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The Bar of Northern Ireland has named the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland as its charity partner for 2023. The mission of the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland is to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for around 18,000 autistic people in Northern Ir

Olivia Boyle, solicitor in A&L Goodbody's Belfast office, examines recent case law on sexual harassment in the workplace. Two recent cases relating to sexual harassment in the workplace have highlighted how vital it is that employers are live to this issue and, more specifically, that any allega

Fieldfisher senior associates Will Glover and Neil Cahill examine the record to date of Ireland's Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA). Heralded as "an Irish FBI for white-collar crime" by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) marked its six-month anniversary on 7

Lord Kitchin is to retire from the UK Supreme Court at the end of the legal year, 29 September 2023. He became a Supreme Court Justice in October 2018, making him the fifth-longest serving of the current justices.

Children cannot be compelled to visit their grandparents if they do not want to following a ruling of Italy's Supreme Court. A lengthy legal battle has culminated in a judgment from the court stating that grandchildren were not obliged to have a relationship “they do not enjoy, and do not want

Children with experience of surrogacy are "in favour of legal reforms", according to a new study led by the University of Leicester. Using a combination of age-appropriate methods, including a "unique set of playing cards", researchers have drawn out their views on topics that included how the legal

Non-psychoactive cannabis oil has been criminalised in Hong Kong as a "dangerous drug" on par with heroin. Though derived from cannabis, CBD products are legal in most of the world and have become a multi-billion dollar industry in recent years.

The High Court has held that a solicitor acted in a “grossly negligent fashion” in a fraudulent property transaction perpetrated by a daughter against her parents’ home. Although the home had been valued at €250,000, the daughter procured the transfer of the property to her fo

Taylor Wessing has announced a new partnership with AwakenHub, a social enterprise supporting thousands of women founders throughout the island of Ireland. The development brings together a global law firm with a focus on supporting the success and scale-up of early-stage businesses, and a multi-sec

OSM Partners LLP has appointed David Larkin as a partner in the firm's property department. With over 10 years’ experience, Mr Larkin brings with him a wealth of expertise advising on all aspects of finance and real estate law, with a particular focus on property development, real estate finan

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the DPP against a sentence of three years and three months' imprisonment for a young woman convicted of gross negligence manslaughter of her infant child. The final three years of the sentence were suspended by the trial judge and the DPP argued that th

Ogier Leman LLP has promoted dispute resolution lawyer Maria Edgeworth and real estate lawyer Gavin Fitzgerald to partners in the firm. Ms Edgeworth trained in Ogier Leman prior to qualifying as a solicitor. She advises on all aspects of commercial litigation, with particular expertise in the areas

An Garda Síochána will pilot the use of body-worn cameras as soon as this year if new legislation is enacted on the government's timetable. The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022, which justice minister Simon Harris is introducing to the Dáil today, will

UK police chiefs have apologised for having "profoundly failed" the families of the 96 people unlawfully killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Leaders from the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) today set out their response to an independent report which was commi

Solicitors in Northern Ireland will benefit from a discount on private healthcare services following a new partnership between the Law Society and the Kingsbridge Healthcare Group. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has signed up to the Kingsbridge Membership Club, which allows organisations to off