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The head of Poland's human rights commission has thanked the Irish judiciary for supporting a protest in Warsaw against the erosion of judicial independence in the country. Supreme Court judge Mr Justice John MacMenamin, wearing an Ireland national football team scarf, represented the Association of

Alison Cassidy, partner at BLM in Belfast, examines proposals to slash the personal injury discount rate in Northern Ireland. The Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland, Naomi Long MLA, has asked officials to undertake a statutory consultation with the Government Actuary and the Department of Fina

The safekeeping of digital assets by professional custodians remains uncertain territory. Scottish solicitor Benjamin Bestgen provides an overview. With the increasing popularity of digital assets, parties interested in buying, holding and trading them face a common problem: how can assets like cryp

The team behind the First 100 Years has launched its latest project, The Next 100 Years, dedicated to achieving equality for women in law. Over the next decade, the project will be taking action to accelerate the pace of change in the legal profession, encouraging collaboration to tackle the inequal

A man who was sacked after using a scene from a film about Adolf Hitler to parody his employers has been reinstated by a tribunal. The scene in question, from 2004 film Downfall, shows the Nazi leader berate senior military officials for failing in their final bid to defend Berlin.

Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have been let out of proceedings taken by a lay litigant against the Committee and Dublin City Council, and the plaintiff’s application for an early trial pursuant to Order 50, rule 2 of the Rules of the Superior Courts has been refused by the Hig

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has taken up larger offices in Belfast as it plans to expand its footprint in Northern Ireland. The firm, which has provided a full range of legal services from Belfast since 2015, is now based on Montgomery Street in the city centre.

Belfast-based Edwards & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of Philip Gordon and Bronagh Mulgrew as solicitors. Mr Gordon, who previously qualified and practised as a solicitor in London, brings over 15 years' experience in litigation, dealing both with commercial disputes for business c

The UK will not seek to become a member of the proposed Unified Patent Court (UPC) despite earlier suggestions that it would, government officials have confirmed. An international agreement to establish the court was signed by most EU member states in 2013, but it is not an EU institution and the pr

Solicitor John Jermyn has been appointed as the Diocesan Registar of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. His appointment by the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, sees him succeed his father and his grandfather in the role, The Echo reports.

The King's Inns has announced the appointment of Diane Sutton as its new member relations officer. Ms Sutton, who joined the King's Inns in September 2019, will be responsible for developing member services for benchers, judges, senior counsel, barristers, and barrister–at–law students.

Lawyers involved in the controversial 2018 Belfast rape trial have threatened to sue former Ireland rugby captain Rory Best for libel, according to reports. The retired sportsman has received correspondence from defamation lawyer Paul Tweed on behalf of partners at KRW LAW LLP and barristers Brendan

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) welcomed postgraduate law students from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas to a lunchtime seminar at the firm's offices.

Champion boxers Carl Frampton and Paddy Barnes visited Hydebank Wood College as part of a boxing skills initiative for young men and women in detention. The Ulster Boxing Council, the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) and the Northern Ireland Prison Service jointly hosted the six-week, non-co

A man jailed for stealing a 27-foot yacht had his sentence nearly doubled after he clapped at the judge in court. Richard Gould, 43, was sentenced to four months for the theft, but now must also serve three further months for contempt of court.