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David Widger has formally taken on the role of managing partner of A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG), succeeding Julian Yarr. His appointment to the position held by Mr Yarr since 2010 was announced last October and took effect from the start of May.

India's court case backlog stands at 48 million and will take 480 years to clear at the current rate, lawyers have said. There are delays in both criminal and civil cases, with many of them concluding long after the parties concerned have died.

A senior judge who is currently in hiding in Afghanistan feels “heartbroken, abandoned and backstabbed” by the UK government after it refused to allow him to come to Britain – despite a court ruling in his favour. The judge worked with British and US forces to prosecute Taliban, Is

A leaked draft judgment has shown that the US Supreme Court may overturn the landmark 1973 case of Roe v Wade, which guaranteed access to abortions. The opinion, written by Republican-appointed judge, Justice Samuel Alito, was published by Politico in what is an unprecedented leak from the court.

Canadians will no longer be allowed to commit crimes on the surface of the moon under a legislative change slipped into the country's latest budget bill. The move comes in anticipation of Canada's involvement in the Lunar Gateway project to create the first-ever space station in lunar orbit.

New all-Ireland arbitration rules written in plain English have been welcomed as a boost for Ireland's bid to become a global centre for commercial dispute resolution. The All-Ireland Arbitration Rules 2020 are the first to be published in 30 years and are specifically designed to take account of th

FIFA has launched a new online platform through which proceedings before the FIFA Football Tribunal and FIFA judicial bodies will be conducted. The FIFA Legal Portal, which went live on Sunday, enables football stakeholders – such as clubs, players, associations, intermediaries, law firms with

A solicitor sitting on a criminal jury has been jailed after researching a defendant online and sharing her findings with other jurors. Caroline Elizabeth Mitchell, whose actions led to the collapse of a child sexual abuse trial, has resigned from her position as an associate solicitor with Irwin Mi

Legal and professional services group Gateley has announced the appointment of real estate lawyer Alison Reid as its office managing partner in Belfast. Ms Reid joined the business in 2021 as a partner in the real estate team, specialising in the supported and assisted living sector as well as resid

Former High Court and European judge Mr Justice John D. Cooke has passed away at the age of 78. The late judge served on the Court of First Instance of the European Communities from 1996 until 2008, and then on the Irish High Court from 2008 until his retirement in December 2013.

DLA Piper has announced that Edel O’Kelly, corporate, has been promoted to the firm's global partnership. Ms O’Kelly is the first partner promotion within DLA Piper in Ireland. DLA Piper also today announces the appointment of Declan Lavelle as a partner in the firm's tax practice in Ire

A black man who spent 30 years in jail for a murder in Miami has been freed after prosecutors concluded there had been a case of mistaken identity. Thomas Raynard James was 23 when he was convicted of murdering Francis McKinnon, who was shot dead on January 17, 1990 in front of his family after two

Italian children will no longer be compelled by law to take their fathers' surnames following a ruling of the country's Constitutional Court this week. The decision states that parents should be permitted to give their children either or both parents' surnames. In Italy, women keep their maiden name

A recent drug bust saw a sheriff arrest his own daughter for alleged possession of methamphetamine. “Methamphetamine does not discriminate and neither do we,” said Florida's Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith in a Facebook post.

Justice minister Helen McEntee has said she will not publish a report from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons relating to serious allegations at Mountjoy women’s prison. Ms McEntee was given the report of the inquiry undertaken by Patricia Gilheaney under Section 31(2) of the Prisons Act o