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Tens of thousands of offenders in England and Wales, including sex offenders, shoplifters, drug dealers and violent criminals, will avoid prison under sweeping sentencing reforms to be put before MPs next month. The Sentencing Bill will require judges to presume against custodial sentences of less t

Trinity College Dublin law student Omotolani Sogbetun has been awarded the 2025 Matheson Cara Scholarship. The scholarship, delivered as part of Matheson's impactful business programme, is named in honour of the firm's late partner, Cara O'Hagan.

The European Commission has invited feedback on proposed revisions to guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty. The Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines set out the conditions under which aid to non-financial undertakings in difficulty may be con

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has reported a six per cent increase in profits to £224.1 million (around €258.6m) in its latest financial results. The firm enjoyed an eighth consecutive year of revenue and profit growth in the 12 months to 30 April 2025, with revenue up 11 per c

Health experts have called for new regulations after a family-friendly restaurant accidentally served cannabis-infused pizza to nearly 100 customers. A "mass intoxication event" took place at Famous Yeti's Pizza in Wisconsin in October 2024, according to a paper recently published in a US health jou

The Law Society of Ireland has launched a new online resource focused on legal tech. The new dedicated web page carries information about courses, tools and the latest insights on AI, cyber security, and using technology in day-to-day practice.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China's Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president

Two pilot schemes aimed at making the family justice system more inclusive and transparent have reached a milestone. The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has revealed more information about the coming children's court advocate pilot and the family law reporting project.

Simon Harris has joined 20 other foreign ministers and the EU's foreign policy chief in condemning Israel's E1 settlement plan as "unacceptable and a violation of international law". Israel's finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who belongs to the far-right Mafdal–Religious Zionism party, has b

A migrant rights group is considering a High Court appeal after more than €23,000 in awards to a former restaurant worker were overturned by the Labour Court. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) represented Suman Bhurtel, who is originally from Nepal and was working with an employment perm

A judge has blocked a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in schools. Texas' Senate Bill 10 was due to take effect on 1 September and was introduced in the wake of similar legislation in Louisiana, which has also been subject to legal challenge.

Intellectual property law expert Dr Richard Bunworth has joined Trinity College Dublin School of Law as an assistant professor. Dr Bunworth will lecture on intellectual property law, industrial property and related subjects, as well as supervising dissertations on intellectual property, technology,

A&O Shearman has reported revenue of €3.4 billion in the first year following the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Stirling. The firm enjoyed profit before tax of €1.3 billion in the financial year ending 30 April 2025, amounting to profit per equity partner (PEP) of &eur

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared the proposed acquisition of BT Datacentres Ireland by Equinix (Ireland) following a full phase 2 investigation. Equinix operates six data centres in Dublin, which provide digital infrastructure for cloud, IT, finance, content and

An English judge has criticised a taxpayer for using an artificial intelligence chatbot to argue his case in court after it "hallucinated" non-existent legal precedents. Marc Gunnarsson used AI to help prepare his legal submissions when appealing a decision by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The tax