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The cost of an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) should be reduced to bring it in line with other Irish state registrations and other EU countries, campaigners have told the Department of Justice.

The Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA) criminal law committee has published practical guidance for solicitors ahead of the one-day barristers' strike next week. The committee acknowledges "the support solicitors may wish to extend to their barrister colleagues" and provides "advice which may b

New laws to safeguard the privacy and anonymity of victims of sexual offences and suspects in sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland have come into effect from today. Under the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Northern Ireland is now the only part of t

A police officer who arrested and handcuffed a Chucky doll — from the horror film franchise Child's Play — has been disciplined. The owner of the doll was arrested in the Mexican city of Monclova after reports that he was using Chucky and a real knife to scare people and ask them fo

Legal rights charity FLAC has said it "unequivocally supports" next week's one-day strike by criminal barristers. The Bar Council has called on criminal barristers to withdraw services on 3 October 2023 to pile pressure on government ministers over fee restoration, with fees remaining below 2002 lev

A new regime of administrative fines for breaches of competition law — allowing the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to impose fines of up to €10 million or 10 per cent of a company's global turnover — has come into effect. The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022,

Ballymun Community Law Centre has appointed Paul Dornan as a new community solicitor. Previously working in Mercy Law Resource Centre and the Legal Aid Board, Mr Dornan is experienced in advising and advocating in the areas of social housing and homelessness law as well as family and childcare law.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Committee for the Administration of Justice (CAJ) are to co-host a landmark conference on the issues of surveillance and oversight in policing north and south of the border. The free event on Tuesday 24 October will hear from speakers including in

The Mayo Solicitors' Bar Association (MSBA) has issued a statement in support of the Bar Council's withdrawal of criminal legal aid services next week. The Bar Council has called on criminal barristers to withdraw services for one day on 3 October 2023 in a major escalation of its campaign for fee r

Planning, defamation and policing reforms are among priority bills set out in the government's autumn legislative programme, published yesterday. The programme approved by ministers yesterday identifies 51 priority bills for progression in the Dáil session ahead, with 27 bills now prioritised

Browne Jacobson partner Jeanne Kelly has been elected as president of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce (BICC). Ms Kelly, a founding partner of Browne Jacobson's Dublin office, has spent the last year as vice-president of the Chamber and is also outgoing chair of its ICT committee. She will now

A solicitor was directed to pay €500 to a client who won a payout in a personal injuries case after not adequately explaining the costs involved. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) found that the legal services "were of an inadequate standard because the poor communication from the

The US and UK have committed to developing and funding new capabilities to stop the spread of AI-generated images of child abuse. Home Secretary Suella Braverman, alongside US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, committed to exploring further joint action to tackle the rise of such mater

America's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys have sued retail giant Amazon, alleging that the company is a monopolist that uses anticompetitive and unfair strategies. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed Gerard Scullion, Josh Graham, Louisa Law and Emma Ewing as trainee solicitors. The firm has brought four trainees on board for the second year running, bringing the total number of trainees recruited since 2020 to 12.