4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (102+ words) irishlegal.com 21 new barristers called to the Bar of Northern Ireland Pupil Barristers pictured with Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan On Monday 7 September 2026 21 pupil barristers were called to the Bar of Northern Ireland. The pupil barristers will now undertake…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (183+ words) The Law Society of Ireland welcomes comments from Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris yesterday on the need for direct engagement on the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme. Mr Martin, speaking before the cabinet yesterday, dismissed calls from the Law…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (373+ words) Northern Ireland solicitors are seeking further clarification from the Law Society of Northern Ireland on the disciplinary process into beleagured chief executive, David Lavery, as a letter to members suggests that the finding of gross misconduct may not have arisen…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (180+ words) The Law Society of Northern Ireland has informed members that a new date has been set for the Special General Meeting that was called off yesterday. Members of the Society called for an SGM in August following concerns about the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (555+ words) Chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, David Lavery, was found guilty of gross misconduct by a disciplinary panel, an email to members reveals. Mr Lavery provided a character reference to his cousin, William Lloyd-Lavery, in April following…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (162+ words) Jude Copeland, Martin Wolfe KC, Jo Farrar, Abigail Plenty, Angela Brady, David Mulholland and Damien McCann The Law Society of Northern welcomed Jo Farrar, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice, to Law Society House yesterday for a roundtable on…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (635+ words) The Irish Innocence Project has issued a statement on criminal defence solicitors ongoing withdrawal of services in the District Court in opposition to the new criminal legal aid scheme. The statement is entitled ‘The Price of Justice is Measured in…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (288+ words) The Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan has stated in an interview with Good Morning Ulster that it is unwise for legal professionals to give character references. The issue has become prominent in the last few months as the provision…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (278+ words) The term ‘circumstances of the offence’ is a nebulous concept that likely encompasses a wider range of factors than harm, including issues of culpability. For example, evidence of premeditation would appear to be ‘a circumstance of the offence’ even though…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (118+ words) Portlaoise CourthouseCredit: Andreas F. Borchert [CC BY-SA 3.0 DE] Solicitors in Laois have dropped their opposition to the new fixed fee criminal legal aid scheme and have returned to work. Critical issues with the scheme, raised by the Law Society in August,…...