Northern Ireland’s High Court has ordered a woman to pay back £34,145.30 to a man who falsely misrepresented to her that he had provided her with a loan, when in reality the transaction amounted to a sale of her property. Delivering judgment for Northern Ireland’s High Court, Mr Ge
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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been charged with drugs offences after telling a podcast he once took ecstasy decades ago. The controversial left-wing politician and leader of the MeRA25 party said he had tried ecstasy in Australia in 1989 but was discouraged from doing so again a
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Survivors of industrial schools are to be issued with certificates confirming they do not have a criminal record. The measure was announced by the justice, home affairs and migration minister, Jim O'Callaghan, shortly after an apology to survivors of institutional abuse which was made by Taoiseach M
A major review of regulations to identify and tackle barriers to infrastructure delivery has been announced by the government. The review is set to be undertaken by the new Regulatory Simplification Unit which has been established in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Servi
Juries will be abolished in High Court defamation cases from next month, the government has confirmed. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday signed a commencement order bringing most of the provisions of the Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 into force from 1 March 202
Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne has been formally appointed as chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO).
Artificial intelligence will be embedded across the English court system as part of a sweeping programme of reform aimed at delivering “faster and fairer justice for victims”, the UK's justice secretary David Lammy has said. Speaking at a Microsoft AI event at the Excel Centre in London,
Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has expanded its banking and finance team with three new appointments. Nichola Coghlan has been appointed as legal director, alongside Andrew McClurg as associate and Hannah Roleston as solicitor.
Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has been appointed as an employment judge in Scotland. A specialist in employment and public law, Ms McIlveen is qualified in four jurisdictions, frequently acting in England and Wales and both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.
The High Court has determined that the trial of a Garda for road traffic offences should not be remitted back to the District Court for re-hearing where the trial had not been conducted in due course of law. Delivering judgment for the High Court in December, Ms Justice Denise Brett found that the a
Philip Lee LLP has promoted Catriona Walsh, Abisola Odunayo, Kevin Ryan and Max Bail to senior associate. Ms Walsh has been promoted to senior associate in the employment and immigration team, while Ms Odunayo has been promoted in the corporate and commercial department.
A senior judge in Pakistan has been removed from office after it emerged he obtained his law degree through fraud. Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri served on Islamabad High Court for five years before the invalidity of his undergraduate degree at the University of Karachi came to light.
Pádraig Langsch outlines the flaws in the government's proposal for criminal legal aid reform in the District Court. The minister for justice’s proposed reform of criminal legal aid in the District Court risks causing serious and lasting damage to the administration of justice, particul
The Law Society of Ireland has said it is "deeply concerned" by government proposals to introduce a flat fee model for criminal legal aid in District Court cases. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan this week said his proposed new model “will lead to a more efficient s

