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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman and first former public defender to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Nominated by President Joe Biden in February, Judge Jackson's appointment to the court was confirmed by the US Senate last night in a

The Limerick Solicitors Bar Association will go head-to-head with An Garda Síochána at a charity football match this evening. Taking place at Limerick's Jackman Park at 6pm, the match will raise funds for Limerick Suicide Watch, with nearly €3,500 already raised via Gofundme.

Claire Edgar, family law partner at Belfast-based Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, comments on major changes to divorce in England and Wales. This week saw the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales.

Disabled children and adults in Northern Ireland are being discriminated against because of the lack of adequate service provision to meet their needs, the Children's Law Centre (CLC) has warned. In a joint statement with the National Autistic Society NI, the two charities said they have witnessed a

A personal injury solicitor returned €2,000 in legal costs to a client after she complained to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) that she did not know her costs would not be fully covered by her settlement with the defendant. The complainant had settled a personal injury action for

Russian military forces have extrajudicially executed civilians in Ukraine in apparent war crimes, Amnesty International said today as it published harrowing new testimony following on-the-ground research. Amnesty's crisis response investigators interviewed more than 20 people from villages and town

The High Court has quashed a decision of the Circuit Court to dismiss an appeal brought by a lay litigant after the trial judge failed to let the man make submissions. The applicant had appealed a decision of the District Court which increased maintenance payments for his child from €60 to &eur

Northern Ireland's High Court has rejected a father's bid to prevent his estranged wife from vaccinating their five children, having determined that the administration of vaccines for common illnesses, including Covid-19, is in the best interests of the child. The court found that the father's objec

Four customers of Burger King have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the fast food chain's trademark Whopper is smaller in real life than it looks in adverts. The lawsuit, filed in the southern district of Florida, alleges that the burger looks about 35 per cent bigger in adverts published

Cathy Smith SC examines a recent decision of the Supreme Court that examines the concepts of permanent employee and fixed term employee in the context of acting-up, an issue that arises, particularly in the health service, for a range of reasons – hiring freezes, retirements and the changing n

Penal experts have given a cautious welcome to new European figures showing Ireland has a relatively low prison population rate compared to other European countries. The Council of Europe's annual penal statistics, known as SPACE I, show that Ireland had a prison population rate of 74.4 per 100,000

Belfast solicitor Olivia O'Kane has joined Facebook owner Meta's Dublin HQ as associate general counsel in the EMEA disputes department. Ms O'Kane was previously partner and head of media and entertainments at Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland's largest independent law firm.

International financial services law firm Walkers has announced the appointment of Padhraic Mulpeter to its tax advisory practice in Ireland. Mr Mulpeter brings more than 13 years' experience advising on Irish tax for clients and businesses looking to invest in and through Ireland.

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has won a high-profile court battle with a man who accused him of plagiarism. Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sami Switch, claimed that Sheeran's 2017 hit Shape of You infringed on his copyright by plagiarising the main hook from his 2015 song Oh Why.

Corporate law firm Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Gerald Byrne as a partner in its dispute resolution and litigation practice. Mr Byrne, who previously worked in the London office of a global law firm, has experience dealing with large-scale, complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes in