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A comprehensive review of Irish planning legislation being undertaken by Attorney General Paul Gallagher SC is now expected to be completed by the end of the year. Mr Gallagher was appointed last September to supervise a team of planning law experts working on a review “of unprecedented scale&

The European Commission has called on Ireland to take action to halt the continued cutting of peat within special areas of conservation (SACs) designated to conserve raised bogs and blanket bogs under the Habitats Directive. Ireland could be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ

A second inquest into the death of a man shot dead by the SAS will be heard in April next year, 12 years after it was ordered. Francis Bradley, 20, was killed by soldiers near Toomebridge in 1986. The IRA said he was not a member at the time but later added his name to the organisation's "roll of ho

Toppling statues is "violent" and protesters who take part in such acts cannot rely on human rights protections to avoid conviction, the Court of Appeal in England and Wales has ruled. The court was asked to clarify the law following the acquittals of the ‘Colston Four’ in January, when

Postgraduate student Oisin Cleere has been awarded a prestigious Allen & Overy (A&O) trophy recognising excellence in the field of librarianship and information management. Mr Cleere, a postgraduate student at Ulster University and a senior library assistant with Kildare Library Service, is

Irish businesses in the healthcare and life sciences sector are likely to continue using mergers and acquisitions to drive growth in the challenging post-pandemic period, research by international law firm Simmons & Simmons suggests. A survey conducted by Censuswide on behalf of the firm asked n

The High Court has ruled that a child must be returned to Poland after she was taken to Ireland by her mother in August 2021. The father had made an application under the Child Abduction Regulations, claiming that he had no knowledge that his child had been removed from Poland. Delivering judgment i

Sir David Richards will be sworn in as a new justice of the UK Supreme Court on Monday. The ceremony will take place in Courtroom 1 in the presence of the other justices, Sir David’s family, friends and invited guests.

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have agreed to vote on ending strike action following discussions with the UK's justice secretary, Brandon Lewis. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) will re-ballot members following meetings with Mr Lewis and his decision to offer a package of further reforms

BHSM LLP has announced the appointment of Sarah O'Toole as a partner in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution and corporate restructuring and insolvency departments. Ms O'Toole joined the firm as a solicitor in 2014. Her main area of practice is commercial disputes involving corporations and

A man challenging his fine for indecent exposure was denied entry to a courthouse after turning up naked. Alejandro Colmar, a Spanish nudist, was prevented by security guards from entering the courthouse in Valencia on Tuesday, EFE reports.

Calls to reform the insurance market for thatched heritage buildings will be considered by an Oireachtas committee this afternoon. The joint committee on public petitions will discuss a petition brought by Katie McNelis with support from the Thatch Insurance Action Group.

Bank of Ireland has been fined a record €100.5 million by the Central Bank in connection with the tracker mortgages scandal. It is the latest and largest in a series of fines imposed on major lenders in connection with the scandal, following a €96.7 million fine imposed on AIB Group in Jun

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has named Patrick O'Hanlon and Stuart Sproule as directors in its real estate and corporate and commercial departments. Mr O'Hanlon joins the real estate team after several years working with a national law firm. He commenced his career in the construction sector

The UK Supreme Court will soon have the opportunity to settle the law relating to the proximity issue of plaintiffs as secondary victims in claims arising from clinical negligence, writes Belfast barrister James Stitt. On 13th January 2022 the Court of Appeal of England and Wales handed down judgeme