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Cleaver Fulton Rankin lawyer Jude Copeland is to take a leading role in work to help guide Northern Ireland solicitors through the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and data protection, with a particular focus on AI. Mr Copeland has been appointed as chair of the Law Society of Northern Ireland's

An expert in animal welfare law has been appointed to a new advisory group tasked with reviewing dog breeding regulations in Northern Ireland. Vanessa Barnes, a non-practising English solicitor, will join veterinary surgeon Susan Cunningham on the new group, chaired by animal behaviour and welfare e

Proposals to divert more "low-level offences", including motoring offences, away from the Northern Ireland courts have been put out for consultation. The Department of Justice is seeking views on whether the PSNI and PPS should be given additional powers to deal with a range of offences outside the

The Department of Social Protection has been criticised for launching High Court proceedings in a response to a €550,000 fine for breaching the GDPR. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) last month announced its decision that the Department had failed to identify a valid legal basis for collect

The EU has begun consulting on the most significant changes to its competition law enforcement framework in over two decades. The European Commission yesterday launched both a call for evidence and a public consultation inviting stakeholders to give feedback on the future of the EU procedures for th

Irish lawyer Liam Moloney will this month address a legal convention in San Francisco which is expected to draw over 2,000 attendees. Mr Moloney, managing partner of Moloney & Co Solicitors, has been invited to speak at the American Association of Justice's annual convention, which will take pla

Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP has appointed Niall Reilly as chief operations officer. Mr Reilly brings a world of knowledge of business and finance, having worked nationally and internationally for firms including Dillon Eustace and DLA Piper.

Simon Harris has said the Irish government remains a "steadfast supporter" of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Palestine who has been sanctioned by the Trump administration. The Tánaiste yesterday told TDs that the imposition of US sanctions on Ms Albanese, an outspoken oppone

A new route to British citizenship for Irish people living in the UK will become available later this month. The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 is due to come into force on 22 July 2025 and will make it easier and cheaper for Irish citizens living in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern

Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has appointed Louisa McGeehan as its first-ever chief operating officer. 

A shoe shop has suffered the theft of more than 50 right shoes. Police in Queensland, Australia have appealed for witnesses after a man nicked the 53 shoes — just half of 106 pairs — from a shopping centre on Monday.

The prosecution and conviction of a nurse has highlighted a "major gap" in the legal and regulatory framework governing independent nursing practice in Northern Ireland, her lawyer has said. Nichola Hawes, a registered nurse independent prescriber, was fined £8,000 in Downpatrick Crown Court y

There are now over 15,000 practising solicitors and barristers in the State, though the growth of both professions is beginning to slow, according to a new report. There were 12,175 practising solicitors and 3,071 practising barristers at the end of 2024, according to the latest LSRA report on the a

An inflation-linked increase in personal injury awards is set to be effectively vetoed by the government. The Judicial Council proposed a 16.7 per cent increase in awards to the justice minister, Jim O'Callaghan, in February this year.

Ministers cannot delay redress for survivors of sexual abuse in schools on the basis of funding concerns, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has warned. Helen McEntee, the minister for education and youth, yesterday said she was examining the issue of financial redress following the fina