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An Garda Síochána have launched a consultation on a new code of practice on the use of third-party live CCTV feeds.

Byrne Wallace Shields has announced that this year six lawyers have been promoted to partner, one to of counsel, seven to managing associate level and two to a senior associate level. The lawyers appointed to partner are; Lisa Hyland, Helen Boland, Sean Neville, Andrew McVea, Kristofer O’Shea

Executive chairman of media regulator Coimisiún na Meán Jeremy Godfrey has asked TikTok for a “full account” of harmful content that they have seen on their platform and “how they have dealt with it”. 

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has accepted an invitation from the government of Bermuda to sit in the British Overseas Territory for a week of appeal hearings in 2027.

A New Zealand parking company has apologised after fining a woman who spent more than five hours in a supermarket car park after suffering a cardiac arrest and being revived.

Lawyers for 29 US states have accused Meta of concealing internal research showing that Instagram was addictive to teenagers and that the company knew its products could harm children.

Another member has resigned from the Council of the Law Society of Northern Ireland in the wake of the society’s handling of chief executive, David Lavery, following his provision of a character reference to his paedophile cousin, William Lloyd Lavery. Julie-Ann McCaffrey, a construction and i

William Fry has appointed Maebh Doyle as a partner in its banking & finance team. A dual-qualified solicitor in Ireland and in England and Wales, she brings more than a decade of experience advising investment banks, investment managers, credit institutions, private equity funds, debt funds and

An aspiring solicitor, Gavin Brady, has been named this year’s Escort of the Year at the Rose of Tralee. The Cavan native, 26, has been escorting London Rose Ciara Fallon throughout the festival and was awarded the title of Escort of the Year on Monday evening.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning notice to solicitors in England reminding them of their professional obligations when using AI. 

An AI system based on Anthropic’s Claude has fired a human employee while running a San Francisco retail store, in what researchers describe as the first known case of a large language model making such a decision.

An Ulster University postgraduate student has won the A&O Shearman award for the best overall performance in the field of librarianship and information management. The Library and Information Management Postgraduate Diploma is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Prof

Five first-year law students from across Northern Ireland have completed the inaugural Foot Anstey McKees Accelerate programme, an initiative launched to remove barriers to entering the legal profession and support emerging legal talent. The successful participants, Jessica Clarken and Lujain Fathel

The Supreme Court has published its 2025 Annual Report. In 2025 the Supreme Court returned to the regions with a landmark sitting in Letterkenny and opened its proceedings to wider audiences through a new broadcasting pilot.

Browne Jacobson has been named as a supplier on Government Commercial Agency’s (GCA) RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector framework, which enables the firm to advise on a wide range of complex legal work for public sector organisations. The UK and Ireland law firm has been named as a supplier