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Florida governor Ron DeSantis has pledged to make Tesla’s new 'flying' Roadster legal in the state, joking that it could "leapfrog golf carts in The Villages".

Vizlegal, the legal data and intelligence platform, has appointed Cormac Ó Culáin as head of sectoral engagement. In his new role, Cormac will lead Vizlegal’s engagement with solicitors, barristers, the courts, academia, media and public bodies. He will also track how AI is being

The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has welcomed a Labour Court recommendation which it says vindicates the trade unions’ insistence that serious negotiations must now take place on precarious employment and working conditions across higher education. The recommendation concerns

President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has called on David Davis MP to withdraw remarks made during a debate on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill that referred to “the activities of IRA lawyers in the courts”. Members of parliament were in the House of Commons debating am

Ciarán Mulholland, principal solicitor at Mulholland Law, has expressed serious concern over recent criticism directed at the solicitors’ profession by certain members of the judiciary, amid ongoing difficulties within the criminal justice system.

A judge has said he finds it astounding that solicitors are not attending court to represent clients who are in custody as part of the legal aid dispute.

The first Irish opinion poll on public sentiment about encryption has found that the Irish public overwhelmingly believes (93 per cent) they have the right to private conversations online. 90 per cent say nobody should be able to access their private messages without a court order.

Owen Beattie Solicitors has announced that Ruairí Burns has qualified as a solicitor with the firm, marking an important milestone in both his career and the continued growth of the practice. Founded by Owen Beattie in September 2022, the firm was established with a vision to create a modern

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has challenged the government’s decision not to fully implement legislation designed to formally identify and protect victims of human trafficking, warning that Ireland risks leaving vulnerable people without effective access to identifica

Callan Tansey LLP have announced the appointment of Joanne Leetch as partner and head of the conveyancing and probate department at their Boyle office.  A spokesperson for Callan Tansey LLP said: “Joanne's expertise, her commitment to client service and her contribution to the firm over m

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has published tongue-in-cheek advice for workers hoping to play Grand Theft Auto 6 on release day but who have exhausted their paid leave.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is calling on the justice minister Jim O’Callaghan to meet his responsibilities for all victims of crime and all accused persons. Further to his comment last night that he has "no difficulty" in engaging in talks with the Law Society of Ireland and

Members of the Law Society of Northern Ireland have overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in chief executive David Lavery at Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Society which took place last night. Two SGMs were requisitioned following controversy that surrounded Mr Lavery’s provision

The DCU Law Review is calling for submissions for its inaugural issue on the topic of ‘Law, Society and the Disjuncture Between’. Founded by final year law students and editors in chief, Regina Chow and Darragh McDonald, the Review is the first student-led review at the university since

Matheson and University College Cork (UCC) recently welcomed a record 90 students to the fourth annual Matheson and UCC Hackathon, held at UCC on Tuesday 13 October 2026. The event, which forms part of the UCC and Matheson Innovation Partnership, brings together students from across a range of disci