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A delegation of senior Ukrainian judges recently met with government and judicial figures north and south of the border as part of a high-level judicial exchange. Organised by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) in partnership with the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) and the Irish Depa

Irish business leaders are entering 2026 with cautious optimism, but pressing concerns over housing, AI adoption, and global uncertainty are shaping strategic priorities, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has found. The business law firm today published the findings of its third annual business a

Gardaí will be enabled to use biometric recognition technologies, including facial images, to investigate serious criminal offences under newly published draft legislation. The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025 provides for the retrospective use of bi

The former CEO of RSA Insurance Ireland has been disqualified for 13 years by the Central Bank of Ireland for his admitted participation in a breach of financial services law. Philip Smith, who served as CEO and executive director of RSA Insurance Ireland DAC (RSAII) from 2009 to 2013, was this mont

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to fully withdraw from all Crown Court cases early next year in a significant escalation of an ongoing dispute over legal aid fees.

Global law firm Dentons has recruited Craig Kenny as a partner in its real estate practice in Dublin. Mr Kenny has advised on a number of the largest and most significant real estate transactions in the Irish market over the last 10 years.

Social media platform Reddit has launched legal proceedings aimed at overturning Australia's landmark ban on social media for under-16s. Australia's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 took effect on Monday, requiring designated platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent u

An updated practice direction on third-party disclosure in Northern Ireland sexual offence and serious assault cases will take effect next week. The revised version of Practice Direction No. 2 of 2019 was published by the Lady Chief Justice's Office yesterday and takes effect from 15 December 2025.

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Hundred of motorists have lost their driving licenses after being caught drunk cycling. Police in Japan suspended a total of 896 cyclists' driving licenses between January and September 2025 after deeming them "also likely to pose a significant danger when driving a car".

Members of New York's Brehon Law Society celebrated their strong ties to Ireland last week at their annual holiday party. President Deirdre Freerick welcomed two special guests to the event: Gerard Angley, the consul general of Ireland in New York, and Siobhan Dennehy, executive director of the Emer

Foreign intelligence agencies are actively targeting Irish businesses in the technology, financial services, aviation leasing and cybersecurity sectors, according to a new report. The research paper published by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) and Deloitte Ireland warns th

Ireland has been referred back to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its alleged continued failure to comply with a judgment on the treatment of urban waste water. The court ruled in March 2019 that Ireland had breached the requirements of the EU’s Urban Waste Water Treatme

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has recruited Alan Bissett as a senior member of its corporate and commercial team. Mr Bissett is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and in England and Wales and brings more than 30 years’ experience advising businesses across a wide range of sectors.

A bid by one of the so-called 'Sallins Men' to have his quashed 1976 conviction formally declared a miscarriage of justice will return to the Court of Appeal tomorrow. Osgur Breatnach, represented by Belfast firm KRW Law, has made an application to the court under section 9 of the Criminal Procedure