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RDJ has appointed Jenny Foley as a partner in its national healthcare practice. Ms Foley, who will be based in the firm's Dublin office, joins from the State Claims Agency (SCA), where she was a senior clinical litigation solicitor.

Ireland spends less on the justice system as a percentage of GDP than any other European country, according to new figures. The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), part of the Council of Europe, today released its latest evaluation report on European judicial systems.

New legislation will make it a criminal offence to destroy privately-held records relating to institutions implicated in historical sexual abuse. Roderic O'Gorman, the minister for children, equality, disability, integration and youth, today confirmed his intention to introduce the new measures as c

An obituary of Belfast lawyer Neil Faris, who passed away last week at the age of 73, has been published in the Belfast Telegraph. Michael H.C. McDowell, who played a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace process, remembers his friend as a "centrist democratic socialist" from a "proudly non

Footage of a police officer being swallowed up by a giant inflatable pumpkin has gone viral on social media. The police force in Bay Village, Ohio released the dashcam footage showing one of its officers losing in hand-to-hand combat against the Halloween decoration.

Senior appointments to An Garda Síochána and its oversight bodies have been announced ahead of the commencement of landmark reforms later this year. Barrister Dr Elaine Byrne has been designated for appointment as the inaugural chair of the new Policing and Community Safety Authority (

Former Transparency Legal Advice Centre (TLAC) managing solicitor Judy Dobbin, née O'Loan, has passed away. Mrs Dobbin died on Friday at Blackrock Hospice, Dublin and is survived by her husband Henry and children Malachy, James and Oliver.

Families and individuals in dire need of emergency homeless accommodation are being refused access by some local authorities, masking the real extent of homelessness in the population, according to the Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC). In its latest annual report, published today, the independent la

New guidance for frontline staff working with families in Northern Ireland experiencing domestic abuse has been launched in Stormont.

Parole decisions in Ireland take around three times as long as in England and Wales, according to new figures. The Parole Board's annual report for 2023 states that the time between an initial application to the issuing of the final decision "usually takes in the region of 18 months".

A judge has rejected an application by the PSNI which sought to force news companies to hand over unbroadcast and unpublished journalistic material. DWF partner Olivia O'Kane acted on behalf of Channel 4 News, ITN, Press Association and UTV in the proceedings before Judge Gordon Kerr QC of the Crown

Being anti-Zionist qualifies as a philosophical belief and a protected characteristic under section 10 of the Equality Act, a UK employment tribunal has found.  It was ruled in February that Professor David Miller was unfairly discriminated against when he was dismissed by the University of Bri

The European human rights commissioner, Michael O'Flaherty, has urged the Irish government to do more to tackle the "persistent racism and discrimination" against Travellers and Roma. Mr O'Flaherty, the first Irish person to hold the key post in the Council of Europe, conducted an official visit to

Legislative changes mean UK security services including MI5 and MI6 must now obtain independent authorisation before accessing journalists' data collected through bulk surveillance techniques. The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024, which came into force yesterday, requires the investigatory

A&L Goodbody has welcomed eight newly-qualified solicitors in Northern Ireland. Chris Swann, Eimear Meenan, Elle McMaster, Niamh Wilson, Rachael McDonnell and Sarah Moore take up their new roles as solicitors in the firm's Belfast office, having completed the firm's trainee solicitor programme.