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A member of Belfast rap trio Kneecap has been released on bail after appearing in Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with a terrorism offence. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, is accused of breaching section 13(1)(b) and (3) of the Terrorism Act 2000 by allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag

An independent panel tasked with reviewing environmental governance in Northern Ireland has published its interim report. The panel was appointed by agriculture, environment and rural affairs minister Andrew Muir in November 2024 and is considering a number of options for strengthening environmental

Pornography depicting "acts of strangulation" is to be criminalised in England and Wales. The UK government said it will bring an amendment to its Crime and Policing Bill following a campaign by backbench Labour PM Jessica Asato and others.

Legislation which will put adult safeguarding on a statutory footing has been introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Adult Protection Bill will bring Northern Ireland in line with other parts of the UK, the Department of Health has said.

The Data Protection Commission handed down administrative fines totalling €652 million last year, according to its latest annual report. The privacy watchdog issued 11 finalised inquiry decisions in 2024, including high-profile decisions on inquiries into LinkedIn and Meta, which alone made up

The Irish government has said it will fully implement an EU law at the centre of a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the "very near future". The European Commission yesterday referred Ireland and two other EU member states to the Luxembourg court over an alleged failur

Taylor Wessing is to roll out a new AI-powered tool in Dublin following a successful pilot. The global law firm says it is now rolling out Legora, a collaborative AI for lawyers, firmwide following a pilot which involved more than 80 lawyers across multiple Taylor Wessing offices.

A courtroom livestream has captured the excruciating moment when a lawyer accidentally addressed a woman judge as "honey". A short clip from the hearing in the Colorado Court of Appeals on Tuesday has circulated widely on Bluesky, where it has been seen thousands of times.

Social welfare legislation introduced in response to a landmark Supreme Court judgment proposes to make unnecessary changes which "may be inconsistent" with the judgment itself, FLAC has said. The Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025 was drawn up by the government in response to the

Lavelle Partners LLP has appointed Paul McCutcheon as a partner and head of housing within the firm’s property team. This strategic appointment enhances the firm’s property practice, bringing additional depth in the area of residential real estate development.

The Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre is to be purchased by the State for continued use as asylum accommodation, the government has confirmed. The site has been leased by the State since 2020, initially as part of the Covid-19 response and since 2022 as a transit hub and accommodation centre for

We are thrilled to announce that Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP was honoured with three prestigious awards at the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2025 held on Friday, June 6th at the gala awards ceremony in Dublin attended by 500 colleagues.

Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its alleged failure to comply with its obligations under the Terrorist Content Online Regulation. The TCO Regulation came into force in June 2022 and requires that terrorist content in the EU is taken down by online

An Coimisiún Pleanála has been formally established as Ireland's national planning body, led by chairperson Paul Reid. The body, formerly known as An Bord Pleanála, was re-established today following the commencement of Part 17 of the Planning and Development Act 2024.

A proposed redress scheme has been branded "unfit for purpose" by a law firm acting for victims and survivors of mother and baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland. Legislation to establish a statutory public inquiry and a statutory redress scheme was announced by N