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The heads of the Bar and the Law Society should be considered for inclusion in the membership of the proposed new Judicial Appointments Commission, the Oireachtas justice committee has recommended. The joint committee on justice has completed pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Jud

Proposals for improved garda oversight are essential to the garda reform process and must not be watered down, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) will tell legislators this week. Doireann Ansbro, head of legal and policy for ICCL, will address the Oireachtas justice committee on Wednesday

A public consultation has been opened to seek the views of the public on issues relating to judicial resources, including the number of judges needed in Ireland over the next five years. Responses to the consultation will be considered by the new judicial planning working group headed by Brigid McMa

UK law Shoosmiths, with offices in Belfast, has announced partner David Jackson is to become its CEO from next May. Simon Boss, who remains CEO at Shoosmiths alongside chairperson Peter Duff, did not stand for re-election.

A new house of worship has been officially opened in Magilligan Prison following a delay linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Northern Ireland's High Court has directed that an investigation into the 1998 Omagh bombing that is compliant with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights should be carried out following a judicial review. The application for judicial review was brought in 2013 by Michael Gallagher, th

Scotland's prosecution service, the Crown Office, has paid out £35 million over its malicious prosecutions relating to Rangers FC, its accounts show. The 2020/21 accounts, laid before the Scottish Parliament last week, show that £40.5m of taxpayer money has so far been earmarked for Rang

Hundreds of barristers have left the criminal courts since 2016, prompting fears of a shortage. Lawyers told The Times that low legal aid rates and delays caused by the pandemic have led to an exodus from the profession.

The UK's justice secretary Dominic Raab has unveiled a planned overhaul of the Human Rights Act. Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Raab said the European Court of Human Rights was imposing too many "obligations on the state" as opposed to defending individuals from "undue interference".

Boutique human rights law firm Abbey Law has announced the appointment of Evelyn Larney as a partner. Ms Larney, who has over 11 years' experience as a solicitor specialising in immigration, international protection, and human rights law, joins existing partners Elizabeth Mitrow and Wendy Lyon, who

A&L Goodbody LLP has announced the appointment of five new partners and one new of counsel across its Dublin and Belfast offices. The new Dublin-based partners are finance lawyer Michelle Daly and corporate and M&A lawyers Deirdre Geraghty, Laura Kennedy and Eugenée Mulhern.

The Courts Service has published its ICT strategy for the next three years, identifying six key themes and 42 actions to help make access to justice "easier, quicker and more cost effective". The 58-page document identifies six key themes and 42 actions, targeting improvements across external facing

Professor Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and adjunct professor of climate justice at Trinity College Dublin, has been announced as the keynote speaker at the Law Society of Northern Ireland's annual dinner. The annual dinner will take place at the Culloden Estate and Spa on Thursday 25 N

Four talented young musicians have been selected to join the innovative Accelerator Academy run by Eversheds Sutherland Ireland in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

A discrimination case taken by a woman of Romani heritage against An Garda Síochána has been settled before the Circuit Court. Professor Ethel Brooks, represented by legal rights group FLAC, launched the case on foot of an interaction with a garda at Dublin Airport in August 2017.