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A public consultation is seeking views on Northern Ireland's race legislation ahead of a planned overhaul.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed a delay to his far-right government’s proposals to overhaul the judiciary following 12 weeks of political crisis. He announced yesterday that he would postpone his plans which critics have said would destroy the independence of the judici

More than 120 lawyers, including Northern Ireland human rights lawyer Declan Owens, have signed a "declaration of conscience" pledging opposition to fossil fuel projects and support for climate protesters. The declaration, co-ordinated by Lawyers Are Responsible (LAR), calls on "our government and o

Lawyers Against Homelessness will this week host an Easter CPD event focusing on commercial law and planning and environmental law. The collaborative initiative between barristers and solicitors has raised over €220,000 for the Capuchin Day Centre through CPD events since it was established in

Utah has become the first state in the US to give parents power over their children's social media in an attempt to stem the use of TikTok and Instagram. Signed by the Republican governor Spencer Cox, the measures grant parents full access to their kids' accounts — including private messages.

Pope Francis has amended a 2019 Church law on clerical sexual abuse and increased its ambit to include Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organisations. Lay leaders are those other than clergy who are on the professional rosters of the church.

Italy is to ban flour made from crickets, locusts and insect larvae from being used in pizza and pasta. Though insect-based foods have been approved by the European Union and are being talked up as a new eco-friendly superfood, the Italian government is concerned about the country's cuisine being as

The International Bar Association (IBA) has called on the Israeli government to abandon controversial judicial reforms which would undermine the rule of law and "place Israel outside of the boundaries of modern democracies". Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce today tha

Dundalk firm Brian Berrills & Company Solicitors has appointed Shona Goring as an associate solicitor following the completion of her training contract with the firm. Ms Goring, a native of Drogheda, studied at NUI Galway and Dublin City University before joining Brian Berrills & Company as

Lawyers at Belfast-based Carson McDowell swapped the office for the hills as they helped to plant 500 trees in conjunction with the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland.

A new Media, Internet and Data Protection Bar Association (MIDBA) is to be launched by The Bar of Ireland this week. The new specialist bar association is aimed at legal professionals who practice, or have an interest, in the areas of media, internet, and data protection law.

A new protocol governing the commissioning of medical reports by solicitors has been published by the Law Society of Ireland in response to recent judicial comments. The Law Society's litigation committee developed the protocol with reference to the decision of Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in McLaughlin

The long-running inquiry into the 2012 sale of Siteserv has been granted a two-month extension for dealing with legal costs applications from witnesses. The commission of investigation headed by Mr Justice Brian Cregan completed its final report last summer, finding that the sale of Siteserv to bill

Irish lawyer Donnchadh McCarthy has been promoted to of counsel at Maples and Calder (Luxembourg) SARL, the Maples Group's law firm in Luxembourg. Mr McCarthy joined the firm upon relocating from Dublin to Luxembourg in 2020, working in its funds and investment management practice.

Language defence groups in France are taking legal action over the excessive use of English by public institutions and businesses. Notre Dame and La Poste are the latest targets the French purists' ire. They have cited as the most egregious case “Ma French Bank”, the online bank recently