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Pakistan has sworn in its first female Supreme Court judge. Ayesha Malik, 55, will sit alongside 16 men on the country's top court. She was educated at the Pakistan College of Law and Harvard University and has served as a judge in the city of Lahore for the past two decades.

Hundreds of holidaymakers experienced an unexpected end to their trip after their cruise ship changed course to avoid seizure by US authorities. The Crystal Symphony was bound for Miami, Florida but docked at Bimini in the Bahamas after a US judge said the luxury liner could be seized in a dispute o

The HSE is applying the Disability Act 2005 in a way that undermines rather than upholds disability rights in Ireland, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has told the Court of Appeal. Appearing as amicus curiae in the case of OB, the watchdog said the manner in which the HSE carries out

Rob Haniver has joined EY Law Ireland as associate partner for technology and commercial law. Adding to the team’s existing expertise in real estate, employment and corporate M&A law, Mr Haniver's practice will focus on data protection, privacy and security, internet and consumer laws, eme

A new book exploring the law and practice of the Northern Ireland protocol has been published online. Edited by Professor Christopher McCrudden of Queen's University Belfast (QUB), the book was produced in "close partnership" with the Office of the Lord Chief Justice.

The Judicial Council's plans to develop landmark sentencing guidelines for Irish judges could be frustrated by a lack of sentencing data, particularly for cases dealt with at the District Court, a new report has warned. Professor Cyrus Tata of the Centre for Law, Crime & Justice at Strathclyde L

Five new partners have joined A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) across its Dublin and Belfast offices. The appointments of Michelle Daly, Deirdre Geraghty, Laura Kennedy, Eugenée Mulhern and Ciaran O'Shiel were announced last year and came into effect at the start of the month.

An expert group chaired by former competition chief Isolde Goggin has been established to examine the possibility of including an individual complaints mechanism in Ireland's landmark online safety legislation. The group, which includes distinguished barrister Ronan Lupton SC and experts on children

Employees who lost out on redundancy pay due to their period on lay-off during Covid-19 restrictions will receive a special tax-free payment under new legislation. The Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill provides for a special payment of up to a maximum payment of €1,860 tax-free to bridge the

Loyal fans of Hollywood star Ana de Armas are suing a film studio for $5 million after renting a film in the mistaken belief that she was in it alongside actress Lily James. Ms de Armas – who shot to fame with her appearance in Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out and No Time to Die – appeared

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has said it returned to a "pre-pandemic growth trajectory" last year after recording a 23 per cent rise in revenue to €98 million. The only major firm to release turnover figures, it said all areas of the firm grew, with particularly strong contrib

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson is advising Irish-registered biotech ProKidney LP on its announced transaction to go public through a business combination with the Nasdaq-listed SPAC Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp

Ireland should have a dedicated environmental court along the lines of the Workplace Relations Commission or the Labour Court, experts will tell the Climate Bar Association's inaugural symposium this afternoon. Taoiseach Micheál Martin will open the online event, hosted in association with Th

Seven vacancies on the board of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) will be filled by next week at the latest, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. The board has been unable to meet since September 2021 due to the unfilled vacancies because it is unable to reach the quorum to make decisions.

Legislation to expand Northern Ireland's spent convictions regime will be brought forward following strong support in a consultation, justice minister Naomi Long has announced. New legislation will reduce the length of time that it will take for some convictions to become spent and allow more senten