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Belfast-based Phoenix Law has promoted Gavin Booth to partner amid an expansion which has also seen the human rights firm hire new managers and grow its footprint. The firm celebrated Mr Booth's promotion, the opening of a brand new 3,000 square foot extension to its Belfast headquarters and the app

An old lady has been convicted of discrediting the Russian army after she said Ukraine's President Zelenskyy was a “handsome young man with a sense of humour”. Olga Slegina was detained by police in Nalchik, southern Russia, after making a comment to a waitress in a canteen at the sanato

Human rights lawyer Noeline Blackwell is to step down as CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) this autumn. Ms Blackwell, a solicitor who previously led legal rights group FLAC and before that ran her own general law practice in Dublin, has been in the post since 2016.

Northern Ireland barrister Francis Rafferty has been appointed as a district judge. Judge Rafferty was sworn in before Dame Siobhan Keegan, the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, on Wednesday.

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UCD will welcome one of the most renowned academics in the area of US Labour Law to deliver a public lecture next week. The lecture is in UCD Sutherland School of Law at 6pm on Monday 24 April. The topic chosen by Professor Matthew Finkin of the University of Illinois promises to be particularly int

Discount supermarket Lidl has prevailed in a trademark battle against Tesco. The English High Court ruled that Tesco's Clubcard logo copied Lidl's. Both feature a yellow circle against a blue square background.

Judges in Strasbourg will be unable to block migrant deportations after the UK government agreed to amend the Illegal Migration Bill to allow ministers to ignore interim injunctions. The Rule 39 orders of the European Court of Human Rights were used to suspend the first scheduled deportation flight

Over 160 solicitors attended the Law Society of Ireland and the Central Bank of Ireland's joint event on new regulations earlier this week. The "Enhanced governance, performance and accountability in financial services – the Individual Accountability Framework" event took place at Blackhall Pl

One in five women in Ireland have been raped and more than half of women have experienced some form of sexual violence, according to research by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The national statistics body yesterday published the findings of the Sexual Violence Survey (SVS) conducted in 2022 at

The Central Bank's powers have been significantly enhanced with the commencement of a large part of new legislation, the government has said. A commencement order was signed by finance minister Michael McGrath yesterday to bring into effect Parts 1, 3 (other than section 10), 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Ce

Belfast-based MKB Law has announced a new charity partnership with the National Deaf Children's Society. The National Deaf Children's Society is a UK-wide charity providing support and assistance to deaf children and their families, helping them to navigate the social and educational barriers that t

Legislation creating a new statutory agency dedicated to tackling and reducing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) will be published this summer, the government has confirmed. The government's chief whip, Hildegarde Naughton, yesterday published the summer legislative programme contai

The most significant reforms to child care law in more than 30 years will deliver more "child-centred" legislation, the government has said. Ministers yesterday approved the drafting of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023, which will revise and update the Child Care Act 1991 to better reflect chang

Global law firm Dentons has promoted Tom Dalton, Gemma Freeman and Donal Keane to partner in its Dublin office. Mr Dalton has been appointed as a partner in real estate, Ms Freeman as a partner in disputes and Mr Keane as a partner in banking.