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Lord Reed has been installed as the new President of the UK Supreme Court. The Scottish judge was sworn in at a ceremony in London this morning, where he was “especially pleased to see here so many of my former colleagues of the Scottish bench and bar”.

Boris Johnson's attempt to give ministers control over which courts are no longer bound by European Court precedent will damage the legal system, Lord Pannick QC has warned. The crossbench peer said he would try to undo the change proposed by clause 26 of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which comes b

Northern Ireland councils have paid out at least £1.3 million in personal injury cases since 2015, according to new figures. A total of £1,350,497 was paid out by six councils who disclosed their pay-outs to the Belfast Telegraph, while the other five councils said they did not have a pr

Two trainees from William Fry and one from Maples will represent Ireland at an international environmental law moot in April. William Fry trainees Peter Carvill and Karolina Rozhnova, along with Maples trainee Fiachra Mac Elhatton, will represent the Law Society of Ireland's law school in the 24th A

Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland can give notice of their intent to form a civil marriage to the General Register Office for Northern Ireland from today following a change in the law last summer. The first same-sex weddings are expected to take place from 10 February 2020, following the minimum

Lady Hale has listed her 'Desert Island Judgments' in an interview with The Guardian. The former UK Supreme Court President, who has been succeeded by Lord Reed, cited the prorogation case as her top one.

French lawyers have staged a "lie-in" at a Paris courthouse to protest controversial government plans to overhaul the pension system, which critics say would lead to millions of workers losing out. The proposals from President Emmanuel Macron would see all French workers placed on a single pension r

Police have released video footage of three unlucky robbers locking themselves in a jewellery store in the middle of their crime – twice.

Proposals to reform family reunification rules for people in Northern Ireland have been welcomed by immigration rights campaigner Emma DeSouza. Speaking to Irish Legal News, Mrs DeSouza said the proposed changes would "lift a tremendous weight off many families", but warned that the proposals did no

Limerick native Rachael Leahy has been appointed as company secretary and head of legal for the Shannon Group, the umbrella organisation for Shannon Airport Authority, Shannon Heritage, IASC and Shannon Commercial Properties. Ms Leahy joined the Shannon Group in November 2014 as head of legal with r

Legislative plans to establish a "robust regulatory framework" to deal with the spread of harmful online content have been set out by the Government. Communications Minister Richard Bruton today published the general scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, which he would be the first

Over 100 new apprentice solicitors have been welcomed by the Law Society of Northern Ireland this week.

McCann FitzGerald has congratulated its newly-qualified solicitors on the beginning of their careers with the firm.

Mason Hayes & Curran partner Deirdre Munnelly and associate Aisling Pierce examine a recent judgment criticising lawyers who refer their clients for specialist medical evaluation in the absence of a referral from the client’s primary treating doctor. On appeal to the High Court, two person

Families bereaved and injured in IRA bombings allegedly using Libyan-supplied Semtex have launched civil claims aimed at the State of Libya. Belfast firm KRW Law is acting for a number of families affected by fatal explosions in Belfast, Enniskillen, Derry, Newry and London between 1987 and 1994.