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No new juries will be sworn in to hear trials at the Central Criminal Court if the government opts for a Level 5 lockdown, it emerged this morning. Mr Justice Michael White today said that trials can continue during Level 4 restrictions with juries to be selected from smaller panels to allow for soc

The Supreme Court has held that the current statutory procedure for the revocation of naturalised citizenship is unconstitutional. Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne held that there were insufficient safeguards contained in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 s.19.

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe's thrice-postponed meeting with Chief Justice Frank Clarke to discuss the Denham report has been called off for medical reasons. The Supreme Court judge and former Attorney General was due to meet the Chief Justice to discuss the findings of former chief justice Susan

The president of the High Court has criticised lawyers for failing to follow public health guidelines in the courts, including the requirement for two-metre physical distancing. Ms Justice Mary Irvine said there were "more practitioners offending than complying with their social distancing obligatio

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed its first-ever trainee solicitor in Belfast. Sarah McKaigue, who previously interned with the firm, commenced her traineeship earlier this week.

The Department of Justice has published two research papers on spent convictions as part of a government review of Ireland's spent convictions regime. Justice Minister Helen McEntee last week launched a consultation on spent convictions, inviting views on issues such as what length of sentences shou

The UK government's Internal Market Bill is "contrary to the rule of law" and risks destabilising the UK's constitutional settlement, a Lords committee has said. In its report on the bill, which it said is "without precedent", the Constitution Committee added that the government has given no "satisf

Proposed legislation giving undercover police and MI5 agents explicit permission to commit criminal offences has passed its third reading in the House of Commons by a huge margin. The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) (Criminal Conduct) Bill was approved by 313-98 after the defeat of a number

Dublin City University will host an entirely virtual National Moot Court Competition for the first time next month. The competition, sponsored by A&L Goodbody, will take place on Saturday 21 November 2020.

The UK's pubs regulator has issued its first fine, of £2 million, against Edinburgh-headquartered Star Pubs & Bars. The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) made the fine after it found serious and repeated breached of the code over three years.

Westminster taps will run dry tomorrow after parliamentary authorities ordered a ban on alcohol sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said there would be no alcohol served in any of the House of Commons bars or restaurants for the "foreseeable future".

Ken Murphy is set to retire as director general of the Law Society of Ireland early next year after over 25 years in the post. Mr Murphy left his position as a partner at A&L Goodbody to take up the most senior role in the Law Society in 1995.

UK law firm Gateley LLP has announced plans to create a new legal and professional services team in Belfast. The major expansion comes seven months after the company acquired Paul Tweed LLP to create Gateley Tweed, specialising in international media law.

The High Court, in a reasoned judgment following on from an earlier order, set out reasons for the joining of the Attorney General in judicial review proceedings, and for not sending an Art.267 Reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Background

Tully Rinckey LLP has announced the appointment of experienced funds lawyer Malachy Kearney as a partner in Dublin and head of the firm's investment funds department. Mr Kearney joins from a large Irish corporate law firm where he held the same positions, having previously served as in-house counsel