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Judges have reopened a row with academic researchers over claims that Wikipedia influences their decision-making. In a paper published last summer, researchers in the US and Ireland said the creation of a Wikipedia article on a Supreme Court case generates a 25 per cent increase in its citations in

Whitney Moore has congratulated newly-qualified solicitors Hannah Judge, Michael Coleman and Kate Dillon on their appointment to the firm. Ms Judge and Mr Coleman have been appointed to the firm's corporate and M&A team. Ms Dillon has been appointed to the firm's employment and data privacy team

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has launched a new digital skills programme aimed at helping its lawyers learn a range of key business skills. The new programme covers IT, legal technology, marketing and business development, with courses offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

Pupils from St. Dominic's Grammar School for Girls have won the Northern Ireland heat of the Young Citizens Bar Mock Trial competition and will progress to the UK final at The Old Bailey in May.

Retiring judges could be made subject to a "cooling-off" period before taking up roles in the private sector under proposals aimed at improving ethics in public office. The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform yesterday published the report of its review of Ireland’s statu

In a cautionary tale for public speakers everywhere, a law professor has apologised after a microphone caught him telling a student to "fuck off". Daniel Capra, an adjunct professor at the prestigious Columbia Law School in New York City, inadvertently muttered profanity directly into his microphone

The UK Supreme Court has rejected two unionist legal challenges to the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland Protocol. One of the two challenges, which were heard together last year, was brought by a group of senior unionist politicians led by Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) leader Jim Allister and in

A national controversy over the State's historic handling of litigation concerning private nursing home charges betrays "a fundamental lack of understanding of our legal system", Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC has said in a report to ministers. The law officer's 30-page report on matters relating

International law firm Clark Hill LLP has announced the establishment of an offshore wind practice group in Dublin. Aidan Eames, a consultant in the firm since its merger with Eames Solicitors just over a year ago, is leading the new group, which will serve clients investing in the rapidly growing I

GMB is now the union for judges after the UK's first union branch specifically for judges was opened this week. The branch consists of union members who work in the judicial system, which is traditionally a sector without trade union representation.

Ireland is no longer being fined €15,000 per day after taking all measures necessary to ensure compliance with an EU court ruling related to the Derrybrien wind farm in Co Galway. The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) imposed pecuniary penalties on Ireland in No

Prosecution barristers in England and Wales are to receive a 15 per cent pay rise after a deal was made with the Treasury. The director of public prosecutions announced that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had “secured additional funding” from ministers.

Ireland's civil legal aid scheme should be expanded to cover more people and more areas of law and restructured in line with the community law centre model, a group of 19 legal and social justice organisations have said. In a joint submission to the government review of the scheme, the organisations

A number of key reforms to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) will come into effect from next week, the government has announced. Dara Calleary, minister of state for trade promotion and digital transformation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has signed a commencemen

Children as young as 12 will be allowed to wield ninja-style throwing stars under new legislation approved by a US state legislature. A bill approved by the Indiana Senate in a 48–1 vote would overturn the state's current outright ban on throwing stars, sometimes known as shurikens.