It had been “a single ill-judged remark” that had been made in the privacy of the retiring room and “was made without malice”, the finding continued. The magistrate was issued with a formal warning ...

The winners of the Law Society Justice Media Awards 2024 have been announced at an awards ceremony at Blackhall Place today (20 June). Print journalist Killian Woods of the Business Post took the ...

The Government has approved the publication of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill, which gives effect to the recommendations made by the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland.

The Law Society of England and Wales has commented on Britain’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill which has now passed through Parliament. “The bill will soon become law but it remains a ...

Dame Ingrid Simler, Lady Justice of Appeal, has been appointed as a justice of Britain’s Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Lord Kitchin. The Law Society of England and ...

International law firm Clark Hill has announced today that Conor Kenny has joined its transatlantic practice as an international business co-ordinator. Based in Dublin, Kenny will focus on driving ...

The Department of Justice has published a strategy on family justice that it says is aimed at modernising the system, and making it more user-friendly. The first Family Justice Strategy for 2022-2025 ...

The Family & Child Law Conference will take place in person on 6 December. This conference has been designed by family and child care law practitioners for their colleagues in the profession and aims ...

Co Louth-based solicitor Paddy Goodwin has been given eight and a half stars for his latest album of guitar music by Hot Press magazine. The lawyer, who specialises in criminal and defamation law, is ...

A review of the effectiveness of legislation known as ‘Coco’s Law', introduced in 2021, has described the early indications as “positive”. The law criminalises the sharing of, or threatening to share, ...

Drafting of a bill to significantly reform the Coroner Service to increase efficiencies and minimise the impact of the death-investigation process on the bereaved has been approved by Government. A ...

The use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) by gardaí will be provided for in a standalone Garda Síochána (Digital Management and Facial Recognition Technology) Bill 2023. A High Court judge must ...