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Members of the public have a right to be rude at town hall meetings and can compare town officials to Hitler if they want to, a US court has ruled. Local officials in Southborough, Massachusetts have been left disappointed by a new ruling from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court which struck do

The maximum jail sentence for tax fraud in the UK will double from seven to 14 years for the most "egregious" forms of evasion. The Treasury announced the change in last week's spring budget and said it will consult on the introduction of a new criminal offence for promoters of tax avoidance wh

An independent report by Ruth FitzGerald SC into allegations of sexual abuse in the Defence Forces has been published. Ms FitzGerald was commissioned by the Department of Defence in May 2022 to look into allegations made in correspondence to the Department from retired sergeant Anthony O'Brien.

Final-year law students from disadvantaged backgrounds will have the opportunity to work in the Law Reform Commission, the Office of the Attorney General or the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions under a newly-launched internship scheme. The Legal Research Access Internship Scheme 2023 is

A networking event hosted by QUB Women in Law brought together students starting their legal journey and women from various sectors of law to share their experiences and learn from each other. Dame Siobhan Keegan delivered the keynote speech at last week's event, sharing her journey to becoming the

More small legal practices in Northern Ireland "will have to consider merging to remain economically viable" amid cost of living challenges, the president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned. The latest edition of The Writ, the Law Society's magazine, includes a Q&A with Brian Arch

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's commissioner for children’s rights, over the deportation of Ukrainian children. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan KC said in a statement that the Pre-Trial Chamber "has confirmed that there

More than 1,000 federal judges have sought the removal of their personal information from the internet under an initiative launched following the murder of one judge's son. The response to the online scrubbing programme was revealed in the US court system's annual report.

A woman who claimed refunds on shoplifted items more than a thousand times between 2015 and 2019 has been convicted of fraud.

Belfast-based commercial law firm McMahon McKay has become the Northern Ireland office of UK-headquartered alternative law firm Spencer West under a new collaborative association. John McMahon and Danny McKay lead a seven-strong Belfast team specialising in corporate, commercial, real estate, financ

An increase in the limits for payments and awards to workers in employment rights cases in Northern Ireland will take effect next month. From 6 April 2023, the limit on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £94,063 to £105,915, while the maximum amount of "a week&rsq

A coffee morning in memory of Cork barrister Jane Anne Rothwell BL will take place tomorrow to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. The Cork Bar event will take place at Cork Courthouse on Tuesday 21 March 2023 from 10am to 1pm.

Rachel Minch SC has been appointed as chairperson of the Law Society of Ireland's new environmental and planning law committee, which is to be formally launched next week. Ms Justice Nuala Butler will address a launch event for the new body on Wednesday 29 March, the Gazette reports.

Ireland is reportedly set to join legal proceedings taken by the European Commission against Hungary over its new anti-LGBT law. A law introduced in Hungary in 2021 amid protests bans any content portraying LGBT+ people from being accessed by under-18s.

Lawyers have urged the Irish government to take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights over controversial plans to end criminal investigations and prosecutions linked to killings during the Troubles. In an open letter published yesterday, Belfast-based KRW LAW, which represents a significant n