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Plans to introduce a standalone criminal offence of assaulting a retail worker in England and Wales should be extended to Northern Ireland, an industry lobby group has said. The UK government yesterday announced a retail crime crackdown, with assaulting a retail worker to be punishable with up to si

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, and Madam Justice Denise McBride shared their journey to the senior judiciary as the keynote speakers at a Belfast event for women lawyers and law students. Hosted by QUB Women in Law, the annual networking event, now in its third year

Tusla yesterday welcomed a wide range of stakeholders to its second Child Care Law Conference, which put on a spotlight on inter-agency cooperation and looked ahead to proposed reforms to child care law. Speakers at the conference in Mansion House covered topics including the general scheme of the C

Northern Ireland prosecutors will announce next week if they are bringing perjury charges against former British soldiers who gave evidence to inquiries into Bloody Sunday. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has told lawyers acting for victims and survivors of the 1972 massacre that its decision w

Amnesty International is urging shareholders in Dow to consider withdrawing their investment from the US chemicals company if it fails to rapidly meet its human rights responsibilities towards more than 500,000 people still suffering from the Bhopal disaster, one of the world’s worst industria

Crumlin firm Keenan & Co Solicitors has appointed Luke Staines and Donagh Bradley as partners. Criminal defence lawyer Mr Staines joins from Michael J Staines & Company, where has has worked as a solicitor for the past six years.

The European Court of Human Rights has published a factsheet on past and pending cases concerning climate change. The document has been published following the Strasbourg court's landmark rulings yesterday on three climate cases. The applicants were successful in one of the cases, and unsuccessful i

A prestigious art gallery has sacked a worker who secretly put one of his own paintings on public display. The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich said the 51-year-old technical employee smuggled the 60cm x 120cm painting into the building and installed it on an empty wall.

Justice minister Helen McEntee has indicated that new legislation will follow the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on the personal injuries guidelines. A majority of Supreme Court judges yesterday held that the relevant section of the Judicial Council Act 2019 is unconstitutional, but that the guidel

The personal injuries guidelines drawn up by the Judicial Council are legally binding, the Supreme Court has ruled. In the complex case of Bridget Delaney v. the Personal Injuries Assessment Board & Others, the court ruled by 4-3 that part of the Judicial Council Act 2019 relating to the making

Browne Jacobson has launched a new mentoring programme aimed at improving black representation in the law. The REACH (Race, Equality and Cultural Heritage) programme has been launched across the UK and Ireland firm's seven offices, including Dublin, following a two-year pilot programme.

Students from the National Law School of India have emerged as winners of the 10th annual International Negotiation Competition (INC) organised by ELSA Maynooth in collaboration with ELSA Ireland. Dhawal Mittsl and Pratyush Singh triumphed over Arima Kaushal and Dhruv Maheshwari of the National Univ

There has been "significant progress" in the proposed settlement over claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club. A judge allowed a group claim to proceed against Celtic last year over alleged abuse at Celtic Boys Club, which was established as a feeder to the senior side in 1966, Scottish Legal

Switzerland is failing to meet its human rights obligations by not taking sufficient action to tackle climate change, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in a landmark case. The Strasbourg court today handed down judgments in three landmark cases, which represented the first climate

A man who allegedly rubbed his bare buttocks on a public water fountain has been charged with property damage. Police found an incriminating photo after arresting the 56-year-old Tokyo man in connection with a separate incident of public indecency.