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The Law Society of Ireland has marked the 20th anniversary of its access programme, which has provided financial and practical supports to over 300 aspiring solicitors to date. The programme aims to assist students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to enter professional legal educati

There will be no further extension to immigration permissions beyond the end of May 2022, the government has confirmed. During the pandemic, immigration permissions were extended nine times to allow people who held a valid permission to be in the State in March 2020 to be legally permitted to remain

The government has published an implementation plan for Mr Justice Peter Kelly's review of the administration of civil justice. A number of the 90 recommendations in his report, which was published in December 2020, have already been implemented. The remaining recommendations will be implemented on

A review of legislation recognising Irish Sign Language (ISL) as one of the native languages of the State and providing for its use in legal proceedings has not been published despite being completed last year. The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 requires a report on the operation of the Act to be prod

Just nine law firms are available to undertake legal aid work in immigration and asylum law in Northern Ireland, according to a new report. The report, produced by barrister and researcher Dr Jo Wilding for Refugee Action Good Practice, examines access to immigration legal advice in different parts

Human rights lawyer Mark Kelly has been appointed as Ireland's new inspector of prisons. Mr Kelly will replace Mark Toland, who has been fulfilling the role on an interim basis since the dramatic resignation of Patricia Gilheaney in February.

Lawmakers in Thailand have been criticised after it was revealed that the country's new parliament building includes a karaoke room. The Sappaya-Sapasathan also features a running track, massage room and golf driving range.

Northern Ireland's only Irish language theatre company has launched legal action against the Arts Council over its decision to withdraw funding from the group. The theatre group, Aisling Ghéar, is challenging the decision on the basis that it is unfair and irrational. The annual funding from

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox has advised TransferMate, a global provider of B2B payments infrastructure as-a-service, on its $70 million funding round, bringing the company to a valuation of $1 billion and $130 mill

Practising barrister Aidan Cotter has been appointed as chair of Board Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the state agency for the Irish seafood industry. Mr Cotter, who called to the Bar in 2019, was appointed by agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue for a three-year term.

The PSNI is facing legal action after a data breach reportedly saw the personal information of 152 people shared with police in the United States. The force said it had referred itself to the Police Ombudsman and informed the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in relation to the breach, the Bel

Complainants in rape cases will only have their phones taken by police for evidential purposes “when absolutely necessary”, the solicitor general is to say. Alex Chalk QC will say today that police will be ordered to retained detailed written explanations and justifications for when they

Volkswagen has agreed to settle for £193 million with more than 90,000 UK car owners after the manufacturer installed “defeat devices” to beat anti-pollution tests. Slater and Gordon announced yesterday that the Volkswagen Group and the claimants had reached an out of court settlem

An occult club has been knocked back from affiliation to a student union after concerns were raised that it could summon the devil onto campus. Adelaide University Union's clubs committee rejected the affiliation request from Adelaide University Occult Club after receiving the bizarre complaint, ABC

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed data protection, IP and technology specialists Deirdre Kilroy and Anna Morgan as its first partners in Dublin. The firm's new office in Ireland will be based in George's Dock, close to Dublin’s tech hub Grand Canal Dock, and will officially