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Judge Síofra O'Leary has formally taken up the presidency of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with effect from today. The first woman and the first Irish person to serve as president of the court in its 63-year history, she will serve for an initial two-year term until 2024.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from Birmingham's main train station yesterday after the discovery of a "grenade" — which turned out to be a cannabis grinder. The Birmingham New Street station was evacuated and train services halted after the "suspicious item" was discovered on a platform.

KOD Lyons has promoted Katie Dowling to associate in the Dublin-based firm's criminal law department. Ms Dowling's work includes representation in Blanchardstown and Trim courts, Garda station detention cases, prison and extradition applications and private criminal law advices.

Two consultations have been launched on proposed changes to Northern Ireland's planning system which will better protect the environment and make the application process more efficient. The first consultation seeks vies on proposals to revise permitted development rights to make it easier and quicke

An environmental organisation has launched High Court proceedings against the proposed expansion of an alumina refinery in Co Limerick. The RUSAL-owned Aughinish Alumina facility refines bauxite into alumina, which is used in the production of aluminium. There has also been quarry blasting on the si

Queen's University Belfast has condemned "threatening and abusive commentary" aimed at human rights expert Professor Colin Harvey after he co-authored a report on Ireland's constitutional future. The university was criticised by unionist figures including DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson after its c

Irish and US law firms are in talks about bringing a major lawsuit against social media platforms over their alleged failure to protect the privacy and data of billions of people. Media lawyer Paul Tweed confirmed to Irish Legal News that he is in talks with a number of large US-based firms about br

Swedish furniture giant Ikea is building a case against a video game developer whose new horror game is set in a furniture store after hours. One-man indie game studio Ziggy recently raised almost £57,000 to fund the development of its new survival horror game, The Store Is Closed.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan has been named Lawyer of the Year at the 2022 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards. The winners of the 10th annual awards were revealed at a gala awards ceremony at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Friday night.

Human rights lawyer Les Allamby has been appointed to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Mr Allamby is a solicitor who has previously served as director of Law Centre NI and chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).

Dr Łukasz Grzejdziak, the Ronan Harty Newman Fellow at UCD Sutherland School of Law, has been appointed as an international expert in a major training programme for Ukrainian judges. The training programme, organised with the National School of Judges of Ukraine, is funded by the European Union thr

A&L Goodbody partner Christopher Jessup has been appointed as chair of FinTech NI. Mr Jessup is a partner in ALG's finance department in Belfast, focusing on financial regulatory matters.

The Hibernian Law Journal is now accepting submissions to be considered for publication in Volume 22. The Journal is particularly interested in receiving articles examining domestic matters and will also consider those which discuss European or international law or other common law jurisdictions, wh

Most pension professionals do not believe plans for auto-enrolment in workplace pension schemes will happen as planned in 2024, according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. Ireland is the only OECD country that doesn’t yet operate an auto enrolment system or similar scheme. The new s

Northern Ireland lawyers have been urged to respond to a consultation on reforms to the principal legislation governing arbitrations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Law Commission of England and Wales last month unveiled proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996 to ensure that the UK