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Belfast firm O'Reilly Stewart has named NI Hospice as its charity partner for 2025. The firm will take part in fundraising initiatives throughout the year, including a number of relay teams taking part in the Belfast Marathon, an Easter bonnet competition, an annual Christmas tree decorating competi

The Bar of Northern Ireland has named Dementia NI as its charity partner for 2025.

Elon Musk's X has been ordered to hand over information about an anonymous user who made allegedly defamatory posts about Belfast solicitor Kevin Winters and others. Mr Winters, of KRW LAW, has been instructed by a number of individuals, including retired gardaí, who allege they were defamed

The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal against sentence by an individual who was only 14 years of age when he murdered a mother-of-two at the International Financial Services Centre in 2021. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley determined: “A sentencing

US chief justice John Roberts has rebuked Donald Trump in response to his call for a judge who ruled against the administration to be impeached. "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision," Just

Bosses at a 'magic circle' law firm in London have warned that bonuses will only be given to lawyers who work in the office. The warning was made amid concern among City law firm bosses that younger lawyers are missing out on key experience by working remotely.

The Irish government has joined widespread condemnation of new Hungarian legislation effectively banning Pride marches in the country. Legislators yesterday passed a bill making it a crime to organise and an offence to attend events that violate an existing law prohibiting the "depiction or promotio

Three people have been convicted in England in connection with the theft of a solid gold toilet worth nearly £5 million. The 18-carat lavatory was one of a series created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and titled America.

Media lawyer Paul Tweed has put Amazon on notice after a seemingly AI-generated biography appeared for sale online next to his recently-released memoir. Online shoppers looking for From Holywood to Hollywood: My Life as an International Libel Lawyer to the Rich and Famous, published by Merrion Press

One of New York City's top judges was recently honoured at the Brehon Law Society's annual dinner.

The London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) welcomed members and guests to its third annual St Patrick's Dinner last week.

All lawyers might brace themselves for an emergency to arise over a bank holiday weekend — but Chris Chan BL was more prepared than most. After eight months of training as a first aid responder with St John Ambulance Ireland, Mr Chan completed his first official duty yesterday at the St Patric

A new House of Lords committee has launched an inquiry into "Northern Ireland's voice" in the context of the post-Brexit Windsor Framework. The Northern Ireland scrutiny committee, which was established in January, will begin taking oral evidence from a panel of academic and legal experts tomorrow.

William Fry lawyers Adele Hall, Paul Convery and Niamh McCabe look at the recent High Court decision in Casey v McMenamin, in which significant damages, including aggravated damages, were awarded for defamation arising from a Facebook post. Momentum towards the proposed reform of defamation laws was

Lawyers Denise Hunt and Gemma McKeown are among a number of new appointments to the Probation Board for Northern Ireland. Ms Hunt is a qualified barrister with over 20 years' post-qualification experience. She owned and managed the Londonderry Arms Hotel in Carnlough from 2011 until her retirement i