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A dramatic police chase ended when the suspect pulled into a McDonald's drive-thru and attempted to order food. Police began to tail Johanna Gardell, 38, after she allegedly stole a pickup truck and struck a number of vehicles with it.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has announced the promotion of Catriona McCorry to partner in the firm's Belfast office. The move forms part of a global round involving the appointment of 16 new partners, seven new legal directors, 30 new senior associates and eight new associates.

Legislation to bring providers of hire purchase and personal contract plans (PCPs) under the remit of the Central Bank has been published. The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021 will implement the key recommendations of the Tutty Report to&nbs

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of a man against an order for his surrender to the United Kingdom to face charges of sexual abuse of a young girl. The appellant argued that his surrender would be incompatible with his right to family and private life under Article 8 of the European Conv

Law students at NUI Galway have teamed up with members of faculty to relaunch the NUI Galway Law Review as an annual peer-reviewed journal and regular legal podcast. The "modern and student-focused" journal aims to inspire and encourage students in the development of practical legal writing skills,

Sarah Slevin and Natalie Dillon of Ronan Daly Jermyn explore the fundamental objectives of the new SCCs and the key dates and steps organisations should now take. On 4 June 2021 the European Commission issued its eagerly awaited decision publishing the new Standard Contractual Clauses, or SCCs (New

Fundamental changes in the movement of people to and from the European Union, which will come into effect next year, require urgent preparation and clarification, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has said.  In a letter published today to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practising law in New York because of his "demonstrably false and misleading claims" about the 2020 presidential election. Mr Giuliani, a former mayor of New York who has served as disgraced former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer since 2018

Legislation extending the right to a court review to all borrowers falling into home mortgage arrears due to an unforeseeable loss of income has come into effect. The Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2021, commenced with effect from 25 June 2021, makes a number of urgent changes to the Personal I

DWF has supported one of Northern Ireland's leading independent retail chains to weather the Covid-19 pandemic and even open new stores on the other side of it. Menarys recently completed an extensive review of its branch portfolio, which included the renegotiation of rents and restructuring of leas

Deliveroo has succeeded in its employment case in the Court of Appeal in London. The IWGB union had brought a case seeking employee status for Deliveroo couriers but judges upheld the rulings of the inferior courts that riders are self-employed.

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a spousal maintenance order made in the High Court, which provided only €800 per month to the former wife of a farmer and expired after four years. The court considered section 16 of the Family Law Act 1995 and held that the maintenance order fa

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has secured a six-figure damages payout for a victim of historic abuse at a Newry grammar school. Tony Gribben was abused over 45 years ago by the late Malachy Finnegan, the former president of St Colman's College in the Diocese of Dromore.

Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner, expresses serious concern over facial recognition technology. Facial recognition technology brings benefits that can make aspects of our lives easier, more efficient and more secure. The technology allows us to unlock our mobile phones, set up

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched a lawsuit in Germany aiming to end the practice of "real-time bidding" for online advertising – which it calls "the world's biggest data breach". The civil liberties body has initiated proceedings against IAB TechLab, an industry trade