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Owners of XL Bully type dogs in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for new mandatory exemption certificates in two weeks' time. All XL Bully owners who wish to keep their dog will have to apply and pay for an exemption certificate by 31 December 2024 in the second stage of new restrictions.

Laura Lee O'Driscoll has been appointed as general counsel at airport retailer ARI. Ms O'Driscoll joins the executive team of ARI, part of the state-owned daa Group, and will report directly to CEO Ray Hernan.

Over £300,000 has been awarded to a Caterpillar NI employee in what is believed to be one of the highest-ever individual awards for equal pay in Northern Ireland. McCartan Turkington Breen Solicitors acted on behalf of Shona Boyle, who brought a complaint in July 2018 in respect of the differe

Police officers are facing disciplinary action after two criminal suspects allegedly "turned into cats" and escaped. The two were among 11 suspects arrested for alleged possession of stolen goods in the small South African town of Meyerton.

Around £700 million was spent on the previous UK government's controversial Rwanda scheme and over £10 billion had been set aside for it over a six-year period, the new government has revealed. Home secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday told MPs that the scheme, which after two-and-a-half ye

An Ulster University postgraduate student from Roscommon has been awarded the prestigious A&O Shearman award for the best overall performance in the field of librarianship and information management.

Israel is unlawfully occupying the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem and is obliged under international law to withdraw its forces and dismantle its settlements as rapidly as possible, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled.

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has triumphed in the Irish Tag Rugby Association's 2024 corporate league.

Mason Hayes & Curran has published a legal review spotlighting updates to EU consumer protection and product safety law. Now in its fourth year of publication, this edition of the law firm's Products & Consumer Protection Review analyses key developments shaping the sector.

The Agri-Food Regulator has for the first time issued legal proceedings against a business in the agri-food supply chain in relation to an alleged breach of unfair trading rules. The regulator confirmed the move — without naming the business — in an update on its activities following the

Former CRU chairperson Aoife MacEvilly has been appointed as commissioner for broadcasting and video on demand in Coimisiún na Meán. Ms MacEvilly, a member of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) since 2014 and its chairperson from 2020 to 2023, will join the executive chai

The Irish government is seeking views on EU proposals to improve the working conditions of trainees. The European Commission's proposed Traineeships Directive aims to improve and better enforce working conditions of trainees and to combat employment relationships disguised as traineeships.

Around 75,000 convictions for fare evasion are expected to be quashed in England and Wales after a court ruled that train operators had brought unlawful prosecutions. Lawyers for Greater Anglia and Northern Trains apologised to Westminster Magistrates' Court last week, saying they acknowledged the e

Ryanair has won a US court case against online travel agency Booking.com, which it accused of accessing its website without authorisation in order to offer Ryanair flight tickets to its customers. A jury in Delaware District Court unanimously found on Friday in favour of Ryanair's claims that Bookin

A woman who fell out with her then-boyfriend after a Coldplay concert has been ordered by a tribunal to repay him for the cost of her ticket. The Civil Resolution Tribunal in British Columbia, Canada rejected arguments that the $450 CAD (around €300 or £250) ticket was a gift and held it