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Professor Kevin Brown of Queen's University Belfast weighs up competing proposals for reform of sentencing in Northern Ireland. Before the summer recess, MLAs debated a motion on improving sentencing practice that called for a public consultation on creating a Sentencing Council.

Tom O'Malley SC appeals for brevity in Irish court judgments. The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite novels and I have recently read it for (probably) the third time. What makes it great is not just the story it tells and the way in which Scott Fitzgerald uses that story to expose the emptiness and

RDJ LLP partner Jennifer Cashman warns Irish businesses of the legal risks associated with reversing course on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI). From progress to pullbacks, US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equality and inclusion programmes is being felt internationall

Irish Legal News presents the next article in a series of dialogues between criminal justice policy, practice and research. Here, Barra Ó Dúill from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration’s Research and Evaluation Unit reflects on a recent event that explored the u

Mason Hayes & Curran lawyers Gerard Kelly and John Milligan review an IP dispute between competitor radio stations in the High Court. The Irish High Court has recently granted an interim injunction against Bauer Audio Ireland. The injunction restrains Bauer Audio Ireland from using the brand nam

Perhaps the Baltic states, those around the sea there, in recent decades have not been given as full attention as they ought to have. International politics have now changed everything. The core arguments by Oliver Moody are, first, that these states have been forced to develop the kind of resilienc

McCann FitzGerald partner Shane Fahy and knowledge lawyer Laura Farrell review a proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews in England and Wales. The UK has introduced a bill which will see a ban on upward-only rent review clauses in new commercial leases in England and Wales.

The vaults of the Antwerp Diamond Centre were thought to be impregnable until, on 15 February 2003, a gang of professional thieves made off with a haul of diamonds worth over £100 million — none have ever been recovered. Patient planning and stunning ingenuity allowed the gang to loot hu

Carson McDowell solicitor Sophie Hunter examines an English court decision with implications for the accommodation of asylum seekers across the UK, including in Northern Ireland. Epping Forest District Council have secured an interim injunction requiring the owners of the Bell Hotel to stop using, o

Irish Legal News presents the latest in a series of articles facilitating dialogue between criminal justice policymakers, practitioners and academic researchers. In this piece, Dr Sophie van der Valk summarises the key findings and practical implications of her recent book, Overseeing Rights in Pris

Matheson partners Darren Maher and Joe Beashel consider the potential Irish implications of a UK ruling on motor finance lending and consumer protection. Following a much-anticipated judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court on Friday 1 August 2025, motor car finance lenders in the UK market like

Scotland is set to be the first jurisdiction in the UK to legislate against unqualified cosmetic practitioners, write Duncan Batchelor and Claire Raftery. In May, the Scottish Government announced plans to introduce a non-surgical cosmetic procedures bill during the current session of the Scottish P

Mason Hayes & Curran lawyers James Morrin, Kevin Farrell and Maurice Phelan consider a recent English decision where the directors of an insolvent company were made personally liable for both the company’s and the petitioning creditor’s legal costs. The recent English decision i

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