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Criminal barristers in England and Wales have today begun an indefinite strike aimed at forcing the UK government to deliver a further boost to legal aid funding. Barristers have been striking sporadically since June and last month voted overwhelmingly to escalate their action to an indefinite strik

The government should invest €3.3 million in restoring legal aid fees for barristers in order to more effectively protect the rights of those in custody, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The human rights organisation today launched its pre-budget submission, which calls on

Mr Justice Mark Horner has been appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland. Previously a High Court judge, he was sworn into office today at a ceremony in the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has appointed Sinead McIvor as its new policy and communications manager. Ms McIvor heads up the policy and communications team, which manages the internal and external communication on behalf of the Bar of NI as well as public affairs and stakeholder engagement activitie

Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has announced it will prosecute two individuals and one company in relation to a 2019 incident at the Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown which led to the deaths of three teenagers. Separate investigations were carried out by the PSNI and the Police Ombudsm

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The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has been ordered to pay €55,000 to a senior official with a heart condition who was denied the right to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. The complainant instructed solicitors in June 2020 to lodge two complaints with the Workplace Relations Commission

Two successive earthquakes have rocked Liechtenstein's national parliament — just as lawmakers were debating a new law on earthquake insurance. Footage from the parliament shows a slight tremor as MP Bettina Petzold-Mähr makes the case for making earthquake insurance a legal requirement,

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) has joined the international condemnation of Israel's designation of six Palestinian civil society organisations as terror groups. The NGO issued a statement in the wake of last month's raid by Israeli security forces of the offices of some of the organisations

A senior counsel's report on allegations concerning a former member of An Bord Pleanála will not be published pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into its findings. The report, produced by Remy Farrell SC with assistance from Chris Mills BL, was submitted to housing minister Darra

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced the promotion of three of its senior associates to of counsel. Those promoted are Lesley Caplin, who specialises in media defence and commercial litigation; Aidan Gleeson, a corporate banking specialist with extensive experience in acting for lenders and borrowers

The use of artificial intelligence by public bodies is to be monitored by Britain’s equality regulator for the first time to ensure technologies are not discriminating against people. There is emerging evidence that bias built into algorithms can lead to less favourable treatment of people wit

A former partner at the law firm Capsticks has agreed to be removed from the roll after he admitted making unwanted sexual advances to a junior colleague. Ronald Stephen Simms, admitted in 1991, agreed to leave the solicitor profession after he accepted his actions could be interpreted as harassment

The European Court of Human Rights has held that there were two violations of Article 2 (right to life/investigation) of the European Convention on Human Rights in a case in which the police killed a man they mistook for an international fugitive. The case concerned the applicant’s allegation

Ogier Leman LLP has announced the appointment of Laura Holtham as partner in the firm's banking and finance team. Previously working with the firm as a banking and finance consultant, Ms Holtham has several years of legal experience across a variety of finance transactions, focused on structured fin