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Joe McVeigh, partner and head of the corporate department at BHSM, summarises the key features of Ireland's proposed new investment screening regime. On 2 August 2022, the government published the Screening of Third Country Transaction Bill 2022. The bill has been drafted in response to the potentia

A major conference in Belfast next month will mark the centenary of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Taking place at the Hilton on Friday 23 September 2022, the all-day event will provide attendees with thought leadership and discussion on key issues that will impact the profession in the next 1

Northern Ireland's High Court has ruled in favour of Irish language group Conradh na Gaeilge in a judicial review regarding the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to adopt an Irish language strategy. Mr Justice David Scoffield ruled that the Executive was in breach of its statutory duty under

English solicitors could be given more advocacy rights under UK government plans to break the barristers' strike, according to reports. The Daily Mail quotes a government source as saying ministers "are looking to give more solicitors higher rights of audience to broaden the work they can do, increa

Amnesty International has condemned moves by Russian-backed armed groups to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in a so-called "international tribunal" in Mariupol as illegal and abusive. Reports and pictures shared on social media appear to show cages being built inside the Mariupol Philharmonic Hall to

The US Department of Justice has been ordered to release a redacted version of an affidavit making the case for a raid of former president Donald Trump's Florida home. Judge Bruce Reinhart, who granted the search warrant for the unprecedented raid on Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, ruled after media

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Arrest of Russian bar leader condemned | The Law Society Gazette

A prison governor has apologised after allowing prisoners to take part in a go-karting contest. Inmates and guards at Fresnes Prison, the second-largest prison in France, took part in go-karting, tug-of-war and other events inspired by a TV game show, euronews reports.

A doctor who was suspended from the UK medical register after being arrested as part of a terrorism investigation has lost an appeal to Scotland's Inner House of the Court of Session against a decision of the General Medical Council to extend his suspension until April 2023. Reclaimer IB, who had be

Cork-based commercial law firm J.W. O'Donovan LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of Michelle Cross, Patricia Canty and Daphne Madden as associate solicitors. Ms Cross joins the firm's corporate and commercial department, having completed her training contract with the firm after previously

Nearly 86,000 asylum applications remain outstanding more than six months after having been submitted to UK authorities, according to new figures. The latest statistics from the Home Office show there are 85,917 outstanding cases, with the number of asylum decisions still below pre-pandemic levels.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has approved the variation of a last will where it found that the new provisions were of benefit to the deceased's children. The court noted that it would be beneficial for the children to receive a lump sum at the age of 25, especially where the trust would make

Climate law expert Dr Orla Kelleher has joined Maynooth University as an assistant professor in law. A specialist in in climate change, environmental and human rights law, Dr Kelleher's current research focuses on environmental rights, climate litigation, climate justice and just transitions.

More than two dozen people have been sanctioned by Chinese authorities over "tragically ugly" illustrations in a school textbook. An inquiry into the maths textbook, published nearly a decade ago, was launched after the illustrations were widely mocked on Chinese social media earlier this year.

Conleth Bradley SC will lead the first part of an urgent review of An Bord Pleanála, the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has announced. The OPR has initiated a review of certain systems and procedures used by An Bord Pleanála in the delivery of its statutory planning functions.