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Irish barrister James Bridgeman SC has been appointed as Georgia's first-ever honorary consul in Ireland. Mr Bridgeman, a practising barrister and international arbitrator, is also the chair of the Georgia-Ireland Business Council (GIBC) and an honorary member of the board of the Georgian Internatio

Pro-life campaigners have formally lodged proceedings in Belfast against regulations giving the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland powers to direct the commissioning of abortion services. Belfast law firm Hewitt & Gilpin has been instructed by the Centre for Bioethical Reform Northern Irela

Virtually all cases in the child care courts have been delayed as a result of the HSE cyber attack, according to reports. Family lawyers told The Times that a number of cases have been adjourned due to difficulties receiving reports from social workers.

Children are being forced to live in "deplorable" conditions in a local authority-run halting site for Travellers, the Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO) has concluded in a damning report. The OCO launched an investigation following a 2018 complaint from a Traveller advocacy group about the condi

The PSNI has been urged to end its joint programmes with the Israeli police and security services following renewed violence in occupied Palestine. Amnesty International said the force "must ensure it is not implicated in Israel's human rights violations" following an investigation by The Detail whi

Laws intended to protect the privacy of children are being used by judges to cover up decisions in England and Wales, Sir James Munby has said. The former president of the High Court’s Family Division said that curbs on media reporting “prevent public officials being held to account

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are becoming more prominent in divorce proceedings as parties use them to hide their wealth, an English divorce lawyer has said. Ayesha Vardag, who acted for the successful party in Radmacher v Granatino, which reshaped the law on pre-nups in England and Wales, said

The lead singer of the Sex Pistols has been drawn into a High Court battle with his former bandmates over a new TV show about their career. John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, has pulled out of the six-part miniseries to be directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle.

The High Court has considered that there is a jurisdiction to direct the disclosure of the identity of potential third parties against concurrent defendants. In the process, the Court substantially elaborated on the application in Ireland and boundaries of the House of Lords’ decision in Norwi

Arthur Cox partner and former head Brian O'Gorman has been appointed by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) as chairperson of its complaints committee. The complaints committee, an independent arm of the ASAI, is responsible for considering and adjudicating on complaints submitted

A pair of solicitors who made the courageous decision to open a new practice at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic have celebrated a successful first year of business.

Visa applications for family reunification and essential business needs will begin to be processed again for the first time since January, the government has announced. Justice Minister Heather Humphreys said there would be "some small adjustments" to the priority/emergency list of visas being proce

The High Court has granted an injunction restraining any sharing, processing, selling or publishing of any data stolen from the HSE's computer systems in last week's cyber attack. A criminal gang based in Russia is believed by authorities to be responsible for last week's attack, the most serious cy

The Children's Law Centre (CLC) has teamed up with charity Angel Eyes NI to empower visually impaired children and young people to access equal education, advocate for their rights and influence decision makers. The new collaborative EqualEyes project, which will provide expert-led workshops to 125

Employment law issues arising from flexible working and remote working are the top areas of concern for HR professionals in the public sector, a new survey suggests. Business law firm ByrneWallace LLP surveyed HR professionals in conjunction with workplace compliance company Legal Island ahead of an