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Lawyers for a journalist facing jail in the Philippines for "cyber libel" have condemned the outcome of her trial. Maria Ressa, an award-winning journalist and former CNN bureau chief, was yesterday fined around €7,050 and sentenced to a minimum of six months and a maximum of six years in priso

A conservationist who was sacked for refusing to shoot two bear cubs has won a legal battle against his dismissal. Bryce Casavant, a conservation officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was despatched in 2015 to deal with reports of a bear eating rubbish and food.

Ms Justice Mary Irvine of the Supreme Court has been nominated by government ministers as the next president of the High Court. The Law Society of Ireland and the King's Inns have congratulated her on her nomination to become the first woman to serve as president of the court.

A solicitor who criticised An Garda Síochána for forcing solicitors to break public health guidelines to advise clients in custody has said the force is starting to address the issue. Solicitor Shalom Binchy shared the findings of her firm's recent survey of solicitors on Friday in a w

Solicitors have welcomed the re-opening of the Northern Ireland housing market from today. Emergency coronavirus laws have been amended by the Northern Ireland Executive to allow activities relating to house moves to take place from today.

Prisoner numbers continued to rise in Ireland last year, putting pressure on the penal system in areas including prisoner accommodation, the provision of services and the volume of prisoner escorts. The total number of prisoners in custody in 1 January 2019 was 3,904, which increased to a peak of 4,

Eight lawyers, academics and human rights experts have been recommended for appointment to serve on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). Government ministers previously agreed to recommend Sinéad Gibney to serve as chief commissioner and the nine appointments will now go fo

Drogheda solicitor and councillor Emma Coffey has been elected as the new chairperson of the Dundalk Municipal District. Ms Coffey, who continues to practice as a solicitor at her own practice, was elected by 7-5 at the district's monthly meeting this month.

Legal rights group FLAC has announced the promotion of Ingrid Colvin to national volunteers and clinics manager. Ms Colvin takes up the newly-created post just over a year after her appointment as volunteer and clinics co-ordinator.

The PSNI has "questions to answer" after taking a light-touch approach to far-right protests in Belfast a week after fining dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters, a solicitor has said. Hundreds of people attended a Belfast rally to "protect our statues" on Saturday, one of a handful of events orga

Leman Solicitors has collaborated with the DCU Centre of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion on a new video series about LGBTQI+ inclusion in sport. Larry Fenelon, partner and head of litigation at Leman Solicitors, tackles the intersection of sport, law and inclusion in one of the first videos n

The measures in place to support prison officers in Northern Ireland who are experiencing work-related stress are set to be reviewed. Justice Minister Naomi Long said she would commission a "focused review" of the support mechanisms and procedures put in place by the Northern Ireland Prison Service

A former partner at Baker McKenzie must pay nearly £100,000 after he was found guilty of kissing a junior colleague against her will. A disciplinary tribunal fined Gary Senior, 58, formerly senior partner in Europe and the Middle East at the firm, £55,000 for professional misconduct and

Polish troops inadvertently invaded and occupied part of neighbouring Czechia last month. A checkpoint manned by armed Polish soldiers was discovered by an astonished Czech construction worker on his way to a small chapel near the border in late May.

Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee has said the Northern Ireland protocol's detail is vague and lacks information on customs and tariffs as Brexit negotiations continue. The protocol in the Withdrawal Treaty is the arrangement by which Northern Ireland follows the single market rules for go