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Northern Ireland’s High Court has denied leave to judicially review emergency coronavirus notices which disrupted special needs education access. The court found that the issue had become academic and that judicial review was an improper route, given that there was a statutory complaint proced

Brother Kevin Crowley, the founder of the Capuchin Day Centre, has announced his retirement. The drop-in centre for homeless people has been well supported by Ireland's legal community in recent years, with law firms, professional bodies and initiatives like Lawyers Against Homelessness raising fund

Global law firm Dentons is set to upgrade its presence in Ireland after signing a 15-year lease for 19,000 square feet of office space at 20 Kildare Street in the centre of Dublin. The firm, which has been working from Joshua House on Dawson Street since launching its Dublin office two years ago, ai

Our regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Tughans has advised Pennsylvania-based McLanahan Corporation on its acquisition of Leicestershire company CMB International Limited.

Northern Ireland is lagging behind the rest of the UK and Ireland on protecting people against age discrimination when accessing goods, facilities and services, the Equality Commission has said. An event co-hosted by the Equality Commission, the Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland and

A dummy of Frankenstein's monster held at the V&A in London has led to a trans-Atlantic ownership row after a museum in the US called for it to be repatriated. The seven-foot wooden mannequin is based on the actor Boris Karloff, who played the monster in his films in the 1930s and '40s.

Kirsten Magee, partner at Belfast-based Mills Selig, examines the unofficial Bridgerton musical from an intellectual property perspective. I do enjoy when one of my passions (in this case musical theatre) throws up an interesting legal point. I therefore read with interest the particulars of a claim

The test used by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to decide what cases should be referred back to the Northern Ireland courts as possible miscarriages of justice is set to be reviewed. The CCRC is an independent body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice in England

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has announced a small increase in its turnover to £280 million (€331 million) while profit before tax fell by seven per cent to £62 million (€73 million). Profit per member was around £652,000 (€771,600), down from £700,000

Judge Síofra O'Leary, the Irish judge on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), has been tipped as the frontrunner in the election for the court's presidency. Human rights campaigners and legal experts speaking to Irish Legal News have warmly welcomed the Dublin-born judge's potenti

The UK's transport secretary Grant Shapps has proposed a new offence of causing death by dangerous cycling. Prosecutors in England and Wales currently rely on the Offences Against The Person Act 1861, which deals with horse-drawn carriages. Motorists, however, can be sentenced to life in prison for

An industry body representing oil importers, distributors and marketers in Ireland has announced plans for a judicial review of Irish government plans to reduce energy consumption. In order to help meet EU targets on energy consumption, introduced in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the

The UK's justice secretary Dominic Raab is planning to limit the scope of judicial review in England and Wales, according to a leaked document seen by The Guardian. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) paper details changes that would limit the accountability of ministers in judicial reviews.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed a claim seeking deletion of records after a mother was incorrectly labelled as responsible for “confirmed neglect” before her son was born. The court found that the records had been correctly rectified and were now accurate, and their dec

A police force has been criticised after warning an internet celebrity over his famous out-of-tune renditions of popular songs. Hero Alom, from Bangaldesh, has almost two million followers on Facebook and nearly 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube.