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A public consultation has been launched to help shape the government's next action plan for insurance reform. The first action plan for insurance reform, published in 2020, led to the introduction of the personal injuries guidelines and major reforms to what is now known as the Injuries Resolut

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP has launched a new Canada trade desk led by the firm's head of regulation, Jon Legorburu. The new team will work with Canadian companies who need to negotiate through the regulatory landscape and get the full benefit of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA).

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has said it is developing new guidance for employers and service providers following a UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of "woman" in British equality law. The UK's top court ruled earlier this month that the term "woman" as it appears in the Equ

The Supreme Court is sitting in Donegal today, its first-ever sitting in the north-west of Ireland and its fifth sitting outside of Dublin. The court is hearing the case of Imran v. Minister of Justice, which concerns an issue of public importance in relation to the requirement for a proportionality

The Trump administration has been accused of seeking to intimidate the judiciary after a sitting judge was arrested and charged with allegedly helping a defendant evade arrest by immigration enforcement officers. Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee County Circuit in Wisconsin was arrested on Friday afte

Police are on the hunt for a drug dealer believed to have hidden drug-filled eggs across a city as part of an Easter scavenger hunt. Five plastic eggs containing around seven grams of cannabis were allegedly hidden in spots across Lufkin, Texas, with clues to their locations posted on Facebook.

The demolition of a building known as "Britain's biggest man cave" has cost around £220,000 in taxpayers' money. 

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Scores of Civilians Reportedly Among Victims of Latest US Airstrikes on Yemen

European IP firm Keltie has expanded its Dublin team by appointing Tasneem Madani and Catherine Jennings as senior associates. Ms Madani joins Keltie after gaining extensive experience advising start-ups and SMEs on all aspects of IP. In her previous role, she advised one of the world’s larges

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today published its Annual Report for 2024. In welcoming the report, enterprise, tourism and employment minister Peter Burke said said: “The Annual Report for 2024 highlights the WRC’s strong delivery across all services provided to the public inc

DLA Piper has announced that Orla O’Leary and Seán McGrenaghan have been promoted to the firm's global partnership. Ms O'Leary joined DLA Piper Ireland in 2022 and focuses on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment and equality laws. She has extensive experience workin

The Legal Aid Board welcomed justice minister Jim O'Callaghan and minister for children, disability and equality Norma Foley to its Tralee Law Centre.

Shops across France have begun posting CCTV footage of alleged shoplifters on social media, telling those depicted that the images will be taken down if they reimburse the cost of the stolen items. Retailers say they have turned to the tactic "as a deterrent" amid a growing sense of frustration over

A police investigation into the loyalist murder of a Catholic taxi driver in Belfast more than three decades ago has been condemned as “inadequate” by Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson. John O’Hara, a 41-year-old father-of-five, was shot dead by members of the Ulster Defence Associat

Ogier's real estate team in Ireland, led by partner Gavin Fitzgerald, acted for Hibernia Real Estate Group in its sale of Central Quay. This transaction marks the largest office building sale in Ireland this year so far.   Commenting on the deal, Mr Fitzgerald said: "We were pleased to wor