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A campaigner has failed in a UK Supreme Court case over the government's refusal to issue gender-neutral passports. Christie Elan-Cane said the application process falls foul of human rights law by failing to provide an "X" option.

A review of the redress process for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland has commenced. The review was launched after the Northern Ireland Assembly passed a motion in July recognising "the discontent of victims" with the process, which was launched in March 202

A first-year law student has already won his first case after he used his new legal knowledge to successfully sue his landlord. Jack Simm, 19, sued his student accommodation provider in Norwich over the state of the property, which he likened to a "building site".

William Fry has announced the appointment of Liam Arthur as a partner in the firm's corporate/M&A department. Mr Arthur will join the firm in January 2022 from Proskauer Rose LLP in London, where he has worked for the past six years.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) decision in 2014 to terminate an investigation into allegations of torture against the “Hooded Men” was unlawful. The PSNI brought the case to the UK’s highest court, having been unsuccessful in the Cou

Lawyers for the "Hooded Men" say they have been vindicated by a UK Supreme Court ruling that the PSNI's decision not to investigate their allegations of torture by the British Army in 1971 was unlawful. An RTÉ documentary broadcast in 2014 made public for the first time a memo written by the

Legislative changes to make it easier to plant small areas of native trees have been given the green light by ministers. The Forestry Act 2014 will be amended to remove the requirement for an afforestation license for areas up to 1 ha and to allow increased planting of small areas of riparian woodla

National action plans to develop and use restorative justice should be developed and implemented by all Council of Europe countries, a conference of European justice ministers has concluded. The Council of Europe conference of justice ministers, held in Venice from Monday to Tuesday, adopted the "Ve

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Ciara Buckley, Ian Duffy, Sophie Frederix, Orlaith Kane, Aisling Kelly and David Vos as partners.

An Irish lawyer based in Austria has been appointed as secretary-general of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC). Niamh Leinwather, a principal associate in the disputes, litigation and arbitration team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Vienna, is the only Irish woman admitted

Ireland is one of only 20 countries in the world where more than 80 per cent of prisoners had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccination by the end of September 2021, according to a new report. The first-ever in-depth review of policies and practices related to Covid-19 vaccination in pris

A body established to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK is taking Priti Patel's Home Office to court. The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) has issued judicial review proceedings against the Home Office, as it considers their position that cit

The Northern Ireland Assembly has narrowly rejected a bill which would have restricted access to abortion in the case of several foetal impairment. The Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill, sponsored by DUP MLA Christopher Stalford, was defeated by 45-42 yesterday.

Blood donors will be rewarded with Christmas trees under a novel scheme in Poland. The national forestry service's "Christmas Tree for Life" campaign will see anyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma tomorrow given a free fir tree.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Minister for Justice and Equality failed to establish that she was entitled to postpone the surrender of a man to Lithuania due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The man was due to be surrendered in February 2021 on foot of a European Arrest Warrant and fl