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Non-EU nationals in Cork and Limerick will from next month no longer have to go to a Garda station for their immigration residence permission registrations or renewals. From 8 July 2024, the registration office of the immigration service delivery (ISD) of the Department of Justice will have responsi

UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has reported a 12 per cent increase in turnover to £118 million in its latest annual results. The firm, which opened a Dublin office in 2022, has more than doubled its turnover in the past decade, from £50 million in 2014.

The High Court has referred an insurance dispute involving dancer Michael Flatley to arbitration following unsuccessful argument that an arbitration clause was an ‘unfair term’ in a consumer contract which did not bind him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twome

The English justice minister, Alex Chalk, is being taken to the court by lawyers who say legal aid fees are so low they cannot provide representation to thousands of people. The case before the High Court in London revolves around access to legal aid for immigration and asylum lawyers and is being b

German police urged English football fans to consider swapping beer for cannabis to keep them in a "chill mood" during the Euro 2024 tournament. Tens of thousands of England supporters descended on Gelsenkirchen for their team's opening match against Serbia yesterday, which England won 1-nil.

Meta has delayed plans to train AI tools on content published by Facebook and Instagram users in the EU following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). The social media giant said last Monday that its generative AI features need to be trained on European data to reflect "the div

A suspended solicitor has been found guilty of four counts of professional misconduct in relation to a 2007 land transaction. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) will next week consider what sanction to impose on Declan O'Callaghan, who has been suspended from practice since 2018 for unrelate

Labour would scrap the UK government's controversial legacy law, the party has said in its manifesto. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which the Irish government is challenging in a rare interstate application to the European Court of Human Rights, ended most legal

The increased need for pro bono legal support for unaccompanied migrant children has been highlighted as part of Pro Bono Week Ireland. The annual initiative bringing together legal professionals to advance justice equality in Ireland took place this week with a series of events to discuss unmet leg

The State has made a significant concession in the ongoing campaign by survivors of historical abuse in schools to access redress by settling 10 High Court actions challenging the State’s refusal to admit them to its most recent redress scheme. In April, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Com

Emma Slattery BL welcomes Ireland's ratification of an international convention on the protection of adults. On the 6th June 2024 the Permanent Bureau announced that on the 31st May 2024, Ireland deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International

The Law Society of Northern Ireland's centenary bursary scheme has returned for 2024. Introduced in 2023 as part of a legacy project to mark the Society’s centenary year, the scheme aims to broaden access to the profession by supporting trainee solicitors without the means to finance their pla

The High Court has dismissed Enoch Burke’s defamation action against the Sunday Independent concerning an article which included untrue statements that he "was annoying" other prisoners and was moved to another cell "for his own safety". Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Rory

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has appointed Dr Patricia O'Lynn as its new head of policy and engagement. "Patricia brings a wealth of experience from various public and academic roles to her new role," the Law Society said in a statement.

Irish lawyer Tara O'Leary has been appointed to the panel of counsel for Great Britain's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Ms O'Leary, originally from Co Kerry, qualified as a barrister in England and Wales in 2014. She holds an LLB in law and European studies from the University of Limer