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The Victims’ Payments Board (VPB) is urging anyone who may be eligible for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme to submit their application well in advance of the closing deadline.  Applications must be received by 11.59pm on 30 August 2026 and the Board is encouraging potent

Italy’s “cheese banks” face a growing threat from extreme heat, with climate change raising costs and disrupting the production of Parmigiano Reggiano, wine and olive oil.

Appeals to the Labour Court are down 11 per cent but there has been no reduction in workload as cases become more legally complex and require more sitting days, according to the court's latest annual report.

Justice minister Naomi Long has visited community schemes funded by assets seized from organised crime gangs.  In the past three years, more than £1.2 million has been invested in local initiatives through the Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS). These include programmes aimed at redu

Trinity Women in Law is seeking mentors to join its 2026 mentorship programme.

The King’s Inns is to host a talk on the history and archives of The Honorable Society of King’s Inns as part of the Dublin Festival of History. The Dublin Festival of History runs every year organized by Dublin City Council and Dublin City Libraries in partnership with Dublin City Counc

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $20 million on electric gloves designed to deliver painful shocks to detainees. The Glove, short for Generated Low-Output Voltage Emitter, is manufactured in Lexington, Kentucky, by Compliant Technologies. The company markets it

There have been further calls for the resignation of Law Society chief executive David Lavery after 50 letters from members triggered a special general meeting (SGM).  Mr Lavery lost his post as human rights commissioner last week following an independent investigation, pursuant to the Code of

The death has occurred of barrister Conor B. Fahy.

Australian police have ended a homicide investigation after what appeared to be human remains found in a suitcase on the side of a remote road were thankfully revealed to merely be a lifelike doll.

Arthur Cox has advised VITHIT, the Dublin-founded functional drinks brand, on its acquisition by Nichols plc (AIM: NICL), the diversified soft drinks group.

A judge at Cloverhill District Court has authorised a letter to be sent to the Law Society to nominate a solicitor for a remand prisoner whose case has been upgraded to a more serious level.

Communities minister Gordon Lyons hails “landmark achievement for the deaf community” as the Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 comes into force.

A former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge who was removed as Hungary’s Supreme Court president after criticising Viktor Orbán’s government has been appointed the country’s president. András Baka, 73, received 140 votes in Hungary’s parliament yesterd