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A prisoner accused of threatening to shoot an officer after being served a jacket potato for lunch has gone on trial. Nicholas Brock, 57, a far-right sympathiser from Berkshire, England is currently serving a sentence for possessing terrorist materials. He is alleged to have threatened to kill a pri

Belfast law firm Edwards Solicitors has said it is extremely disappointed and frustrated over the failure to make an offer of compensation to thousands of officers and staff involved in the PSNI data breach. In a review hearing yesterday, the High Court was told that despite a business case for a un

Via the Courts Service: "Welcome to the 36 new judicial assistants who have joined us this month.

Ireland should have a compensation scheme for miners who suffered illness due to poor working conditions and work systems, according to Moloney & Co. Solicitors. The injuries workers suffered included, coal workers pneumoconiosis, chronic bronchitis, chronic pulmonary disease, silicosis, industr

Beauchamps LLP has announced the appointment of Peter Curran and Darragh Blake as senior partners. Mr Curran was head of the all-island projects and procurement group at Eversheds Sutherland. A commercial lawyer with over 25 years’ experience, he has advised on some of the most significant pro

A Belfast student has settled her disability discrimination case against Translink for £7,500 after Glider drivers repeatedly failed to accommodate her needs. Rosie Pidgeon, who uses an electric wheelchair, regularly travels on the Glider to and from her college course at Millfield campus in B

Applications for Irish passports from the UK have exceeded 20,000 per month since January, with figures indicating demand could set a new annual record. Data from the Department of Foreign Affairs shows that almost 82,000 applications have been lodged from Britain this year, alongside 87,500 from No

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened war crimes proceedings against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in its first-ever confirmation of charges hearing held without the accused present. The move represents a historic step for the court and a potential test case for future prosecutions of

Residents of a Bavarian apartment block who called police over persistent late-night doorbell ringing were astonished to learn the cause was not pranksters – but rather a slug. The creature had been sliding across the metal bell plate, repeatedly setting off the buzzer and disturbing residents

The Council of Europe has released a new guide aimed at limiting the use of criminal law to restrict freedom of expression, warning against the growing trend of its disproportionate application.  The guide offers a detailed overview of the European Court of Human Rights’ case law, underli

Eversheds Sutherland (International) has announced the successful integration of its Ireland practice into its international business. Effective from 15 September 2025, the practice in Ireland will see an initial 26 partners and 170 colleagues join the international firm as a financially integrated

Fiona de Lacy has been appointed managing director of Arthur Cox Corporate Services Limited, reflecting the firm’s continued expansion into services that complement our core legal, tax, and listings offering. The group will provide expert director and corporate services across a wide range of

The Labour Court has been reduced to one operating division after the renewal of a serving deputy chairman’s warrant of appointment was blocked by the Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. The Labour Court is a statutorily independent judicia

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has published its second complaints report for 2025 which shows it received 841 complaints in a six-month period, with 893 complaints closed. The report provides details of the number and nature of complaints about legal practitioners (solicitors and ba

O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors has announced that Jane Connolly has successfully completed her training contract, having graduated from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies with distinction.  Ms Connolly began her journey with the firm as a paralegal before progressing to trainee soli