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There has been an increase in the number of people breaching the legislation used to monitor sex offenders following their release from prison, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has confirmed. There have been 53 breaches of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 since the beginning of the year, compared to 48 in a

A new legally binding instrument to protect lawyers should be drafted as soon as possible, the Council of Europe (CoE) has said in a new report. The principles and guarantees of advocates, published by the CoE's Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, reiterates the need for a 'European convent

President Michael D. Higgins has signed the Mother and Baby Homes Bill into law while highlighting that the concerns raised over it "are serious and must be addressed". A statement issued on Sunday night states that the President "has followed the passage of this Bill through both Houses of the Oire

Arthur Cox has appointed four new trainee solicitors to its Belfast office. The latest cohort to join the firm’s industry-leading programme comprises recent graduates, Alannah McKeaveney, David Greatorex, Hannah Foulsham and Patrick Loughridge.

Amy Coney Barrett has been sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States days before the election in a move that will tip the balance of the court to the right for years to come.

The Irish Times has published an obituary for Anne-Marie Hutchinson who has passed away at the age of 63. "The Donegal-born internationally renowned family lawyer, Anne-Marie Hutchinson, has died after a long illness. A trailblazing lawyer who acted for victims of child abduction, forced marriages,

Adoptions from Russia accounted for the largest proportion of all intercountry adoptions into Ireland between 1991 and 2019, a new report on the practice shows. The Board of the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the authority’s research advisory committee has published the second in a series o

A postgraduate student from Dublin has received a top accolade from Allen & Overy, in recognition of excellence in librarianship and information management. The award, now in its eighth year, is presented to the student who excels in the two-year Library and Information Management Postgraduate D

The Prime Minister and Home Secretary have been asked by more than 800 former judges and senior legal figures to apologise for endangering lawyers in a letter to The Guardian. Boris Johnson and Priti Patel are also accused of displaying “hostility” towards the profession and undermining

The Lawyer has produced a special report on changes to the M&A landscape in Ireland in 2020. "Like every M&A market globally, the areas in which deal activity in Ireland has been concentrated during the first half of 2020 has, to a large extent, been driven by the impact of Covid-19 on busin

A Donegal solicitor gave CPR to one of his dying brown bears in an attempt to save her life, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Over 1,000 people from corporate Ireland participated in A&L Goodbody's Corporate Crime and Regulation Summit.

A law firm is looking for a dog walker, on a salary of £30,000. The post of private assistant and dog walker is being advertised by litigation specialist Joseph Hage Aaronson.

The High Court has held that a man was held in lawful custody despite a detour to another court. Background

A High Court judge has said he hopes to have civil jury trials up and running in the New Year. Mr Justice Bernard Barton, who presides over the High Court civil jury trials, made the comments on Thursday after acknowledging that no civil jury trials will take place this year due to the Covid-19 pand