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Five international organisations have urged the attorney general for England and Wales, Richard Hermer, to delay making a decision on whether to prosecute hundreds of peaceful protesters arrested for holding placards expressing support for Palestine Action. Palestine Action, a non-violent direct act

The quest for knowledge has advanced beyond imagination in the millennia since Plato and Aristotle first proposed their theories of epistemology. For legal firms at the leading edge of meeting today’s exacting demands, ‘knowledge’ now involves a multitude of practical applications,

Storm Éowyn has become the most expensive storm-related insurance event in Irish history, with claims exceeding €301 million. Insurance Ireland said a total of 33,678 claims have been recorded since the storm struck Ireland in January 2025, with two-thirds (67 per cent) relating to house

Solicitor Martin Sisk has been appointed as chairperson of the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute is Ireland’s national marine research agency, established under the Marine Institute Act 1991.

Clark Hill lawyers Michael Laszlo and Declan McNulty consider different approaches in the EU and the US to sustainability and competition. The European Commission issued its first opinion regarding the compatibility of a sustainability agreement with competition rules for the agricultural sector on

Law student Tara Grattan has been named by Matheson as winner of the 2025 Tim Scanlon corporate law bursary. Now in its fourth year, the annual bursary honours the memory of late Matheson partner Tim Scanlon and is delivered as part of Matheson's impactful business programme. It is open to undergrad

AIB group general counsel Miriam Nagle has joined the bank's executive leadership team. Ms Nagle, who became group general counsel in January 2025, will continue to provide legal counsel to the group and lead the legal function, as well as assuming additional accountability for third party managemen

Britain's first transgender judge has launched a crowdfunding campaign in support of her bid to bring the UK before the European Court of Human Rights. Dr Victoria McCloud resigned as a Master of the English High Court in 2024, saying she had concluded that it was no longer "possible in a dignified

Hundreds of swimmers have gone for a dip in the River Spree in defiance of a century-old ban. Berlin authorities banned swimming in the Spree in May 1925 out of concern for public health.

Children's rights were overlooked during the pandemic and should be given more consideration in future emergencies, the ombudsman for children has said. Dr Niall Muldoon yesterday told Ireland's independent pandemic evaluation panel that children suffered disproportionately as a result of Covid meas

A damning report has found that some gardaí brazenly refuse to do their jobs properly and face virtually no consequences for it. An Garda Síochána yesterday published a report into Garda roads policing units (RPUs) which consultancy firm Crowe was commissioned in February 2024 t

Arthur Cox has been recognised by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for its commitment to sustainable travel initiatives.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China urged to protect imprisoned activists facing human rights violations

A further €6 million has been allocated to a scheme supporting media coverage of courts and local authorities. The local democracy and courts reporting schemes, established in response to a recommendation from the Future of Media Commission, were launched by Coimisiún na Meán last

Jim O'Callaghan has spoken out against a spate of racist attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland. The minister for justice, home affairs and migration yesterday met with representatives of the Ireland India Council and the Federation of Indian Communities in Ireland.