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The UK government's controversial Internal Market Bill has been introduced to force negotiations, a Dáil committee has heard.

Claire Edgar of Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors examines a recent case concerning the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The High Court in Belfast has recently handed down a decision in the Matter of K (a minor), a Hague Convention case in which Francis Hanna &

Plans for a new joint "care and justice campus" for children and young people, incorporating the existing Lakewood Regional Secure Care Centre and Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre, have gone out for consultation. Justice Minister Naomi Long said the combined campus would help to reduce offending an

The Hibernian Law Journal is now accepting submissions to be considered for publication in Volume 20.

Human rights group Reprieve has condemned the United Arab Emirates' threat to forcibly repatriate 18 Yemeni former Guantánamo detainees - which has been confirmed by multiple sources who spoke to the Associated Press. Forced disappearance and torture are rife in Yemen, as the UN recently repo

A reader spotted this sign in St Andrews in Scotland and wonders if the tree surgeons are former police officers.

The High Court, on appeal from the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal, has held that a solicitor was guilty of professional misconduct for failing to use his best endeavours to recover a barrister’s fees in a large number of cases. The judge said that failure to comply with obligations in

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Niamh Caffrey as a partner in the firm’s tax team. Ms Caffrey, who joins from a rival Irish firm, advises international and domestic clients on tax planning and structuring across sectors such as healthcare & l

Tyrone solicitor Colin McMenamin has joined KRW Law's civil team. Coming from a defence litigation and insurance background, Mr McMenamin will support the Belfast-based firm's evolving litigation practice.

The High Court has issued notices setting out its plans for continued civil and criminal business during the six weeks of heightened Covid-19 restrictions in the State. Ms Justice Mary Irvine, president of the High Court, confirmed that "no new jury trials will commence" for "as long as the country

Gardaí will be able to issue fixed penalty notices of up to €500 under new Covid-19 regulation enforcement powers announced by government ministers. The Health (Amendment) Bill 2020, which ministers want to enact "as soon as possible", will amend the Health Act 1947 to introduce a system

A landmark ruling five years ago has led to the Irish courts tending towards admitting evidence which has been obtained unconstitutionally, according to new research. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has published a new report by Professor Claire Hamilton, a criminology expert at Maynoot

Lord Hope of Craighead has warned that the UK government "will bring our precious union to an end" if it is not "very careful". The former Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court and Lord President of the Court of Session was speaking in the House of Lords on the devolution aspects of the Internal

Government plans to seal records from the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes for 30 years are not "necessary and proportionate", the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) has said. The government recently set out its legislative plans for the "safeguarding" of the commission's r

Benjamin Bestgen considers how the law might grapple with nanoscience. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Imagine you are trying to conceive a child using artificial methods. A robot so tiny you could breathe it in without noticing selects the most promising sperm and directly inserts it into