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Cork-based J.W. O'Donovan Solicitors, specialists in commercial, corporate and property law, has promoted John Fuller to partner.

Grant Edwards TLT has expanded its corporate team in Belfast with the appointment of Grant Edwards as associate, who joins from Tughans.

Emily Logan The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has restated its criticisms of key provisions of the International Protection Act 2015 to mark World Refugee Day today.

Tanya Ward The Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) has called for a debate in the Oireachtas on a new report into the management of allegations of child sex abuse by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla).

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has extended a "sincere apology" to people who were affected by the criminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland prior to 1993.

Brendan McGuigan The Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre (JJC) in Bangor has been described as the "jewel in the crown" of Northern Ireland's criminal justice system by inspectors.

Retired civil servant Tim Dalton has been appointed as Ireland's commissioner to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR). Mr Dalton was secretary-general of the Department of Justice from 1993 and 2004, during which time he carried out background work on the peace proc

Recreational use of marijuana has been legalised in Canada. The Canadian Parliament in Ottawa passed the Cannabis Act yesterday, with the Senate voting 59-20 in favour.

A teenager has been sent to jail after she named two girls on Facebook who had been sexually abused by her brother. Sophie Turner, 19, posted the victims' names on the Liverpool Echo's page after her brother, Jamie Turner, 26 and his friend, Myles Bell, 23 were found guilty of child sexual offences

The Child and Family Agency has successfully appealed orders of the High Court which were made in regards to ongoing child abuse proceedings. The High Court had granted orders requiring the CFA to allow the respondent in the investigation to cross-examine the complainant in circumstances where the i

Chris Owens MKB Law has announced the appointment of Chris Owens as a solicitor in family law.

Aoife Sexton Privacy and technology lawyer Aoife Sexton has joined data analytics and anonymisation firm Trūata as its chief privacy officer.

The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service (NICTS) has announced the closure of Derry Courthouse for most of July and August. The building will close on 9 July and reopen at the beginning of September, with cases due to be heard in Derry to be heard in Omagh or Coleraine instead, a spokesperso

A European Union committee will vote tomorrow on controversial copyright proposals ahead of a vote in the Parliament next month. The Committee on Legal Affairs will vote on the report on copyright in the digital single market, which details legislation intended to protect rights holders.

The European Court of Human Rights elected Vincent A. De Gaetano (Malta) as a new section president this week. He has been elected for a two-year term and will take up his duties on 1 September 2018.