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Justice minister Helen McEntee has published an operational review of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, also known as Coco’s Law, which shows that almost 100 cases have been prosecuted since it came into effect.

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Humanity has been a casualty in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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JMK Solicitors is celebrating one year since opening its office in West Belfast on the Andersonstown Road. Managing director, Maurece Hutchinson, said: “We are delighted to celebrate our first year in our West Belfast office on the Andersonstown Road. Over the past year, we’ve had the pl

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Bar Council member Séamus Clarke SC Ivana Bacik TD stopped by The Bar of Ireland stand Tuesday afternoon. Last week, The Bar of Ireland made its debut at the 93rd National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. Over the three-day event business owners and members of the public sto

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A nationwide awareness raising campaign to warn against the serious danger posed by illegal fireworks and the strict penalties for their misuse has been launched by junior Department of Justice minister James Browne. The campaign was launched in collaboration with An Garda Síochána, Fo

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A former nursing student with a cancer diagnosis has settled a disability discrimination case against Queen’s University Belfast for £25,000. Natasha Bradshaw, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, was supported in bringing the case by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

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The Maples Group has renewed its sponsorship of St Mary's College Rugby Football Club for a further three years. The new agreement, which commences in September 2024, will see the Maples brand continue to appear on the front of the senior men's team jerseys following their promotion to Division 1A.

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UK and Ireland firm Browne Jacobson has announced the equalisation of its family policies to support work-home life balance and gender equality in the workplace. The firm's staff are now entitled to take up to 26 weeks of paternity, co-parent or adoption leave. The first 13 weeks will be fully paid,

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The Bar of Northern Ireland has launched a new series of explainer videos to promote the meaning and value of legal aid in civil matters. The video series follows the commencement of a review of civil legal aid by the Department of Justice, with the Bar submitting a detailed advocating for a positiv

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Doctors are now under a legal duty to disclose serious patient safety incidents following the commencement of new legislation. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 provides a legislative framework for a number of important patient safety issues, including the mandat

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Courts in Argentina and Venezuela have issued arrest warrants for each other's presidents. A Caracas court issued the warrant for the arrest of Argentinian president, Javier Milei, accusing him of the “theft” of a cargo plane belonging to the Venezuelan company Emtrasur, which was seized

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