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Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has welcomed lawyers Eileen McKendry-Gray, Kathryn O'Hagan and Rachel Scroggie to its team. Ms McKendry-Gray joins as a consultant, bringing over a decade of industry experience as a group general counsel and a background with a UK Top 50 regional firm.

A record 1,411 racist incidents and 891 racist crimes were recorded by the PSNI in the year ending June 2024, according to new data. The annual figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) show that racist crimes represented 0.9 per cent of all recorded crime during the p

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran: Concern at 76-year-old lawyer’s re-imprisonment | Law Society Gazette

Police in Brazil have launched a crackdown on claw machines on the basis that their unreliable controls defraud players. While many players believe winning prizes — often stuffed toys — from the machines is a matter of skill, they are actually games of chance, according to authorities in

Nazia Latif has been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Her appointment by Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn will take effect from 1 September 2024 for a period of three years.

Mairead Holder has been appointed as a commissioner to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). Mrs Holder, a barrister who is the current official solicitor for Northern Ireland, will take up the appointment with effect from 1 September 2024.

Ireland's first online safety code is set to come into force this autumn following EU approval. In a statement today, Coimisiún na Meán confirmed that the Technical Regulations Information System (TRIS) process had concluded in relation to the online safety code.

Nearly two-thirds of people agree that Ireland should welcome people who move here to make a better life for themselves or their families, according to a survey. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) commissioned Ireland Thinks to carry out the independent poll on migration-related issues in July

An opinion poll commissioned by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has found overwhelming support for equivalent equality and human rights protections across the island of Ireland. The survey, carried out solely south of the border, found that 73 per cent of respondents agree on the impo

An umbrella group of over 90 Irish charities is to publish polling findings on attitudes to making a will and supporting charities by including a gift. The research will be launched on Sunday 1 September to mark the launch of My Legacy Month.

Significant reforms to the employment permit system will come into force from Monday. Regulations have been signed to give effect to the Employment Permits Act 2024, which is intended to consolidate and modernise employment permits law and bring benefits for employers and permit holders alike.

The UK government has begun consulting on its plans to repeal and replace the previous administration's controversial legacy law. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn yesterday held meetings with the South East Fermanagh Foundation and the Victims and Survivors Forum in Belfast.

A schoolteacher was investigated by police for "emotional abuse" after asking a pupil to solve a problem on a classroom blackboard. The incident took place in Jeonbuk, South Korea in March but only came to light recently, according to Korean broadcaster SBS.

Thousands of dangerous cars are being imported to Europe through a loophole in EU law, an Irish MEP has said. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a barrister and Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has backed calls by the European Transport Safety Council to change the law following a 20 per cen

Legislation criminalising the abduction of cats and dogs has come into force in Northern Ireland. The Pet Abduction Act 2024 creates specific offences for the abduction of cats and dogs, which the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) says recognises that they are not mere