The Northern Ireland Department of Justice has launched a public consultation on the use of good character references at sentencing in certain criminal proceedings. Views are being sought on a range ...

Justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, has announced an allocation of €5.9 billion under Budget 2027 for the justice sector in ...

Ahead of World Mental Heath Day tomorrow Jacqueline Ho and Megan Hurley from Lewis Silkin Ireland examine the growing impact ...

The Irish Women Lawyers Association has named Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC their Woman Lawyer of the Year 2026. Ms Gallagher is a ...

The Call to the Inner Bar ceremony took place on Thursday in the Four Courts, marking a major professional milestone and ...

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has launched the Voice of the Child Report Guidelines and Templates as part of the continued ...

In new podcast from the Irish Independent legal affairs editor Shane Phelan talks about an experiment undertaken at the Kilkenny Law Festival where four AI models, Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok were ...

Matheson is advising Wittington Investments Ltd, the holding company of the Weston family, alongside Skadden (London), on its ...

BHSM LLP incorporating OBH Partners has announced the appointment of Michael Crowley as a partner in the firm and head of its ...

Ahead of World Mental Heath Day tomorrow Jacqueline Ho and Megan Hurley from Lewis Silkin Ireland examine the growing impact of workplace stress and burnout in Ireland, outlining employers’ legal ...

A special general meeting (SGM) of the Law Society of Northern due to take place on Monday 19 October is to call for a vote of no confidence in both chief executive, David Lavery and president, Mark ...

O’Flynn Exhams LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of Cork native Laoise Kelleher as an associate in the firm’s ...