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Plans to change the name of the UK Supreme Court have been described as “ill-thought out” and a “cheap act of revenge” Ministers were reported yesterday to be planning to reduce the number of judges on the court and to bring in specialist to hear specific cases. Justice

Plans to introduce a statutory sick pay scheme in Ireland by the end of 2021 have moved forward with the launch of a government consultation on how such a scheme could work. There is currently no legal obligation on Irish employers to pay workers during periods of illness. Statutory sick pay introdu

Plans to use part of the conference and events centre at Croke Park for trials have been lodged with Dublin City Council. The Courts Service has submitted a planning application seeking permission to use a portion of Level 4, Level 5 and Level 6 of the centre as courtrooms and ancillary facilities.

A barrister has discovered a technical error in road traffic legislation which may render arrests in certain cases of drug driving unlawful. David Staunton, who is currently preparing a second edition of his book Drunken Driving, found that the Road Traffic Act 2016 includes a reference to section 1

Law students at University College Cork have created a database of links to the most recent decisions of the Irish superior courts. The Irish Legal Information Initiative (IRLII) database includes keywords to help busy practitioners identify the cases most useful to them.

Thousands of elderly Spaniards are seeking to disinherit their children if they have neglected them during the lockdown. Spanish support networks for the elderly have reported a fivefold increase in calls from old people asking how to cut their children from their will.

An international "people's tribunal" is to investigate atrocities that allegedly took place in Iran a year ago. The Aban Tribunal is an initiative of Justice for Iran and Iran Human Rights on behalf of victims’ families and protestors.

Breast implants filled with liquid cocaine have been recovered in an anti-drugs police operation in Colombia. Police believe a gang in Cali, southwest of Bogotá, has been using the implants to ferry drugs to Spain, The Times reports.

The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal of a man who assaulted and imprisoned an elderly man. Background

Mayo solicitor James Cahill has taken office today as the 150th president of the Law Society of Ireland. Mr Cahill, a graduate of UCD and the Law Society whose legal career spans more than four decades, is principal at Cahill & Cahill in Castlebar.

Thousands of "Brexit refugee" solicitors based in England and Wales who have enrolled in Ireland since 2016 will be denied practising certificates, the Law Society of Ireland has said. Nearly 4,000 solicitors in England and Wales have joined the Irish roll since the EU referendum, apparently in a bi

Government ministers were not told that a number of sitting senior judges had expressed interest in the vacancy on the Supreme Court before agreeing to appoint Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe, it has emerged. According to The Irish Times, at least three judges applied for the position, but ministers

A new report which blasted the PSNI's approach to Black Lives Matter protests in Northern Ireland as "not lawful" raises questions about institutional racism in the force, a law firm has said. Belfast firm Phoenix Law, which is representing a number of people under investigation as a result of BLM p

Dublin firm KOD Lyons has welcomed three new interns as part of its partnership with DCU School of Law and Government. The new interns, Rachel McAuliffe, Leon Broderick and Gráinne Gilmore will be with the firm for the academic year.

Legal academic Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne has provided research to the UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Internal Displacement. Dr Ní Ghráinne, recently appointed as assistant professor of international justice at Maynooth University Department of Law, is a