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Joan Crawford has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Legal Aid Board. The Legal Aid Board is the statutory, independent body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to people of modest means.

Unregulated agents who work for landlords will not be able to undertake evictions under new laws to come into effect tomorrow, The Irish Times reports. Nor will landlords be able to introduce personnel from outside the State at short notice, something that has been a feature of high profile eviction

A recording of Baroness O'Neill's John M Kelly Lecture at UCD Sutherland School of Law, entitled Philosophical views on judgement, is now available online. Following a welcome from the dean of law, Professor Laurent Pech, Baroness O'Neill was introduced by Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell.

Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell and Justice Minister Simon Harris attended the launch of a new family law resource on courts.ie yesterday. To better understand the different elements of family law, people can now access family law information developed using plain language and displayed in an ac

Justice minister Simon Harris has published the second progress report of the Drogheda Implementation Plan. This action plan focuses on implementation of the recommendations contained in the 2021 report, Drogheda: Creating a Bridge to a Better Future, which was developed by Helen McEntee in response

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China’s growing influence threatens to undermine global human rights, new research finds

A French woman is facing trial for insulting President Emmanuel Macron by calling him "filth" in a Facebook post. She risks a €12,000 fine at the trial to be held later this year.

New workers’ rights, including domestic violence leave, have been introduced under the Work Life Balance Bill passed by the Oireachtas. Children, equality, disability, integration and youth minister Roderic O'Gorman has today welcomed the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 202

Professor Dagmar Schiek of University College Cork (UCC) has been awarded a European Union research grant of €2.5 million to develop a new theory of European law. Professor Schiek is the first legal scholar in Ireland to secure an ERC Advanced Grant.

David McCartney (Clarus Press) and authors Professor Neville Cox, Dr Val Corbett and Mark Connaughton SC are pictured above at the launch of Employment Law in Ireland, 2nd Ed, in Trinity College Dublin.

The Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has expressed deep concern over the UK's Illegal Migration Bill and its lack of compliance with core elements of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. GRETA stress

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has appointed Jan Cunningham as its new managing partner in a development that it describes as "a positive, natural progression as the firm continues to evolve". The firm, which employs 53 staff between its Belfast city centre and Ballyhackamore offices, has continu

FLAC has responded to comments made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in which he repeatedly advised tenants facing eviction to contact FLAC. During Leaders' Questions this week, Mr Varadkar said that "FLAC or others... can outline to [those faced with a notice of termination] what their best options a

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard LLP has marked its first year in Ireland with the launch of a new energy practice. The firm has recruited partner Gavin Blake to head up the new practice, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience advising clients in the Irish energy sector.

Tughans has appointed two new solicitors in recent months. Kerry Dumican qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in November 2022 and since joining the team in Tughans has gained experience acting for both UK and Irish banks across a range of banking matters including secured lending, property