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A US-based company which added images scraped from the internet to a global facial recognition database has lost an appeal in relation to a £7.5 million fine imposed by the UK's information commissioner. The Upper Tribunal (UT) has found in favour of the UK information commissioner in the appe

An environmental group has been granted leave for judicial review of a decision to grant planning permission for the proposed expansion of an alumina refinery in Co Limerick. Environmental Trust Ireland, headed by Limerick solicitor Michelle Hayes, has raised 11 separate grounds for judicial review

Former UK Supreme Court president Baroness Hale delivered a powerful defence of the European Convention on Human Rights in the latest episode of a podcast hosted by Baroness Chakrabarti, warning that leaving it would be “a disaster for Europe” and “wrong in so many ways". Her comme

Northern Ireland's justice minister, Naomi Long, has condemned a "mob" of masked protesters who staged a demonstration outside of her home yesterday evening. Around 40 protesters are said to have gathered outside the home Mrs Long shares with her husband, Alliance Party colleague and Belfast council

Upcoming legislation must "finally provide a workable framework for assisted human reproduction", an Oireachtas committee has said. The Oireachtas joint committee on health has made 18 recommendations in its report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) B

Northern Ireland's police ombudsman, Marie Anderson, will not be prosecuted following a police investigation into alleged misconduct. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) today said prosecutors had concluded there was no reasonable prospect of conviction for any offence, having reviewed a file submi

Barristers should not be identified with their clients, the Bar Council has reaffirmed following criticism aimed at presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. In a statement published on the Fine Gael website this afternoon, Galway councillor Frank Fahy said Ms Connolly "needs to fully account for h

A&L Goodbody LLP has appointed Trevor Glavey as a partner in the firm's tax practice. Mr Glavey brings over a decade of experience advising companies in all industries with respect to all aspects of Irish corporate tax.

Government plans for the "full restoration" of criminal legal aid fees in 2026 have been warmly welcomed by the Law Society and the Bar.

Up to 1,200 Italians born in Rome appear to have misidentified themselves as Roma in Scotland's latest census, according to statisticians. The 2022 census marked the first time that "Roma" was included as an ethnicity option in the Scottish census, instead of just "Gypsy/Traveller" as in 2011.

Twenty-six barristers have been formally called to the Inner Bar in ceremonies held at the Supreme Court today and yesterday. The call to the Inner Bar, commonly referred to as “taking silk”, marks the transition from junior counsel to senior counsel, a distinction that recognises barris

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has accused An Garda Síochána of a "wholly disproportionate use of force" at a Palestine protest in Dublin on Saturday. The NGO alleges that gardaí adopted a "heavy-handed policing approach" to a group of protesters who marched to blo

The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has been allocated €6.17 billion in Budget 2026, with significant increases in spending on policing, prisons and the courts. Compared to last year's budget, an extra €330 million in current expenditure has been allocated to justice, whi

Arthur Cox Northern Ireland has welcomed six new trainee solicitors: Olivia Berry, Ava Cleary-McGuffin, Beth Hillis, Ryan Irvine, Caleb Moore and Ciara O’Hagan. The new trainees will work alongside partners across each of the firm’s core practice areas, including corporate, finance, disp

Solicitor Carol Sinnott has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association (IILA). Ms Sinnott is the principal of Sinnott Solicitors, a firm specialising in asylum and immigration law based in Dublin and Cork.