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Financial services law expert Professor Alexandros Seretakis has been elected to the Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin. Provost Dr Linda Doyle yesterday announced the election of new Fellows and Scholars to the university, including two honorary Fellows, seven professorial Fellows, 37 new Fellows

Dr Mariana Velasco-Rivera of Maynooth School of Law and Criminology has been elected to the Council of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S). ICON-S is the world's largest and leading learned society for all areas of public law, and membership on the Council is a position of high distinct

Dublin firms Reddy Charlton LLP and Simon McAleese Solicitors LLP have announced a merger. The merger follows the recent appointment of Simon McAleese as a judge of the Circuit Court.

A report has recommended changes to legislation and practices underpinning the work of prison visiting committees (PVCs). The 42-page report published today follows a public and stakeholder consultation and fulfils a government commitment to review the existing functions, powers, appointment procedu

An independent review by Francis Meenan SC found that employment equality and bullying policies at the Defence Forces cadet school were "not fit for purpose in the modern era of employment". Ms Meenan was appointed in 2020 to examine a whistleblower's allegations concerning the conduct of training i

Research into the memory recall of heavy drinkers who witness harrowing incidents has revealed insights for police investigative approaches to complex and emotionally charged cases. The study from Glasgow Caledonian University, the University of Glasgow and Abertay University found that carrying out

A town has announced an unusual plan to reduce crime by planting 1,200 trees. Local officials in Alief, a suburb of Houston, Texas, will spend $2 million (around €1.8 million) to plant the trees along 17 miles of road by 2025.

A new awareness campaign highlighting the rights of victims of crime has been launched by the Department of Justice. The campaign — which will run across TV, local and national radio, digital and social from today — directs people to the VictimsCharter.ie website which sets out victims'

Paul Kerrigan, general counsel and chief risk officer at Deloitte Ireland, has been appointed to the board of directors of LauraLynn, Ireland's children's hospice. A solicitor with over 15 years' experience in law firms and international and Irish businesses, he is currently responsible for Deloitte

Around €1.1 million in unpaid barristers' fees has been recovered through The Bar of Ireland's in-house fee recovery service since its launch less than three years ago. Over 175 members of the Law Library are now "actively using" the Bar's practice support and fee recovery service for assistanc

Ireland has been found to be in breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union for the first time in a case concerning State failures to provide accommodation to asylum seekers. The High Court ruled on Friday that the State's failure to provide accommodation, food and basic hygien

A court order which would have banned access to abortion pills across the United States has been stayed by the country's Supreme Court pending further appeals. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a conservative judge in Texas, had this month ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke its long-

An independent review led by barrister Marie O'Shea BL is expected to recommend significant changes to Ireland's abortion laws. Ms O'Shea was appointed last January to lead the second phase of the review required under section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.

The ADM Acts (2015 & 2022) and the Decision Support Service will commence on April 26th 2023. To coincide with the commencement of the Act, the UCD Centre for Constitutional Studies is hosting an information seminar the following day (27 April) with a distinguished panel of speakers including th

Northern Ireland legislators should "proceed with caution" to ensure that any new legislation tackling discrimination and inequality in the workplace builds on the success of the fair employment laws introduced three decades ago, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has said. The watchdog to