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Legal proceedings have been issued against Disney in connection with a TV series which depicts the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Belfast firm Phoenix Law is acting for prominent Irish republican Marian McGlinchey (née Price) in her defamation case over her Say Nothing, a historical drama re

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The general scheme of legislation allowing Ireland to ratify the EU's trade deal with Canada has been published. The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025 will amend the Arbitration Act 2010 to enable effect to be given in the State to investment protection agreements to which the State becomes a party.

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Global firms ‘profiting from genocide’ in Gaza, says UN rapporteur

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Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed three new team members, including senior solicitor Clodagh Rafferty and solicitor Kaitlyn Berryman. Ms Rafferty has joined the firm's private client team, while Ms Berryman has joined the dispute resolution team following the completion of her

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New legislation forbids schools in a US state from displaying the words "everyone is welcome here" in classrooms. A law which came into effect on Tuesday bans schools in Idaho from displaying flags or banners "representing a political, religious, or ideological expression".

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Labour has proposed legislation which would provide greater transparency on government legal advice and require public litigation strategy to give regard to the State's duty of care to its citizens. A private member's bill drafted by Labour leader Ivana Bacik in response to the recent nursing home c

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The chief executive of the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resigned following mounting criticism. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has faced intense scrutiny over the body's handling of the Andrew Malkinson and Oliver Ca

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A teenage influencer who is trying to become the first pilot to fly solo to every continent has been detained by Chilean authorities after an unauthorised trip to Antarctica. Prosecutors allege that 19-year-old Ethan Guo deliberately deviated from his flight plan over the southern Chilean city of Pu

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Legislative plans to implement new EU media freedom rules in Ireland have been set out by the government. The Media Regulation Bill will implement the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which puts in place new rules to protect media pluralism and independence and seeks to ensure that media can opera

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Matheson has acted for global crypto platform Kraken in its successful application to the Central Bank to become Ireland's first authorised crypto-asset service provider. Having secured authorisation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), Kraken can now offer fully-regulated crypto s

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