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Amnesty International has announced the launch of a new Hong Kong section based overseas, following the closure of its offices in the city in 2021 amid a crackdown on human rights. The new entity, Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas (AIHKO), will be led by Hong Kong diaspora activists operating

William Fry has appointed David O'Shea, Colm Booth and Cian O'Sullivan as partners. Mr O'Shea, based in the firm's Cork office, has been promoted to partner in the firm's banking and finance department.

A mother whose parental authority over her daughter was terminated just four months after the child was taken into foster care suffered a violation of her right to respect for her family life, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Ruling yesterday on a Dutch case, the Strasbourg court found

A museum is set to display a newly-discovered book bound in the skin of one of England's most infamous murderers. Two books are now understood to have been made from the skin of William Corder, executed for the 1827 murder of Maria Marten, the BBC reports.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has said it is "resolute" in its support for American lawyers targeted by Donald Trump's administration. Legal bodies around the world have issued statements of solidarity with lawyers, law firms and the American Bar Association (ABA) in recent weeks.

Plans to promote collective bargaining in Ireland in line with new EU legislation have gone out for consultation. The EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages requires member states where the collective bargaining rate is less than a threshold of 80 per cent — which currently includes a majority

Dublin firm Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP has appointed Elaine Keane as legal director. "Elaine’s extensive experience and respected expertise and judgement make her an integral part of our corporate and commercial team," the firm said.

The High Court has identified a "legislative lacuna" around the question of citizenship for children born abroad to one or more Irish parents in a same-sex relationship. Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan handed down judgment last week in respect of two families whose children were refused Irish passp

McCann FitzGerald has been named Ireland's top patent disputes firm of the year at the prestigious Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025 in London. The annual awards recognise and celebrate significant achievements and advancements in several IP practice areas and span more than 50 jurisdictions.

A new suite of template agreements have been developed and issued to encourage landowner and investor participation in woodland and peatland carbon projects across the UK, including Northern Ireland. The templates are the outcome of an 18-month collaborative project led by Scottish Forestry in partn

Tech giant Meta is facing a lawsuit in the Northern Ireland courts over its alleged use of copyrighted material to train its generative AI model. Belfast firm KRW LAW has issued pre-action correspondence to Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd on behalf of author Richard O'Rawe, who alleges serious and ongoin

A judge has excoriated a police official who confused her with a defendant and said he had tried and failed to arrest her on foot of a non-existent warrant. Magistrate Nagma Khan, a senior judge in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, demanded an investigation after the mix-up came to light in court,

Two men have been sentenced for breaches of Russian-linked financial sanctions for the first time ever in the UK. Dmitrii Ovsyannikov, 48, and Alexei Ovsyannikov, 47, have been found guilty of eight counts of breaching financial sanctions and two counts of money laundering and sentenced to at Southw

Five staff members at RP Crawford Solicitors are taking part in this year's Belfast City Marathon to raise money for a good cause. The firm is raising funds for the Children’s Cancer Unit Charity, an organisation providing vital care to young patients and their families.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform over its use of users' posts as AI training data. X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC), known until the start of April 2025 as Twitter Internet Unlimited Company (TIUC), was notified last week