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Redundancies are expected in the Belfast office of global law firm Baker McKenzie, which currently employs around 500 people. Irish Legal News understands that the firm is set to shed up to 10 per cent of its business professional roles globally, subject to consultations.

A former employee of PwC who brought an age and disability discrimination case against the company with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland will receive a £150,000 settlement. The woman had worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Ltd for more than 40 years and held the

Legislation lifting the Dublin Airport passenger gap is to be drafted as a matter of priority, the government has confirmed. The Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 will empower the minister for transport to make an order to amend or revoke the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport.

Survivors of the Stardust fire will be offered recognition payments of €20,000 through a new ex gratia scheme, the government has announced. The establishment of the scheme marks the second phase of the government's response to the 2024 inquest.

A new report argues that an unexpected interpretation of the Scotland Act by the UK Supreme Court has caused confusion over how laws are made in the UK’s devolved parliaments, including Stormont. The report argues the court’s reading of section 28(7) of the Act has made it harder for dev

In a fashion faux pas for the books, a UK government minister turned up to a red squirrel conservation conference wearing a dress decorated with pictures of grey squirrels. Baroness Hayman of Ullock, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for biosecurity, borders and animals, has been widely der

Two widows who lost their husbands in the 1994 RAF Chinook disaster have spoken publicly for the first time to back a campaign for a judge-led public inquiry. A total of 29 service personnel died on 2 June 1994 when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre en route from Northern Ireland to Scot

A&L Goodbody’s Northern Ireland office has raised £3,300 in support of Concern Worldwide’s "Water for Gaza" appeal. The fundraising initiative is supporting efforts to restore access to clean water and sanitation for families affected by the ongoing man-made humanitarian crisis

Northern Ireland's justice minister has withdrawn a proposal aimed at resolving a month-long strike over legal aid fees, according to the Criminal Bar Association (CBA). In a statement issued this morning, the CBA said it was "disappointed and perplexed" by Naomi Long's decision to propose and then

The European Parliament has voted to add stronger protections for European farmers to the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Ireland voted against the trade deal with the South American trading bloc, largely due to the opposition of Irish farmers, but most EU member states support it.

WhatsApp Ireland can bring an EU court challenge to the imposition of a €225 million GDPR fine which followed an investigation by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. The General Court had previously held that any challenge to the 202

Human rights campaigners have called on the Irish government to ban ICE deportation flights from refuelling at Shannon Airport. An investigation by The Guardian last week revealed that a private jet owned by a billionaire property developer who funded Trump's election campaign has been used to depor

Micheál Ó Mulláin has been named as the new managing partner of Cork-based commercial law firm O’Flynn Exhams LLP. Mr Ó Mulláin, who will also continue to head up the firm's real estate, banking and finance team, succeeds Shane Crossan in the top post.

The Israeli government is to pave the way for a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in what has been condemned internationally as the de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory. Sweeping changes agreed by Israeli ministers on Sunday will make it easier for Israeli

A Russian court has for the first time convicted a person for simply liking videos on YouTube. A fine of 30,000 rubles (around €325 or £285) was imposed on 72-year-old Yasily Yovdy for showing his "approval in the form of likes" under videos related to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukra