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Mr Justice Bryan McMahon has been presented with the 2025 Hibernian Law Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the legal tradition in Ireland. Dr Jonathan O'Rourke, editor-in-chief of the Hibernian Law Journal, presented the medal to the retired High Court judge at an event in Blac

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN-backed team focusing on human rights in Palestinian areas announce resignations

The General Court of the European Union has upheld a decision by the European Parliament to seek to recover more than €300,000 from the late Jean-Marie Le Pen. Mr Le Pen, a former MEP who founded and led France's far-right Front National until 2011, brought the legal proceedings in 2024, seekin

A solicitor who was forced out of her home by a relentless campaign of criminal harassment has urged legal professionals to break the “taboo” of speaking out about abuse. Emma Lyons, who runs a family and criminal law practice in west Belfast, joined the Law Society of Northern Ireland&r

Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP has appointed Niall Reilly as chief operations officer. Mr Reilly brings a world of knowledge of business and finance, having worked nationally and internationally for firms including Dillon Eustace and DLA Piper.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a further inquiry into TikTok over its transfers of European users' personal data to servers in China. The new inquiry follows a previous decision by the DPC in which the regulator imposed a €530 million fine on TikTok in connection with a

The High Court has found no error of law on part of the Residential Tenancies Board in circumstances where a tenant challenged the capacity of the executor of his deceased landlord’s estate to serve a notice of termination on him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Siobhá

TikTok has lost a battle over a preliminary issue in its appeal against a £12.7 million fine imposed by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The First-tier Tribunal has confirmed that the ICO had the power to issue a monetary penalty notice (MPN) to TikTok in April 2023.

A joint statement from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has raised concerns over the UK government's welfare reform plans. The two commissions are responsible for monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons

The Court of Appeal has departed from Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd v Halpin [2014] IECA 3 and has confirmed that in general, there is no bar to substituting a transferee/assignee as plaintiff where the assignment of the plaintiff’s interest has occurred between the granting of the jud

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has refused Hazel Stewart leave to appeal her life sentence for the murders of Trevor Buchanan and Lesley Howell by carbon monoxide poisoning in 1991. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal in June, Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan remarked: “We r

It’s certainly been an eventful summer for partner Darragh Mackin at Belfast solicitors Phoenix Law. Many of the firm’s cases have been in the public eye, and probably none so much as the discrimination case successfully brought by Irish language rap group Kneecap against the UK governme

Most bold moves have unintended consequences. Mandating mediation, or generally incentivising the use of mediation is a bold move but brings with it the risk of disputes that either aren’t suitable, or aren’t “ripe” for mediation finding their way to your desk. The latter pro

Lawyers Against Homelessness will host a summer CPD event in just over two weeks' time. The anti-homelessness initiative led by barristers and solicitors has raised over €500,000 for the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People since 2017.

Denmark is to update its copyright laws to give everyone a right to their own likeness and voice in response to the rise of AI-generated deepfakes. The Danish culture ministry announced last week that the move had been agreed by the three-party government coalition as well as six opposition parties,