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A Kurdish woman who came to Northern Ireland as a child fleeing the Syrian civil war has graduated with a law degree from Ulster University.

DLA Piper has appointed two new legal directors and four new senior associates in Ireland. New legal director Oisín Mulvihill specialises in finance, advising on a range of cross-border and domestic financing matters, with a particular focus on securitisation, structured finance and other deb

A viral video clip has captured the moment a man joined a remote court hearing while using the toilet. Footage of the man clearly sitting on a toilet seat and making full use of the facilities was broadcast to the public via the YouTube stream from Gujarat High Court in India.

Global law firm Walkers has welcomed Eimear Burbridge and Claire Winrow as partners in a round of promotions in its Irish office. Ms Burbridge, a tax lawyer, and Ms Winrow, an asset management and investment funds lawyer, both take up their new roles today.

The English courts are to hear a challenge to the judicial appointments process on the basis that it still involves "secret soundings" which act as a barrier to diversity on the bench. A member of the GMB trade union's dedicated branch for members of the judiciary is challenging the Judicial Appoint

Media, technology and legal experts came together on Friday to explore the evolving landscape of the law in these areas.

Law students from Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin have been elected to the national board of the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Ireland.

Fermanagh is in danger of becoming a "legal aid desert" as a result of cuts to courts, custody suits and legal aid, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned.

Criminal trials in England and Wales arising from the Post Office Horizon IT scandal may not commence until 2028. Met Police commander Stephen Clayman, who is leading the investigation, told the BBC: "The teams need to be really meticulous and [pay] attention to detail, but actually we are making so

The US Supreme Court has delivered a significant victory to President Trump, ruling that lower federal courts lack the authority to impose nationwide injunctions blocking his executive orders. In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the court sided with the administration in a case concerning Mr Trump’s

Regulations paving the way for new local community safety partnerships (LCSPs) to begin their work across the State have come into effect. The new LCSPs replace the old joint policing committee (JPCs) in line with a recommendation from the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland put into law

Lawyers Against Homelessness will host a summer CPD event in just over two weeks' time. The anti-homelessness initiative led by barristers and solicitors has raised over €500,000 for the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People since 2017.

FLAC has called on the government to deal with the "civil legal aid crisis" as it revealed enormous demand for its services in 2024. The NGO's annual report for 2024, published today, shows that its telephone information and referral line answered 11,435 queries last year, including a record high of

McCann FitzGerald has appointed Stephen Proctor as group leader of its real estate and construction group. Mr Proctor, who has played a key role in many of Ireland's most significant construction and engineering projects over the past two decades, takes over the role from Dónal O'Raghallaigh,

Students from UCD Sutherland School of Law have triumphed in the Cape Town Convention Academic Project's inaugural Irish moot. The UCD team of Robert Grendon, Josh Walsh, Niamh McKnight and Robin Jowett faced off against the Trinity College Dublin team of Keelan Daye, Julia Tomasiak, Daniel Walsh an