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A new legal and justice advice project is offering support to women in west Belfast following receipt of a nearly £30,000 grant. Footprints Women's Centre at Colinmill launched the project after securing £29,346 through the small grant scheme jointly managed by Northern Ireland's justice

Further legislation on the use of complainants' counselling notes in rape and sexual assault trials is expected to be agreed by ministers tomorrow. Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has called on the government to introduce a new statutory privilege which would provide for a presumption against the d

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) secured around €682 million in consumer benefit from 2021 to 2024, according to new research. The CCPC's latest impact report estimates the financial benefits to consumers arising from its enforcement of competition and consumer protecti

Arthur Cox has again invited applications to a €10,000 renewable energy bursary awarded annually in memory of the firm's late partner and consultant Niamh Burke. The Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2026, organised in conjunction with Wind Energy Ireland, offers an award to students pursuin

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed a U-turn on a decision to charge for access to a previously free resource used by conveyancers across the UK. Trade association UK Finance says it will not now proceed with plans to charge for access to its Mortgage Lenders' Handbook at the annual pri

A judge has warned of delays in the Northern Ireland family courts due to difficulties in obtaining expert medical reports. In a judgment handed down last week, Mr Justice Humphreys remarked on the "herculean efforts" by a solicitor to obtain an expert medical report, having approached 38 paediatric

Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has joined 3PB Barristers in London as an associate member. A specialist in employment and public law, Ms McIlveen is qualified in four jurisdictions frequently acts in England and Wales and both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.

OnlyFans is facing a class action lawsuit led by a disgruntled customer who accuses the adult content platform of misleading with the words "full access". The complaint filed with a California court alleges that the platform pulls a "bait-and-switch" on customers by promising "full access" if they s

Mason Hayes & Curran has reported an eight per cent increase in turnover to €131.5 million for 2025. The business law firm is the only major domestic Irish law firm to publish financial results each year, though it does not disclose its profits.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has upheld a complain regarding the PSNI's failure to take any steps to understand or translate personal details given by a woman in Irish during an arrest. Mhic An Fháille, represented by Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP, made a complaint to the ombudsman in

Ministers are aiming to enact landmark reforms to mental health legislation before Easter following a legislative milestone in the Seanad. The Mental Health Bill 2024 completed committee stage in Seanad Éireann yesterday evening after nearly 20 hours of debate across six sessions.

A new report from The Constitution Society and the Federal Trust tackles the role immigration policy played in causing Brexit, and that Brexit has since played in driving UK immigration policy. In Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum, immigration researcher Jonathan Thomas tracks the arc

Students have been invited to participate in the Law Society of Ireland's human rights and equality committee's annual essay competition. The competition, organised in association with A&L Goodbody, promotes student engagement with contemporary human rights and equality issues while offering a m

A merger deal which will see Taylor Wessing's Dublin office become part of a new transatlantic law firm called Winston Taylor has been given the go-ahead by partners in the two firms. The deal between Winston & Strawn LLP and Taylor Wessing's UK-led business will create one of the world's larges

A new chief executive has been appointed at Forensic Science Northern Ireland. Andrew Elliott has taken on the top post in the agency within the Department of Justice, which is responsible for the provision of impartial scientific advice and support, to enhance the criminal justice system.