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Transition year students were welcomed to Dublin's Green Street Courthouse last week for a mock trial staged as part of the Bar of Ireland's Look into Law programme. Now in its 10th year, the programme welcomed 96 students from 96 schools encompassing 24 DEIS schools spanning across 21 counties in I

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has named Autism NI as its official charity partner for 2025. Autism NI is the longest-serving autism charity and training provider in Northern Ireland.

DLA Piper has appointed Chris Jessup as a partner in the firm's litigation and regulatory practice, specialising in financial services regulation. Mr Jessup will join DLA Piper in May 2025 from A&L Goodbody, where he was a partner and co-head of the fintech group, based in the firm's Belfast off

Plans for a new EU-wide legal framework for deportations, including to "return hubs" established in non-EU countries, have been condemned by human rights campaigners as "unworkable, expensive and inhumane". The European Commission yesterday proposed the establishment of a common European system for

The Bar of Northern Ireland has presented a cheque for more than £37,000 to Brain Injury Matters NI, its charity partner for 2024. The Bar's charity committee undertook a range of fundraising events throughout the year to support the charity's vital work.

"Quack lawyers" are causing delays in the Irish courts on a daily basis, a High Court judge has said in a blistering judgment. Mr Justice Michael Twomey said cases were being "delayed as court sittings are being taken up dealing with nonsensical applications which are being pursued on the pseudo leg

Police in England acted unlawfully in arresting a trainee Baptist minister who shouted “Who elected him?” at a proclamation of the accession of King Charles III. Symon Hill, 47, has received £2,500 in compensation from Thames Valley police over the incident in September 2022. 

Northern Ireland's justice minister launched an extended attack on striking criminal barristers yesterday as she confirmed a backdated 16 per cent increase in legal aid fees would take effect in May. Speaking in the Assembly, Naomi Long said that the uplift would apply to civil, family and criminal

A four-year-old boy called police and demanded they arrest his mother after she allegedly stole his ice cream. Police showed up to the family's home in Wisconsin after the boy called 911 and said: "My mommy is being bad... Come and get my mommy."

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley championed the role of young lawyers in shaping the future of the profession in a recent address to legal leaders from across Europe. The 53rd European Presidents' Conference took place in Vienna from 27 February to 1 March 2025, bringing together presidents and repr

Lawyers Against Homelessness is aiming to bring its fundraising total to over €500,000 at its annual Easter CPD event on Thursday 27 March 2025. The anti-homelessness initiative led by barristers and solicitors has raised over €455,000 for the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People since

More than 150 decisions have been issued so far by the Dublin-based Appeals Centre Europe (ACE), a new independent body for resolving disputes on social media platforms. ACE, certified by Coimisiún na Meán as an out-of-court dispute settlement (ODS) body under Article 21 of the EU Digi

Justice ministers and law enforcement agencies north and south of the border have pledged to deepen collaboration to tackle cross-border crime. Naomi Long and Jim O'Callaghan were joined by PSNI deputy chief constable Bobby Singleton and Garda commissioner Drew Harris at the annual cross-border orga

Town planners have been added to the critical skills occupation list in a bid to ease pressure on Ireland's planning system. The change makes town planning officers who are non-EEA nationals from outside of Europe eligible for critical skills employment permits, making it easier for Irish emplo

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on foot of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant issued over alleged crimes against humanity during his "war on drugs". Mr Duterte, who served as president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested by Philippine police yesterday, though it