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Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC is to deliver the keynote address at the OUTLaw Network’s Annual Pride Party on 28 June. The morning will feature music, entertainment and plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues and friends. There will be coffee and bubbles before attendees join th

The Belfast Solicitors’ Association Annual Golf Day took place on 12 June at Belvoir Park Golf Club. A yellow weather warning had threatened to jeopardise the event but the golfers remained undaunted and were rewarded with fairly benign conditions before the heavens opened as the last group ma

A man who changed his name to Lucifer Of-Darkness had his assault charge called at court on Friday the 13th. Of-Darkness, 41, is accused of punching a man in Edinburgh, Scotland. Formerly Berkani Nahim, Of-Darkness allegedly caused severe injury to Christopher Jamieson on May 29.

A police operation to track down members of grooming gangs has been announced by the Home Office. The National Crime Agency (NCA) will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a grooming gang, and will look at cases that were previously dismissed.

The head of the Irish Prison Service (IPS) warned the Department of Justice that a crackdown on undocumented migrants would result in dangerous and high-risk prisoners being granted early release to ease overcrowding. In a letter sent to the department in February 2024, IPS director general Caron Mc

The policing oversight body Fiosrú is taking legal action against An Garda Síochána over its alleged failure to comply with aspects of an investigation into the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson, a former British agent and senior Sinn Féin official. The move was confirmed in

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan attended a two-day meeting with his European counterparts in Luxembourg last week to discuss a range of issues including enhancing the internal security of the European Union; managing migration and increasing returns; and combatting serious and organised crime

Women continue to face systemic barriers to gender equality which particularly affect those from marginalised communities, the National Women’s Council (NWC) said today at the CEDAW (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) NGO hearing in Geneva.  The

Johnsons successfully acted for Gerry Adams in his high-profile defamation trial in the High Court against the BBC. 

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has appointed 13 new associate directors across a number of departments. Steven Gilliland and Karl O’Hagan have been appointed as legal services associate directors.

The Society of Young Solicitors (SYS) recently welcomed members to its hotly-anticipated annual summer boat party. Held aboard the MV Cill Airne at North Wall Quay and proudly sponsored by Nixon McQuade, the event sold out in advance, reflecting the strong interest it continues to generate among you

Work to develop a new policy document on the management of transgender prisoners is nearing completion, the Irish Prison Service has said. A spokesperson for the prison service told Irish Legal News that it was engaging with internal stakeholders on practical matters ahead of the finalisation of the

The body which regularly reviews the detention of those found to be unfit to stand trial or not guilty of an offence by reason of insanity held a record 208 review hearings last year. For the first time, the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board held 43rd and 44th reviews into the detentions of

GAA stars Tomás Ó Sé, Briege Corkery and Anthony Daly were welcomed to the Cork offices of law firm RDJ yesterday for a panel discussion. The GAA legends took part in a lively debate on the championship so far and shared their predictions for the 2025 football and hurling champi

University of Galway School of Law associate professor Dr Brian Tobin has been named Legal Educator of the Year award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2025.