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North Carolina’s law enforcement watchdog is proposing new standards that would explicitly ban police officers from having sex while on duty, in uniform, in police vehicles, or with subordinates and trainees. The initiative, led by the state’s Criminal Justice Education and Training Stan

The banking industry has urged regulators to simplify rules governing the sector, warning that Ireland risks losing investment due to what it calls an “increased regulatory burden.” Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) said the current framework is confusing, inconsistent and c

Matheson LLP has appointed Brian Butterwick as a partner in its corporate M&A group. Based in the Dublin office, he has extensive experience advising on a broad range of corporate matters, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganisations, and equity capital

MKB Law has announced key additions to its senior management team.  Solicitors Emma Smyth and Christopher Mason have been promoted to director, with consultant Neil Logan also coming in as director.

Two of Northern Ireland’s leading law firms have joined forces to create a new practice with an all-Ireland reach.

Browne Jacobson has appointed Chris Holder as partner to support its growing technology and life sciences practices.  Mr Holder is an experienced commercial IT lawyer who joins the UK and Ireland law firm’s London-based commercial team – which is spearheading its growth in both the

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Piaras Power as partner to its finance & projects practice in Ireland. He will join the firm as a partner on 1 October from Eversheds Sutherland. Mr Power brings to the firm more than 20 years' experience as a partner working in acquisition finance, cash flow, ass

The School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointment of Professor Warren Barr as its new head of school. Originally from Belfast, Professor Barr joins QUB Law School after 27 years spent in England, including as head of school or dean of Liverpool Law School, Cardiff S

A leading City law firm has frozen salaries for newly qualified solicitors in order to fund larger bonuses for high-performers of all levels, including newly qualified lawyers and business services. Addleshaw Goddard, ranked 15th in the UK by earnings, has redirected £1 million earmarked for j

A Wisconsin man who faked his death and fled abroad has been sentenced to 89 days in jail – the same number of days he was missing. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, pleaded no contest to obstructing an officer. Both prosecution and defence recommended 45 days in jail, but the judge matched the sentence to

Since October 2023, about 200 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and Lebanon. The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has determined that 21 of those deaths involved people targeted specifically because of their work as journalists, describing the killings as “m

The commission of investigation into the Grace case – which examined allegations of serious abuse against a severely intellectually disabled young woman – excluded those most affected by the issues under scrutiny, according to a report published today. It says non-verbal and intellectual

The Femicide Census has identified 122 women who were killed by men in the UK in 2022. Sixty-two women were killed by a current or former partner. More women were killed by their son than by a stranger. The vast majority of women were killed in their own home. Evidence of gratuitous violence was fou

A life-size hologram of a police officer in a central Seoul park has been linked to a 22 per cent drop in crime since its installation last October. The 3D projection, on display nightly between 7pm and 10pm in Jeo-dong Park, appears every two minutes to warn: “In case of an emergency, the pol

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is facing a challenge after refusing to release documentation relating to the selection process for new judges. Unsuccessful applicants have called for greater transparency and sought access to records concerning their individual applications under the Free