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A barrister who sued a Dublin hospital for negligence over the death of her husband, a senior counsel, has agreed to an out-of-court settlement. Bernadette Kirby BL launched legal proceedings against St John of God Hospital in the High Court in 2018 in connection with the death of Colm O'Briain SC i

A solicitor in Leinster has been questioned by gardaí in connection with allegations including theft, false accounting, forgery and use of sale instruments. The unnamed solicitor, who is a man in his 50s, was arrested last Thursday and subsequently released without charge, the Leinster Expres

A former solicitor in Co Down has been given a suspended sentence after defrauding more than £7,000 from the firm which employed him. Christopher Owens, 32, admitted using his position in the Bangor office of Wilson Nesbitt to steal a total of £7,385.50 from September 2015 to March 2018.

A draft national policy framework for open disclosure in the Irish health and social care sector has gone out for public consultation. The Department of Health developed the draft national open disclosure framework to provide a consistent approach to open disclosure across the entirety of the health

Justin Kouame, former chair of the Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers, has been appointed to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). Mr Kouame, who is also a former member of the Northern Ireland Race Equality Sub-Group and Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Min

A new card game inspired by party hit Cards Against Humanity has been refused patent protection in Bulgaria for insulting the country's "ancient and eternal values". Much like the US game, Cards Against Bulgarianness sees players combine cards with short phrases to create funny and offensive stateme

Kevin O'Brien, former chair of ComReg, has been appointed as a member of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Mr O'Brien has more than two decades' experience in senior regulatory and public policy roles in Ireland and abroad. Before joining the CCPC, he was head of consumer po

A major conference in Belfast next month will mark the centenary of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Taking place at the Hilton on Friday 23 September 2022, the all-day event will provide attendees with thought leadership and discussion on key issues that will impact the profession in the next 1

Northern Ireland's High Court has ruled in favour of Irish language group Conradh na Gaeilge in a judicial review regarding the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to adopt an Irish language strategy. Mr Justice David Scoffield ruled that the Executive was in breach of its statutory duty under

English solicitors could be given more advocacy rights under UK government plans to break the barristers' strike, according to reports. The Daily Mail quotes a government source as saying ministers "are looking to give more solicitors higher rights of audience to broaden the work they can do, increa

Amnesty International has condemned moves by Russian-backed armed groups to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in a so-called "international tribunal" in Mariupol as illegal and abusive. Reports and pictures shared on social media appear to show cages being built inside the Mariupol Philharmonic Hall to

The US Department of Justice has been ordered to release a redacted version of an affidavit making the case for a raid of former president Donald Trump's Florida home. Judge Bruce Reinhart, who granted the search warrant for the unprecedented raid on Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, ruled after media

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A prison governor has apologised after allowing prisoners to take part in a go-karting contest. Inmates and guards at Fresnes Prison, the second-largest prison in France, took part in go-karting, tug-of-war and other events inspired by a TV game show, euronews reports.

Cork-based commercial law firm J.W. O'Donovan LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of Michelle Cross, Patricia Canty and Daphne Madden as associate solicitors. Ms Cross joins the firm's corporate and commercial department, having completed her training contract with the firm after previously