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Privacy and data rights activist Max Schrems has brought a High Court challenge in Dublin aimed at halting the Data Protection Commissioner's probe into Facebook Ireland's transfer of data to its US-based parent. Mr Schrems has brought judicial review proceedings because of his real and immediate co

The Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA), a project of legal rights group FLAC, has provided pro bono support to over 300 NGOs in its first decade, according to a new report. The impact report, covering the period from PILA's establishment in 2009 to 2019, was launched this morning at an online event

The UK government has apologised to the family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane for taking nearly two years to respond to a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling on their case. The Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state has failed to deliver an Article 2 compliant investigation int

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP partner Niall Michel and trainee Kate Moloney consider a ruling in which the High Court confirmed its role in reviewing the findings of misconduct. Recently, in Law Society of Ireland v Daniel Coleman1, the High Court provided guidance on the respective scope of:

A prominent crime reporter has lodged a complaint with the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland over the PSNI's alleged failure to investigate a threat against her newborn son. Patricia Devlin, an award-winning journalist who works for the Sunday World, received a Facebook message in October 2019 in

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has replaced much of its vehicle fleet with electric vehicles, helping to reduce its vehicle maintenance costs by a half in three years. The Prison Escorting and Court Custody Service (PECCS) based at Maghaberry Prison maintains and services a fleet of 99 p

Sexual orientation discrimination cases have increased 165 per cent since 2015, according to new data from compliance training specialist DeltaNet International and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The study analysed over 120,000 discrimination cases that went to employment tribunals and included case

A leading member of the parody Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is facing up to six years in prison for alleged illegal political activities. Mikhail Iosilevich, the Russian head of the fake religion whose followers call themselves "Pastafarians", is accused of links to a banned Russian opposi

The High Court has granted an adoption order without the input of the natural father in circumstances where he did not have a relationship with the child, and where he had not responded to the adoption proceedings. Background

Around a dozen-and-a-half solicitors have made Irish legal history after being formally granted patents of precedence and given the designation of senior counsel. In a series of small online ceremonies on Friday, the honour traditionally reserved for barristers was bestowed on 17 of their solicitor

Lawyers have welcomed an extension of jury trials to include a total of six court venues across Northern Ireland. Trials are now taking place in the Laganside Courts in Belfast as well as in Antrim, Craigavon, Newry, Coleraine and Dungannon Courthouses.

Co Kildare firm McCormack Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Niamh Cullen as a property and probate solicitor. Ms Cullen, a graduate of WIT and UCC, joins the firm after over 10 years of practice in firms in Dublin and Waterford.

Personal data transfers between the UK and the EU after Brexit are "in jeopardy" because the UK's privacy watchdog does not meet strict EU standards, privacy experts have warned. The need for the UK to pass an adequacy assessment to allow frictionless data transfers to continue after Brexit was high

Wilson Nesbitt has unveiled a rebranding as it aims to grow and build over another seven decades. The Belfast and Bangor firm, which was founded in 1978, adopted a new look after reflecting on its history.

A 32-year-old solicitor with Grenadian and Irish parents is set to become the youngest-ever deputy master in the High Court in England and Wales. Jason Raeburn, an associate at Baker McKenzie in London, is due to be sworn in as a deputy master in the Chancery Division of the High Court.