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Richard Gray, partner and head of the corporate team at Carson McDowell in Belfast, examines the potential impact of Brexit on the food and drink sector. According to Invest Northern Ireland, the food and drink sector is worth £5 billion to the economy in Northern Ireland. As well as being the

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates examines the issue of harassment in the workplace. In Case ADJ15003, the Adjudication Officer dealt with two significant issues: firstly, what is harassment; and secondly, the issue of investigations of complaints.

A judge in Mexico has granted two people the right to use cocaine recreationally in the first ever ruling of its kind. Both claimants were granted the right to "possess, transport and use cocaine" but not sell it, Mexico United Against Crime (MUCD) said.

A man who reported his truck stolen was arrested after CCTV footage allegedly revealed the vehicle was taken while he was robbing a store across the street. William Kelley, 42, told police that someone stole his red 1992 Chevrolet pick-up truck after he left the keys on the seat while looking for a

A senior judge has said that the second Special Criminal Court will be made "full use of" until it is removed by legislation, following weekend reports of its suspension amid falling case numbers. Presiding judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt made the remarks yesterday in the course of a bail hearing. He sai

Law firms ByrneWallace and McCann FitzGerald are among firms which have been paid €270,000 by Government departments since 2014 for assistance handling protected disclosures. According to parliamentary written answers provided to Catherine Murphy TD, the Departments of Defence, Justice, Communi

The Department of Social Protection and the Department of Public Expenditure could be liable for fines under the GDPR over confusion about who controls the database underpinning the Public Services Card (PSC). Privacy experts have cast doubt in the data-sharing agreement struck by the two department

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has appealed to tens of thousands of long-term learner permit holders to sit their driving test to make Ireland's roads safer. According to RSA figures, there are over 41,000 drivers on their fourth or subsequent learner permit, and over 8,600 who are on their tenth o

The number of humanist wedding ceremonies in Northern Ireland has risen dramatically, with three times as many humanist ceremonies expected to take place this year as were held last year. Humanist weddings have been legally valid and binding in Northern Ireland since last summer, when the Court of A

Criminology lecturer Dr Ian Marder and postgraduate student AnnMarie Maher of Maynooth University Department of Law consider the needs of children of imprisoned parents. The children of imprisoned parents suffer some of the worst unintended harms caused by criminal justice systems. It is estimated t

Lawyers for a man whose license conditions prevent him from crossing the border without written permission have launched judicial review proceedings in Belfast. Vincent Kelly, 34, was released from prison in May 2019 under strict license conditions which say he "shall not leave Northern Ireland save

Staff at William Fry emerged as the overall winners at an annual tennis competition hosted by The Irish Times and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI).

Nominations have opened for elections to the Law Society of Ireland Council ahead of the Society's AGM in November. The Council is the governing body of the Law Society and elects the president and vice-president every year.

Former William Fry partner June O'Connell is spearheading plans to open a new craft gin and pot still whiskey distillery in Co Kerry. Ms O'Connell joined William Fry in 1997 and was appointed as a partner in the corporate department in 2002, specialising in M&A and investment work.

Multinational company Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572 million (around €515 million) in connection with an opioid addiction crisis in the US state of Oklahoma. A case was brought against the pharmaceutical company by Mike Hunter, Attorney General of Oklahoma, under the state's