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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has written to retailers around the country reminding them they must display prices for paper bags and similar products in line with consumer law.  Consumers have contacted the CCPC helpline indicating that there is no display signage in

DLA Piper has been announced as the inaugural 'presenting partner' of The Irish Times Debate, Ireland's oldest and most prestigious intervarsity debating competition, for the 2026/27 season. Running continuously since 1960, The Irish Times Debate is an all-island competition open to every full-time

Legal departments are being flooded with AI-generated correspondence, according to a new report by Dentons.  Employee grievances, customer complaints and GDPR requests are now routinely drafted using AI tools, which has placed a significant burden on in-house legal teams.

Lord Snowden, who was appointed to the UK Supreme Court earlier this year, has spoken to BBC Radio about his early life and background and his subsequent rise through the legal profession to the UK's highest court. Speaking to Gary Philipson on BBC Radio Tees last week, Lord Snowden recounted h

European crisp makers fear their steak and bacon flavours could be caught by proposed EU rules banning meat-related names on vegetarian and vegan foods. The legislation aims to prevent plant-based products from being marketed using terms such as steak, chicken, pork and liver. However, the European

Police recorded at least 29,922 crimes mentioning cocaine in 2025, as rising consumption of the drug has been linked to assaults, domestic abuse and dangerous driving. A Guardian investigation found that crime rates associated with cocaine across Britain had risen by 10 per cent since 2019, while Ho

New York City’s horse-drawn carriage drivers are preparing to sue the city after councillors voted 40-7 to ban the century-old tradition from June 2028. Romanch’s Law followed the death of 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan, who was thrown from a carriage earlier this year. Drivers argu

A speeding loophole that can see motorists drive above the legal limit before police usually begin enforcement also applies in Northern Ireland, the PSNI has confirmed.

Airbnb will prohibit hosts from requiring guests to clean their accommodation before checkout under new rules taking effect on November 20. The policy, applying to reservations booked from that date, bans requirements to wash and put away dishes, strip beds, start laundry or take rubbish off-site.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is facing a backlash over the decision to have the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) remove a video related to their ‘We-Consent’ campaign featuring a teenager who does not want a hug from her grandparents. Mr O’Callghan issued a statement on T

The Bar of Northern Ireland has signed a joint statement alongside the Law Society of Northern Ireland, the Law Society of Scotland, the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council of England and Wales, among others, condemning US sanctions on the International Criminal Court. The statement

The International Bar Association (IBA) and professional legal organisations around the world have reaffirmed their collective commitment to the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. Their joint statement comes at a critical moment – as both international law and the institutions

Dr Kevin Costello, associate professor of law at UCD Sutherland School of Law, has been elected as an honorary bencher by The Honorable Society of King's Inns. He dined for the first time as a bencher last Thursday evening. He was joined at the event by a number of colleagues from UCD School of Law

Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and member of The Elders, Mary Robinson, has warned of the growing pressures facing the international legal order, including rising populism, declining public trust in institutions, and mounting threats to human rights and in

The Bar Council and the Law Society of Northern Ireland welcomed a delegation of six Ukrainian judges to the Inn of Court last week as part of a visit to the jurisdiction organised by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). The delegation was led by the Chief Justice (President of the Supreme Court)