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An application for judicial review against the Department of the Environment and Invest NI was listed in the High Court in Belfast yesterday. The court, which listed the case for hearing on 22 October with a review on 10 September, heard that the case of Al-Haq in England and Wales may have an impac

Sir Donnell Deeny has been awarded an honorary degree by Trinity College Dublin. Trinity awards honorary degrees each year to recognise exceptional achievements by individuals in their respective fields. The other recipients were Linda Ervine, the driving force behind the Turas Irish language centre

The number of people being taken to court for not paying their television licence has fallen significantly, despite a surge in evasion following the RTÉ payments scandal, The Irish Times reports. The decline in enforcement raises fresh questions over the effectiveness of the TV funding model,

Community Law & Mediation (CLM), a community law centre and charity, has published a new report which calls for the establishment of a specialist law centre for children and young people in Ireland. The report, Meeting the Legal Needs of Children and Young People in Ireland and Enhancing Access

A man who changed his name to Lucifer Of-Darkness had his assault charge called at court on Friday the 13th. Of-Darkness, 41, is accused of punching a man in Edinburgh, Scotland. Formerly Berkani Nahim, Of-Darkness allegedly caused severe injury to Christopher Jamieson on May 29.

A police operation to track down members of grooming gangs has been announced by the Home Office. The National Crime Agency (NCA) will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a grooming gang, and will look at cases that were previously dismissed.

The head of the Irish Prison Service (IPS) warned the Department of Justice that a crackdown on undocumented migrants would result in dangerous and high-risk prisoners being granted early release to ease overcrowding. In a letter sent to the department in February 2024, IPS director general Caron Mc

The policing oversight body Fiosrú is taking legal action against An Garda Síochána over its alleged failure to comply with aspects of an investigation into the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson, a former British agent and senior Sinn Féin official. The move was confirmed in

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan attended a two-day meeting with his European counterparts in Luxembourg last week to discuss a range of issues including enhancing the internal security of the European Union; managing migration and increasing returns; and combatting serious and organised crime

Women continue to face systemic barriers to gender equality which particularly affect those from marginalised communities, the National Women’s Council (NWC) said today at the CEDAW (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) NGO hearing in Geneva.  The

Johnsons successfully acted for Gerry Adams in his high-profile defamation trial in the High Court against the BBC. 

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has appointed 13 new associate directors across a number of departments. Steven Gilliland and Karl O’Hagan have been appointed as legal services associate directors.

Work to develop a new policy document on the management of transgender prisoners is nearing completion, the Irish Prison Service has said. A spokesperson for the prison service told Irish Legal News that it was engaging with internal stakeholders on practical matters ahead of the finalisation of the

The Society of Young Solicitors (SYS) recently welcomed members to its hotly-anticipated annual summer boat party. Held aboard the MV Cill Airne at North Wall Quay and proudly sponsored by Nixon McQuade, the event sold out in advance, reflecting the strong interest it continues to generate among you

The body which regularly reviews the detention of those found to be unfit to stand trial or not guilty of an offence by reason of insanity held a record 208 review hearings last year. For the first time, the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board held 43rd and 44th reviews into the detentions of