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Customs authorities at one of Europe's busiest ports have hailed a "white Christmas" after seizing nearly nine tonnes of cocaine. Officials in Antwerp seized 3.9 tonnes of cocaine last Monday and a further 4.8 tonnes last Wednesday, Belgian broadcaster VRT reports.

A former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp has been convicted of complicity in the murder of more than 10,000 people. Irmgard Furchne, 97, worked from June 1943 to April 1945 as a stenographer and typist at the Stutthof concentration camp, where around 65,000 people were killed, including 28,00

International law firm Walkers has appointed Elliot Milton as of counsel in its asset finance team in Dublin. Mr Milton is a former senior vice president at SMBC Aviation Capital. He previously worked in private practice in Dublin, London and Brussels for several years before working as a diplomat i

The High Court has dismissed two claims for personal injuries involving a minor accident on the basis that the plaintiffs gave "false and inconsistent" evidence in the case. A central feature of the case related to one of the plaintiffs being referred to medical consultants by her solicitor, which t

Staff at JMK Solicitors and CRASH Services have donated a total of £41,000 to their 2022 charity partner, Cancer Fund for Children.

US-headquartered Clark Hill has promoted Ray Kelliher and Aoife Sheehy to partners in Dublin. The pair are among 17 lawyers who have been promoted with effect from January to the position of "member", which is equivalent to the rank of partner in Irish law firms.

Planning guidelines concerned with the preparation of local authority city and county development plans have been revoked in light of recent changes in the area of climate legislation and policy. The Section 28 Interim Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Statutory Plans, Renewable Energy and Clim

An independent review into the handling of allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying, harassment and discrimination in the Defence Forces is expected to be completed by the end of January 2023. Retired High Court judge Ms Justice Bronagh O’Hanlon was appointed in January 2022 to chair the ind

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has upheld a 19-year prison sentence for offences committed by a father against his 12-day-old son. The court accepted that this was a stiff sentence, but found it reasonable given the nature of the acts in question, and given the appellant’s lack of re

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Kevin Kent as a litigator working from its Dublin and Philadelphia offices. Mr Kent, who joins from a Philadelphia-based law firm, will co-lead the firm's transatlantic strategy with Pittsburgh-based Jarrod Duffy and Dublin-based Sam Saarsteiner.

Emma Slattery BL explores the changes made to the new Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 as it made its way through the Seanad. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act No. 46 of 2022) was signed into law by the President on Saturday, 17th December 2022

Stephen Kirwan explores the potential impact of the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Camara v Belgium on the approach of the Irish authorities to the accommodation of international protection applicants. In the first case of its kind, the European Court of Human Rights recently gran

Simon Harris has taken on the role of justice minister during the remainder of Helen McEntee's maternity leave. Mr Harris was appointed to the role on Saturday as part of the government reshuffle in addition to being reappointed to his existing role as minister for further and higher education, rese

Rossa Fanning SC has been appointed as Attorney General, replacing Paul Gallagher SC. Mr Fanning, who is not a member of any political party, was nominated by new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as part of the government reshuffle which took place over the weekend.

A new documentary marks the 70th anniversary of the European Court of Justice. How did EU law develop to become what it is today? How has the Court of Justice evolved throughout its history?