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Northern Ireland's family courts should apply a "presumption against contact" in cases involving domestic violence and abuse, a report has recommended.

Scotland's disciplinary tribunal for solicitors is to adopt a lower standard of proof for professional misconduct cases. The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has voted to apply the civil standard of proof, i.e. the balance of probabilities, in future hearings of professional misconduct

The Central Bank of Ireland has launched a public consultation on the implementation of new access to cash legislation. The public consultation covers two parts of the new regime under the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025.

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A funeral for the late Niav O'Higgins will take place on Saturday 13 December in Dublin. Ms O'Higgins, who led the construction and engineering group at Arthur Cox until her retirement last summer, passed away on Tuesday.

A&L Goodbody has appointed 11 new partners across its Dublin and Belfast offices. In Dublin, the new partners are Aisling O'Donoghue in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources team; Brendan Curran in environment and planning; Eoghan Browne and Jennie Quirke in corporate transactions; Ha

Barristers engaging in State-funded work have been invited to join the public sector union Fórsa for the first time. The trade union, the second largest in the State, today announced the establishment of a branch for barristers.

A lawsuit concerning a woman who was struck in the face by a bird while riding a rollercoaster turns on whether the bird was a duck or a snowy egret. Hillary Martin is seeking $500,000 in damages from SeaWorld after she says she was knocked unconscious while riding the Mako rollercoaster at the Flor

Northern Ireland firm McCay Legal has announced a series of appointments, including the promotion of Aaron Mullen to director. The firm recently welcomed Naomi White and Mia Fox to the firm as associates in the litigation and private client teams respectively.

Government plans to place new restrictions on judicial review challenges to planning decisions have been branded "an attack on the rule of law".

Jonathan Lynam has been elected as president of the Southern Law Association (SLA) for 2026. Mr Lynam was elected to succeed Dermot Kelly in the top role at the association's recent AGM and will be supported by Barry Kelleher as vice-president.

Ireland's online safety watchdog has signed a memorandum of understanding which paves the way for closer collaboration with its Australian counterpart. The document was signed this week by Niamh Hodnett, online safety commissioner at Coimisiún na Meán, and Australia's eSafety commissio

Solicitor Sarah Grace has joined the board of Beyond Surviving, a survivor-led charity offering support for those affected by domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence. Ms Grace, a corporate lawyer and certified yoga teacher, has been appointed to the board as legal trustee alongside the appointme

More than a dozen adjudication officers have been appointed to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in a milestone for its enforcement powers. The panel of 16 independent adjudication officers were appointed by the enterprise, tourism and employment minister Peter Burke with eff

Tusla and other government bodies will have a statutory duty to cooperate to protect vulnerable children under proposed legislative reforms. The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2025 will revise and update the Child Care Act 1991, which governs a range of issues including taking children into care throug