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Fatal motorcycle accidents have skyrocketed in a US state since it repealed a mandatory helmet law. Since Missouri scrapped a law requiring motorcyclists to wear a helmet in 2020, fatalities have increased by 47 per cent, Kansas City Public Radio reports.

Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh has been elected to serve as the next Irish judge on the European Court of Human Rights. The Court of Appeal judge was the overwhelming choice of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), with only a handful of votes cast yesterday for r

The Court of Appeal has determined that the full suspension of two sentences for robbery and burglary to facilitate the continuance of the respondent’s rehabilitation was not unduly lenient. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh commented tha

Justice minister Helen McEntee has secured Cabinet approval to amend legislation in order to increase sentences for a number of knife-related crimes. Crediting her colleague James Browne for his work with the Anti-Social Behaviour Forum and its subgroups, which resulted in these proposals, Ms McEnte

The wrong couple were divorced after solicitors made a computer error. "Mr and Mrs Williams" were married for 21 years until separating in 2023. But they had not yet sought a divorce.

In the latest episode of the University of Galways's Human Rights Podcast, LLM student Julia Collins hosts Professor Ray Murphy, program director of the LLM in peace operations and humanitarian law. Together, they discuss children and armed conflicts, focussing on the recruitment of children and the

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced a new partnership with Harvey AI, a global generative artificial intelligence solution designed specifically for the legal profession. Harvey AI is built on natural language processing, machine learning and data analytics to augment and enhance various aspects of

New law to provide greater protection for the owners of defective properties in Northern Ireland is to be brought forward. Northern Ireland's communities minister Gordon Lyons said the move would bring an end to the "unfair disparity" between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Professor Suzanne Kingston is to deliver UCD Sutherland School of Law's John M Kelly Lecture 2024. She was appointed as a judge of the General Court of the European Union in 2022. This year's lecture will be a major part of the celebration of 10 years in the Sutherland School of Law building on the

The Hon Mr Justice Paul McDermott, Dr Miriam Delahunt (author) and Seamus Clarke SC pictured at the launch of 'Vulnerable Witnesses and Defendants in Criminal Proceedings'.

The High Court has refused an application for leave to proceed by way of judicial review that was brought out of time by a woman whose complaint to GSOC was refused as being inadmissible for delay. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan determined that the applicant

The head of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has signed a pledge to uphold the rule of law and the independence of the legal profession. Chief commissioner Alyson Kilpatrick joined Law Society president Darren Toombs to sign the Society's new pledge, launched in response to incre

William Fry lawyers Ian Devlin and Richard Smith examine proposals to give employees a right to work until the State pension age. The government recently published the general scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024.

DAC Beachcroft has recently announced a number of senior hires, strengthening the firm's full-service offering in Dublin. The new appointments are legal director Seamus White, who has joined the Injury Risk team, senior associates Lisa Kelly and Feena Robinson, who have both joined the Specialist In

Keeping up with emerging laws and regulation is the biggest legal challenge by companies in their use of technology in Ireland, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has found. More than a third (37 per cent) of respondents identified this as their greatest challenge, followed by governance/oversight