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Defamation lawyer Paul Tweed has welcomed a €100,000 award to his client, former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, in his lawsuit against the BBC. Mr Adams, who led the Irish republican party from 1983 to 2018, sued the UK public broadcaster for defamation in the Irish High Court over cla

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Dozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN says

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and justice minister Jim O'Callaghan were welcomed to the official opening of the Data Protection Commission's (DPC) new headquarters in Dublin yesterday. The building project was commenced by the Office of Public Works in May 2023, and has brought together all of the

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said it is "deeply concerned" at government plans to establish a permanent non-jury court. Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has confirmed that the government has accepted the recommendations of the majority report published by an independent review gr

An alleged senior member of the Kinahan organised crime group has appeared in the Special Criminal Court following his extradition to Ireland from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Irish government has welcomed the extradition of Sean McGovern as an example of "excellent criminal justice cooperati

Dia Silverstein has announced the opening of a new immigration law firm in Douglas, Cork. Dia Silverstein Solicitors serves an ever-increasing demand for high-quality immigration legal services in Cork including applications for naturalisation, foreign birth registration, join family visas, internat

A lost cat rescued by police was spared jail despite scratching the officer involved and going through a light-hearted "arrest". Bangkok police officer Da Parinda Pakeesuk shared photos of the tiny British shorthair on Facebook as he appealed for its owner to collect the cat from his station.

International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced plans to launch new operations in Ireland in September, with Pamela O'Neill to lead the Dublin office and Gareth Planck to take the reins in Belfast. The firm says the new Irish practice will be full-service and will involve around 20 partner

William Fry and Eversheds Sutherland Ireland have walked away from merger talks which would have created one of the largest law firms in Ireland. News of the talks first emerged in December last year.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has held the first in a planned series of "legal townhall" events aimed at bringing together local solicitors and elected representatives to talk about challenges facing the legal profession and the communities it serves.

The Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) welcomed the senior leadership of the Law Society of Ireland yesterday for a Q&A event with local solicitors. Law Society president Eamon Harrington and director general Mark Garrett met with members of the SSBA at an event in Sligo's Glasshouse Hotel

Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs have been struck down by judges who said the US president does not have the authority to impose unlimited tariffs on goods from nearly every country in the world. A three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade (CIT) yesterday handed down

The Special Criminal Court is to be replaced with a new permanent non-jury court after the government announced it would side with the majority of the review group which reported two years ago. Two reports were published in 2023 after a review group chaired by retired Court of Appeal judge Mr Justic

Google is facing a £25 billion legal claim in the UK over allegations it abused its dominant position in the online search advertising market. The tech giant is accused of making agreements with mobile device manufacturers to make Google Search the default search engine on devices, which has p

The establishment of a Sentencing Council for Northern Ireland would increase public confidence in the criminal justice system, the Ulster Unionist Party's justice spokesperson has told Irish Legal News. Doug Beattie, who sits on Stormont's justice committee, said the establishment of a dedicated bo