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Legal authorities in Ghana have launched an investigation after more than 90 per cent of law students failed their recent bar exams. Students at Ghana School of Law, the only institution accredited to train lawyers in the African country, have previously raised concerns with the Parliament of Ghana

A woman pulled a foot-long alligator from her trousers after being pulled over by police for running through a stop sign. Dozens of small turtles were also recovered from the vehicle after the traffic stop in Charlotte County, Florida.

The Court of Appeal has found that a High Court judge who struck out proceedings on the ground that they had been improperly constituted pursuant to the Rules of the Superior Courts was wrong in law to do so. Stating that it was clear from Order 84, rule 22(2A) that the presiding judge must not be n

Dublin solicitor Ciaran Kirwan has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA). Mr Kirwan, managing partner of Margetson and Greene Solicitors, has been a director of the IABA since 2015.

Professor Mark Poustie has begun his three-year term as the new Dean of the School of Law at University College Cork (UCC). He succeeds Professor Ursula Kilkelly, who is now head of the College of Business and Law.

The UK Government and Irish Government will today sign a memorandum of understanding on citizens' rights after Brexit. The text of the agreement has not yet been published, but is said to include commitments on the continued operation of the Common Travel Area (CTA) and reciprocal access to welfare.

The most senior lawyer in the Northern Ireland public sector will lead a working group on reform of the petition of concern in the latest round of talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland Executive. Hugh Widdis, head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland, otherwise known as the D

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has settled an age discrimination case brought by its chief executive Roisin McDonough for £12,000, without admission of liability. Ms McDonough, who has held the top post since October 2000, brought the case alleging age discrimination and victimisation, w

The Limerick Solicitors Bar Association (LSBA) has invited Limerick lawyers to a quiz night in support of a child sexual abuse charity. Solicitor Ger O'Neill of local firm O'Neill & Company Solicitors will serve as "quizmaster extraordinaire" on the night, which will include questions on general

Four trainees and a consultant at Tughans took part in the Belfast City Marathon to raise money for charity.

Eugene F. Collins has announced a new partnership with upcoming Irish international athlete Emma O'Brien. Ms O'Brien is a scholarship athlete at Dublin City University whose recent achievements include coming eighth in the European Under-20 Cross Country Championships in the Netherlands last Decembe

EU member states can not place their own conditions on the registration of lawyers from another member state and must apply the principle of proportionality to conditions on their ability to practise, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court delivered its judgment yeste

A Magic Circle law firm has increased its starting salary for junior solicitors to £100,000. Solicitors qualifying at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer this year will benefit from the £15,000 increase over last year's figure.

A former Uber driver was an employee of the ride-sharing company rather than an independent contractor, a Swiss court has ruled for the first time. Lawyer Remy Wyler told AFP that the ruling from Lausanne Labour Court was the first of its kind in Switzerland.

The Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi has been cleared of sexual harassment allegations after an inquiry ruled there was no substance to the accusations – as it withheld its report. Mr Gogoi previously claimed the accusations were "false" and intended to "destabilise the judiciary".