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Palestine Action has announced plans to challenge the UK government in court over its plans to proscribe the direct action protest group under terrorism legislation. Gareth Peirce of Birnberg Peirce Solicitors, a high-profile lawyer who previously represented the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Si

The UK's Ministry of Defence is to pay an undisclosed sum of damages to the family of a teenage victim of the Troubles following a settlement reached without admission of liability. The High Court in Northern Ireland yesterday heard that a settlement had been reached in the 15-year legal battle over

Geopolitical tensions are reshaping the roles of general counsels, according to a survey conducted by EY. EY Law Ireland head Alan Murphy said disruption from multiple fronts has given Irish legal departments a "unique opportunity to adapt quickly, think strategically, and drive change proactively".

Spiking and other new criminal offences being set to be introduced in Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales. Naomi Long, the justice minister, has introduced legislative consent motions to allow some provisions of the UK government's Crime and Policing Bill to be extended to Northern Ireland

University of Galway School of Law has become the first Irish law school to establish a formal academic and professional partnership with the judiciary of Thailand. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the law school and the Office of the Thai Judiciary was signed at the culmination of a visi

One in four Irish businesses remain unclear about their obligations under the EU AI Act just weeks before it comes into force, according to a new report from Arthur Cox. The law firm's Governing AI report found that 97 per cent of organisations it surveyed are already using some form of AI, though o

Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched new guides as well as a practical framework designed to help organisations comply with the EU's NIS2 Directive. The launch of the new set of proposed 'risk management measures' (RMMs) as well as the 'Cyber Fundamentals' framework (CyFun) m

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has said it is engaging with the UK government on the proposed ban in England and Wales of pornography depicting strangulation. The Ministry of Justice announced last week that it would bring forward a legislative amendment criminalising pornography which dep

Barrister Hugh O'Donoghue has been appointed to the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, part of multi-profession health regulator CORU. Mr O'Donoghue brings extensive multi-jurisdictional experience in regulation to the role. He is a member of the Law Library and of Mountford Chambers of E

A law enforcement official who declared he has "zero tolerance for street racing" has been filmed street racing. Video footage shared online appears to show Carmine Marceno, head of Lee County Sheriff's Office in Florida, taking off in a Ferrari while his friend filming shouts: "Juice that motherfuc

UK government plans to ban Palestine Action under terrorism legislation are "excessive and disproportionate" and arguably unlawful, human rights organisations have warned. The UK's home secretary, Yvette Cooper, yesterday confirmed in a written statement to MPs that she intends to proscribe the prot

More than two dozen barristers have joined an Irish MEP to call for an urgent review of continued EU trade with Israel. A petition launched by Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has been backed and co-signed by Cormac Ó Dúlacháin SC, Cl&i

Northern Ireland's High Court has granted leave for a judicial review focused on whether there is discrimination in the allocation of funding aimed at tackling educational disadvantage. Two schoolchildren from Belfast and Derry, anonymised as JR 338 and 339, are challenging the selection methodology

Ireland needs legislation to regulate the use of covert human intelligence sources, including undercover gardaí, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The NGO wrote to the justice minister, Jim O'Callaghan, in light of revelations about garda involvement in the high-profile c

Belfast-based MKB Law has appointed Kelly Shaw as its new head of family law, succeeding director Anne Marie Kelly who has retired. Ms Kelly, who qualified in 1985 and co-founded MKB Law in 2003 with Gordon McElroy, will continue to support the firm in a consultancy role.