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Many of Northern Ireland’s leading businesses have been told the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and fragmentation of ‘threat actor groups’ means having robust cyber defences has never been more important. As part of a week-long programme of events marking CyberNI Week, Pinsen

A survey by Clark Hill paints a more optimistic picture of Ireland’s energy targets. The recent Powering The Future energy conference, held in Ennis, Co. Clare, brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and experts to discuss the future of energy security in Europe.

Motorists recently found themselves driving alongside two police horses running down the longest highway in the US. The pair were caught on camera weaving around traffic on Interstate 90 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Irish Immigration Lawyers' Association (IILA) and the Irish Asylum and Citizenship Bar Association (IACBA) held a landmark CPD event.

Mr Justice Patrick Kinney has been appointed as deputy chairman of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. The judge, who has served on the High Court since December 2022, was appointed to the post by the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, for a period of three years.

A Canadian lawyer is facing an investigation after being reprimanded by a court for making submissions which included references to "fictitious" cases invented by an AI chatbot. A notice of application filed by Vancouver lawyer Chong Ke in a family law case last December made references to two cases

Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP celebrated three years in Limerick and the Mid-West with an evening reception in its office in Theatre Court, Lower Mallow Street, Limerick.

The Law Society of Ireland has formally adopted a Yes-Yes position on the Constitutional referendums, to be held on Friday. President of the Law Society, Barry MacCarthy, said: “The Law Society has considered the issues involved and is advocating for a Yes vote in both the upcoming Referendums

A landmark legal challenge relating to the regulation of diesel car emissions in Northern Ireland returned to the High Court today for the first time since the return of devolved government. Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland, represented by The Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) Project a

The Central Bank of Ireland has imposed a €1.225 million fine on Goodbody Stockbrokers for breaching its obligations under EU market abuse rules. The stockbroker breached its obligations under Article 16(2) of the Market Abuse Regulations (MAR), which requires that firms which professionally ar

A clear rationale for introducing facial recognition technology (FRT) in policing should be published by the government, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The joint Oireachtas committee on justice this week published its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the general scheme of the Garda S&iac

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has congratulated its seven newly-qualified solicitors on their admission to the roll.

Ireland has been fined €2.5 million and will have to pay a further €10,000 every day until Coimisiún na Meán adopts online safety and media service codes. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) yesterday imposed the lump sum fine of €2.5 million because of Ire

Professor Fidelma Ashe is set to appear before the Oireachtas committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as it discusses women and constitutional change. The professor of politics at Ulster University and member of the university's Transitional Justice Institute is a leading schola

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