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Declaration ceremonies will be held for new judges on Monday.

A Californian family that made millions by recycling cans and bottles now faces numerous felony charges which could lead to substantial prison sentences. State prosecutors filed a felony complaint this month charging eight family members in Riverside County with defrauding the state. They allegedly

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN human rights chief tells Israel to ‘heed the calls’ of anti-overhaul protesters

A tribute to Roger Casement is scheduled at the London jail where the organiser of the Easter Rising was executed and initially interred, The Irish News reports. The wreath-laying ceremony at Pentonville Prison, set for tomorrow, is being arranged by the Roger Casement Commemoration & Reintermen

The Government has pledged €10 million to support a surge in policing in Dublin for the remainder of the year. This move aims to amplify the presence of Garda patrols and bolster public perception of safety in the city. The supplementary funding will increase the Garda's overtime budget. Accord

The Government has appointed solicitor Peter Mullan as interim chairperson of An Bord Pleanála. Mr Mullan will take up his post on 2 September when the current interim chairperson, Oonagh Buckley, moves to her new role as secretary general of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communi

It is with deep sadness that the Law Society of Northern Ireland has notified members of the passing of Edward (Eddie) Bergin, trainee solicitor with Cleaver Fulton Rankin. The Law Society offered its condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.

The chair and board of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) have announced the appointment of Rachel Morrogh as its new CEO from November 2023. Ms Morrogh will take over from Noeline Blackwell and joins DRCC from the Irish Cancer Society where she is currently director of advocacy and external affairs.

An event has been held to mark the end of the Law Reform Commission of Ireland's 2023 Legal Research Access Internship.

The Supreme Court decided yesterday that its order declaring Seanad University Panel voting laws unconstitutional will take effect on 31 May 2025 – meaning that legislation amending those laws and expanding the franchise to institutions beyond TCD and NUI must be in place before then. In his j

Post-Brexit cooperation between the UK and the EU on law enforcement and criminal justice is sub-optimal, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee. In a letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the committee has outlined its conclusions and observations on the operational

The Supreme Court has ruled that litigation funders must redraft their agreement terms. In PACCAR Inc & Ors v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors, four out of five justices declared that these types of agreements fall under the statutory definition of damages-based agreements (DBAs).

A human rights and criminal KC and her 11-year-old daughter have launched a new international not-for-profit organisation to inform and empower girls across the world to further their rights locally, nationally and globally. The Girls Human Rights Hub – co-founded by Sultana Tafadar KC of No5

A man was forced to stop removing letters from a sign at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters after complaints were made to the police about the work. Elon Musk, who owns the social media giant, wanted to change the sign above the city’s Market Street on Monday after the company’s name w

A criminal inquiry has been launched following allegations of sexual offences involving the ex-assistant chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). This probe into the behaviour of Will Kerr, now the head of Devon and Cornwall Police in England, was confirmed by the Police Omb