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The GMB Judicial Branch has called for the removal of Helen Pitcher, chair of England and Wales' Judicial Appointments Commission. Judges made the call in an open letter to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood yesterday.

University of Galway law students Mamadou Saliou Bah and Salma Smith have each received a scholarship worth €5,000 and a work placement opportunity with leading Irish law firm RDJ. The RDJ Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship at University of Galway supports students from ethnic minorities and t

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced a partnership with the KPMG Women’s Irish Open ahead of the 2025 Championship at Carton House, Fairmont. Guided by its ‘Go Further’ proposition, the partnership reflects McCann FitzGerald’s dedication to empowering excellence and unlocking

Justice minister Helen McEntee has thanked the Drogheda Implementation Board for its work in improving community safety in communities across Drogheda during its tenure. Following its establishment in 2021, the extended term of the Drogheda Implementation Board came to an end on 31 December 2024.

A man has been arrested after police discovered his shipping label on the box containing three puppies he had abandoned at a car wash. Arkansas man Jeremy Roberts, 20, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty after officers discovered the puppies.

Domestic abuse cases involving victims aged 60 and over have surged by 15 per cent, according to a recent report described as “shocking” by Independent MLA Claire Sugden. The findings were published last month in a document by the Commissioner for Older People NI, with outgoing commissio

The legacy of the UK's Post Office scandal shows the rules around legal professional privilege need urgent reform, a new report shows. Ethical standards and rules about corporate governance should be strengthened to prevent abuse of privilege, experts from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter have

The courts in England and Wales are facing a potential crisis as criminal barristers leave the profession for better-paid roles, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has warned. Mary Prior KC, who leads the CBA, highlighted how young barristers entering criminal law out of a sense of publ

It is with deep regret that the Law Society of Northern Ireland has notified its members of the passing of Gerry Lee on 17 January.

The Irish Independent has published an obituary for Paddy McEntee SC. "The story goes that a wealthy client once invited Paddy MacEntee SC to his home for a late-night consultation the day before a trial. Before getting down to business, the client ­explained that he had opened a ­Chateau Pa

Global law firm Walkers has welcomed six newly-qualified associates to its Dublin office.

Taylor Wessing Ireland has said it enjoyed significant growth in 2024 as it advised on a number of high-profile deals. The global law firm established a base in Dublin four years ago and its practice areas now include corporate, banking, real estate, technology, IP, data privacy, disputes, patents a

More than half of the new government's commitments on asylum are "restrictive" and many appear to be "unnecessary and punitive", the Irish Refugee Council has said. The NGO issued a statement in response to the draft programme for government agreed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and independent TD

A public consultation has been launched on the implementation of EU rules developed in response to the 2007 financial crash. The Department of Finance is seeking views on the implementation of the Capital Requirements Directive VI which, together with the Capital Requirements Regulation III, finalis

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced a new partnership providing staff with discounted access to childcare and education. The firm has joined a childcare partnership scheme offered by Sleepy Hollow Group, which operates more than 21 sites across Co Antrim and Co Down offering nu