge was arrested and charged with allegedly helping a defendant evade arrest by immigration enforcement officers. Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee County Circuit in Wisconsin was arrested on Friday afte