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BHSM LLP has recruited solicitor Leanne Hill to its employment and benefits department. Ms Hill completed her training in a commercial law firm in Cork City and recently qualified as a solicitor in January 2025.

A furniture store has been ordered to pay damages to a couple who bought a sofa without knowing its feather cushions would need to be regularly fluffed. Canadian couple Donna and Thomas Dobko launched civil proceedings against Muse & Merchant after being disappointed with the floppiness of their

Legal proceedings have been issued against Disney in connection with a TV series which depicts the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Belfast firm Phoenix Law is acting for prominent Irish republican Marian McGlinchey (née Price) in her defamation case over her Say Nothing, a historical drama re

The general scheme of legislation allowing Ireland to ratify the EU's trade deal with Canada has been published. The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025 will amend the Arbitration Act 2010 to enable effect to be given in the State to investment protection agreements to which the State becomes a party.

The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) submitted four investigation files to the DPP last year, according to its latest annual report. The CEA's second annual report details its activities during 2024 and highlights 22 case studies.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Global firms ‘profiting from genocide’ in Gaza, says UN rapporteur

Hannah Al-Qaryooti has joined Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) as the non-profit’s legal support manager. An Oxford University law graduate, Ms Al-Qaryooti had previously worked with Safer Renting, a London-based tenants’ rights advocacy service, as a caseworker and team leader.

New legislation forbids schools in a US state from displaying the words "everyone is welcome here" in classrooms. A law which came into effect on Tuesday bans schools in Idaho from displaying flags or banners "representing a political, religious, or ideological expression".

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed three new team members, including senior solicitor Clodagh Rafferty and solicitor Kaitlyn Berryman. Ms Rafferty has joined the firm's private client team, while Ms Berryman has joined the dispute resolution team following the completion of her

A legal challenge could be brought in the Northern Ireland courts over the exclusion of some victims and survivors of abuse from a new redress scheme. Legislation to establish a statutory public inquiry and a statutory redress scheme for victims and survivors of mother and baby institutions, Magdale

Labour has proposed legislation which would provide greater transparency on government legal advice and require public litigation strategy to give regard to the State's duty of care to its citizens. A private member's bill drafted by Labour leader Ivana Bacik in response to the recent nursing home c

The chief executive of the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resigned following mounting criticism. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has faced intense scrutiny over the body's handling of the Andrew Malkinson and Oliver Ca

A first-of-its-kind public inquiry in Australia has published its recommendations for redress for the indigenous people who suffered genocide at the hands of British colonists. The Yoorrook Justice Commission was set up in 2021 as Australia's first formal truth-telling process and was tasked with ex

Lawyers Against Homelessness has paid tribute to the late Brother Kevin Crowley, founder of the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People, who has passed away at the age of 90. Br Kevin founded the centre in 1969 and for decades oversaw its development into a backbone of support for homeless people in

A teenage influencer who is trying to become the first pilot to fly solo to every continent has been detained by Chilean authorities after an unauthorised trip to Antarctica. Prosecutors allege that 19-year-old Ethan Guo deliberately deviated from his flight plan over the southern Chilean city of Pu