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Attorney General Paul Gallagher is to retire, he has told the Supreme Court. Mr Gallagher, 67, who has held the position for two years, did not specify an exact date but it is thought he will retire around the time of the Government changeover on December 17.

The Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) has published the inaugural Pro Bono pledge Ireland Impact Report 2022. The report, which covers the first year of reporting for the Pro Bono Pledge Ireland, offers an insight into the variety of pro bono work undertaken by Irish volunteer lawyers across a num

Via LinkedIn: Maples Group were awarded ETF Law Firm of the Year at the ETF Stream Awards 2022 in London.

Sarah Wilson of the Departmental Solicitors Office has been elected as chair of the Belfast Solicitors’ Association (BSA), succeeding Paul Moylan of McCann and McCann. A new committee was elected at the association’s AGM in Law Society House on Friday, where Ms Wilson paid tribute to the

Pictured (left–right): Méabh de Courcy MacDonnell, Robert O’Sullivan, Ms Justice Carmel Stewart, Mr Justice John McMenamin, Tom Casey and Hugh Joyce Three final year law students at UCD Sutherland School of Law comprised the winning team at The National Moot Court Competition 2022

The Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has announced his forthcoming retirement in a statement reproduced below. Earlier this month I informed His Majesty The King of my intention to retire from the office of Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and head of the jud

The law is as much for the poor as it is for the rich, Mr Justice John MacMenamin said upon his retirement last week. The Supreme Court judge also said that without access to justice there is no democracy, The Irish Times reports.

The family of a man who was killed over 10 years ago have called on gardaí to publicly apologise for failing to investigate his death properly. On Friday 18 November the inquest into the death of Seamus Doherty concluded that he died from an unlawful killing.

A former British soldier has been convicted of manslaughter over the killing of Aidan McAnespie in County Tyrone in 1988. The unarmed 23-year-old was shot in the back as he walked through a military checkpoint near Aughnacloy on his way to a Gaelic football match.

The Bar of Ireland is celebrating the achievements of the legal community in 2022. Join them on 24th November at 5.30pm, at Matheson LLP, Dublin 2 at an event which includes the launch of the first Pro Bono Pledge Ireland Report.

Under a planned amendment to the Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called ‘deepfakes’ – explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent – will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face pot

Iran protests: UN council votes to investigate human rights abuses

A woman who told immigration officials that a box she was carrying contained beer has admitted in court that it actually contained a spider monkey. Savannah Nicole Valdez, 20, was arrested in March attempting to enter the US via Texas.

There must be urgent action to tackle violence against women, human rights experts have said. Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, an initiative that calls for action to end all forms of discrimination and gender-based violence against women and girls.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been given permission by the Supreme Court to appear as amicus curiae in a case that concerns the consideration of fundamental rights in the context of deportation orders. The case (GO v Minister for Justice) explores whether and to what extent, whe