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The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that Uber drivers should be considered workers, with the right to a guaranteed minimum wage and holiday pay, in a major blow to the gig economy company. The court upheld the previous Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal rulings that Uber had unla

A woman who was the foster mother of a baby with serious health issues has had her application for judicial review dismissed in the High Court. The child, who weighed only 720gms at birth, was in the care of the foster mother for over a year when the decision was made to place the child with the cou

Magistrates are calling for their retirement age to be raised from 70 to 75 to stem the judicial recruitment crisis, The Times reports. Over the past 10 years, the number of magistrates has halved from roughly 15,000.

The PSNI will publish a formal public policy on its retention of biometric data after settling a case brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). The NIHRC issued judicial review proceedings against the PSNI in December 2017 on behalf of an individual who wanted them to erase fi

A woman who claims that she was under duress and undue influence when she acted as guarantor for loans taken by her son, has been granted an interlocutory injunction restraining receivers from selling, possessing, trespassing upon or otherwise dealing with the secured property. Finding that there wa

The collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive two years ago has held back efforts to improve gender diversity within the legal profession, barristers have told Irish Legal News. There have been no QC appointments in Northern Ireland in almost five years, and no appointments can currently take place

Pinsent Masons has been recognised by a leading LGBT charity for its work towards marriage equality in Northern Ireland.

A construction company that changed the terms of its loan agreements with IBRC, allowing for an expert to estimate the amount of profit to be evenly distributed, has lost its appeal to the Supreme Court. Finding that the agreement entered into in 2011 bound the company to accept the terms of agreeme

The Government's Abhaile scheme to provide free financial and legal advice to mortgage holders is "delivering results", according to new reports. Nearly 11,700 individual borrowers (over 10,000 households) in mortgage arrears have received independent expert Abhaile financial advice and negotiation

Lawyers Adrian Carroll, Eliona Gjecaj and Kieran Murphy have been appointed to serve on a new committee scrutinising Ireland's record on the rights of disabled people. The Disability Advisory Committee, made up of 11 members, is the first-ever statutory advisory committee in Ireland to support monit

US law firm Clark Hill has announced a merger with Dublin-based O'Gradys Solicitors, giving it a significant presence in Ireland and its first office in the European Union. With over 650 lawyers and 25 offices in the US, Mexico and Ireland, Clark Hill is now providing a full set of legal services to

Gibson & Associates Solicitors has welcomed solicitor Celine Clarkin to the property team in the firm's Letterkenny office. Ms Clarkin will advise clients in all conveyancing matters from buying and selling property, change of ownership, and construction disputes.

A now-deceased lawyer who alleged a breach of his right to freedom of expression suffered a violation of his Article 10 rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Joaquim Antonio Pais Pires de Lima was a Portuguese national who was born in 1938 and died in 2017. He lived in Cascai

A tattooist known as "Dr Evil" admitted causing grievous bodily harm by performing unlawful body modification procedures on clients. Brendan McCarthy, 50, pleaded guilty to three charges of GBH in respect of a tongue-splitting procedure as well as removing an ear and slicing off a nipple.

Matheson has announced the appointment of 10 new partners across a range of sectors, bringing its total partner count to 96. Half of the newly-appointed partners are women: Grainne Callanan in the corporate team, Geraldine Carr in employment, Yvonne McWeeney in asset finance, Mairéad Ní