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Helen Murray BL has been appointed as the new editor of The Bar Review. Ms Murray will replace Eilis Brennan SC, who has stepped down after almost 20 years as editor of The Bar of Ireland's flagship publication.

Postgraduate student Susan Massey has been awarded the prestigious Allen & Overy (A&O) trophy in recognition of excellence in the field of librarianship and information management. This is the ninth year that the award has been presented to the top student in the two-year library and informa

A new sculpture inspired by the life of activist Máirín de Burca has been installed in the King's Inns. "The Left Arm of Commerce" is the result of Dublin City Council Culture Company's inaugural creative residency in partnership with the King's Inns, which began in September 2019.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has issued more than 80 recommendations to Irish political parties after an audit of their data protection practices. In a new 54-page report, the DPC summarised the findings of data protection audits conducted in 26 registered political parties, including all of

Benjamin Bestgen takes a philosophical look at corruption. In November 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson felt the need to tell the world’s media at the COP26 conference that the UK was not remotely a corrupt country. The PM took this step as both he personally and his Tory party are, not for

Northern Ireland ministers have issued a call for views on two new strategies aimed at tackling domestic and sexual abuse and violence against women and girls.

Proposed legislation which will provide a right of access to birth certificates, birth and early life information for people who have questions about their origins has been published. The Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 will give new rights to people who were adopted, boarded out, the subjec

A massive €225 million fine imposed on WhatsApp last year moved Ireland into second place for value of GDPR fines imposed since the regulations came into force in 2018, research by DLA Piper has found. Ireland has issued GDPR fines worth €226.05 million since 25 May 2018, now second only t

Scotland's High Court of Justiciary has refused an appeal against extradition by an Irish citizen who claimed he was at risk of having to “slop out” the chamber pot of his prison cell if he were returned to Ireland to serve a custodial sentence. It was argued by Kevin McGourty that there

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a murder conviction which claimed that the appellant’s trial was rendered unfair after the main prosecution witness gave evidence via video link. It was also claimed that the witness should not have been permitted to give evidence with the as

The High Court has acceded to an application appointing the aunt of a ward of court as his joint committee in addition to the General Solicitor. The General Solicitor opposed the appointment, arguing that the aunt’s disagreement with the treating doctors could undermine the ward’s treatm

Around one in six young barristers in England and Wales want to leave the profession amid unmanageable workloads and fears of burnout, according to a new report. The Life at the Young Bar report, commissioned by the Bar Council and published yesterday, is based on research into barristers who have b

A new report from the special rapporteur on child protection examines the impact of Covid-19 on child protection on Ireland and analyses the inquiry into mother and baby homes from a human rights perspective. Professor Conor O'Mahony's second annual report as special rapporteur covers an 18-month re

New UK data transfer rules replacing the EU's standard contractual clauses (SCCs) have been laid before Parliament. The international data transfer agreement (IDTA), the international data transfer addendum to the European Commission's SCCs for international data transfers, and a document setting ou

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, of Doughty Street Chambers, has confirmed that she will act with a team of international lawyers as international counsel to renowned media entrepreneur, pro-democracy campaigner, and writer, Jimmy Lai. Mr Lai, through his media companies and his writings, is a high-profile