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A manager in a financial services company who was dismissed for sexual harassment has been awarded €22,500 after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found that his dismissal was procedurally unfair. The complainant, who held the role of assistant manager and was considered “number tw

A proposed increase in Northern Ireland court fees will jeopardise access to justice, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service (NICTS) has just closed a consultation on a proposed nine per cent increase in civil court fees, spread

A YouTuber has meticulously identified every misused road sign in Grand Theft Auto V. The Scottish-made video game's fictional setting of Los Santos is loosely based on real-life Los Angeles.

Carson McDowell has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most prolific M&A legal adviser in the first half of 2025. The independent Northern Ireland firm advised on 25 deals in the six-month period, ahead of A&L Goodbody on 18, according to the latest Experian M&A report.

Arthur Cox has been ranked as Ireland's most prolific M&A legal adviser in the first half of 2025. According to the latest Experian M&A report, Arthur Cox advised on 29 of the 391 deals which took place in the first six months of the year, ahead of A&L Goodbody and Regan Wall on 26 each.

Five international organisations have urged the attorney general for England and Wales, Richard Hermer, to delay making a decision on whether to prosecute hundreds of peaceful protesters arrested for holding placards expressing support for Palestine Action. Palestine Action, a non-violent direct act

Storm Éowyn has become the most expensive storm-related insurance event in Irish history, with claims exceeding €301 million. Insurance Ireland said a total of 33,678 claims have been recorded since the storm struck Ireland in January 2025, with two-thirds (67 per cent) relating to house

Solicitor Martin Sisk has been appointed as chairperson of the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute is Ireland’s national marine research agency, established under the Marine Institute Act 1991.

Law student Tara Grattan has been named by Matheson as winner of the 2025 Tim Scanlon corporate law bursary. Now in its fourth year, the annual bursary honours the memory of late Matheson partner Tim Scanlon and is delivered as part of Matheson's impactful business programme. It is open to undergrad

AIB group general counsel Miriam Nagle has joined the bank's executive leadership team. Ms Nagle, who became group general counsel in January 2025, will continue to provide legal counsel to the group and lead the legal function, as well as assuming additional accountability for third party managemen

Britain's first transgender judge has launched a crowdfunding campaign in support of her bid to bring the UK before the European Court of Human Rights. Dr Victoria McCloud resigned as a Master of the English High Court in 2024, saying she had concluded that it was no longer "possible in a dignified

Hundreds of swimmers have gone for a dip in the River Spree in defiance of a century-old ban. Berlin authorities banned swimming in the Spree in May 1925 out of concern for public health.

Children's rights were overlooked during the pandemic and should be given more consideration in future emergencies, the ombudsman for children has said. Dr Niall Muldoon yesterday told Ireland's independent pandemic evaluation panel that children suffered disproportionately as a result of Covid meas

A damning report has found that some gardaí brazenly refuse to do their jobs properly and face virtually no consequences for it. An Garda Síochána yesterday published a report into Garda roads policing units (RPUs) which consultancy firm Crowe was commissioned in February 2024 t

Arthur Cox has been recognised by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for its commitment to sustainable travel initiatives.