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The Irish government has joined international condemnation of Israeli legislation targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Irish Legal News last week interviewed Philippa Greer, the head of UNRWA's field legal office in Gaza, who spoke abo

Planned coronial reforms should include the provision of legal aid for families and reform of the jury system at inquests, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The Department of Justice last week published a report following a public consultation on reform of the Coroner Service an

Mason Hayes & Curran has partnered with the Trinity Corporate Governance Lab as its legal knowledge partner. The Corporate Governance Lab, an initiative of the Business School at Trinity College Dublin, explores and defines corporate governance best practice. It aims to bridge the gap between ac

Prison sentences have been imposed on a group of people who interrupted a live inquest in England and attempted to kidnap the coroner as part of a bizarre political plot. Mark Kishon Christopher, leader of the so-called 'Federal Postal Court Judges', was yesterday sentenced to seven years' imprisonm

Iraqis are being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment as well as enforced disappearance after being arrested in Al-Jed’ah Community Rehabilitation Centre in northern Iraq, Amnesty International said in a new investigation. Amnesty documented the cases of eight people, including seven m

One of the world's largest banks is suing customers who believed they had discovered an "infinite money glitch". Thousands of people may have taken advantage of the so-called glitch, which was actually a form of cheque fraud which briefly became a viral sensation on TikTok and other social media pla

Law student Marwa Zamir has been appointed to the new Young Ireland Advisory Council, which will advise the government on policies that affect children and young people. Ms Zamir is a third-year law student at Maynooth University and was recently named Law Student of the Year at the 2024 Dye & D

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to see its budget grow to €72 million. The €11 million boost in Budget 2025 brings the office's budget to a record high, having increased by 40 per cent in five years.

Legislation allowing an employee who receives a diagnosis of a serious illness to postpone maternity leave until treatment is concluded has been passed by the Oireachtas. The key measure in the Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Bill 2024 follows the 'Leave

A new self-service portal has been launched to allow for immigration registration appointments to be made online. The launch of the Digital Contact Centre (DCC) for the immigration function of the Department of Justice took place yesterday.

Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell has been awarded an honorary degree by Dublin City University.

The expansion of class action lawsuits is undermining trust in the UK’s business and legal environment, according to a new report by the Adam Smith Institute (ASI). The increase in class action access and third-party litigation funding has damaged private sector confidence and imposed enormous

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Critic of Tunisia president gets new jail term | Arab News

A motorist has been fined after being caught driving in a dedicated carpool lane with a plastic skeleton in the passenger seat. The Halloween decoration, spooky enough in itself, was also wearing a mask resembling that of Ghostface in the Scream horror film series.

A&L Goodbody has appointed five new partners — four in Dublin and one in Belfast.