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Northern Ireland Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse Fiona Ryan has welcomed new guidance launched by the Law Society to help solicitors in Northern Ireland make applications to the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board on behalf of their clients. Following an inquiry

William Fry LLP has announced that its Cork office has moved to Penrose Two, Penrose Dock, Victorian Quarter. The Cork office is led by Brian O'Callaghan, a partner and co-head of William Fry's real estate department, and Laura Houlihan, a partner in the banking & finance Department. The firm fi

France has passed a law compelling social media platforms such as TikTok to authenticate users' ages and gain parental approval for those under 15, as part of its effort to safeguard children online. Digital transition minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers that this "landmark" legislation would b

Senior lawyers, judges and politicians gathered at the King's Inns last night for The Bar of Ireland's annual chair's dinner, hosted by Sara Phelan SC. Ms Phelan — widely expected to be confirmed shortly as chair of the Bar Council for a second year — addressed the event and later introd

The number of new trainee solicitors has reached a 15-year high while the number of new barrister students has declined, according to new figures. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) this week published Pathways to the Professions 2022: Annual Report on Admission Policies of the Legal Pro

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Burkina Faso's military accused of killings, torture in latest Human Rights Watch report

Work on regulations paving the way for solicitors and barristers to jointly provide legal services for the first time will begin following the passing of new legislation. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) said it will soon begin consulting with the Law Society and the Bar Council on the

Data protection law does not stand in the way of sharing information about individuals' criminal convictions in circumstances where it is necessary to protect other people, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has clarified. The DPC this week issued a statement following recent reports about a convi

Helen McEntee has pledged her support for fee restoration in a well-received speech to barristers — saying she does not "want to see a situation where barristers feel the need to protest on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice". Speaking for the first time at The Bar of Ireland's annual

Around 30 kilograms of a suspicious white powder rained down on the French countryside after a tourist plane was intercepted by a fighter jet. The fighter jet was dramatically mobilised after the plane entered restricted airspace in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant, CBS reports.

North Koreans risk capital punishment for imitating South Korean accents and phrases following the introduction of a new law to combat South Korea's growing linguistic influence on its communist neighbour. The Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act seeks to "purify" the Korean dialect.

Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU biodiversity conservation laws, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court yesterday handed down its judgment in the case C-444/21, brought against Ireland by the European Commission with support from the German g

TLT, which has an office in Belfast, has been featured in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 ranking for its continued commitment and achievements in addressing gender inequality in the workplace. The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is a listing of employers taking action

The Bar of Ireland again triumphed over the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association (DSBA) in the two organisations' annual cricket match.

South Koreans grew younger yesterday after a new law came into effect that uses the internationally recognised system of age calculation. The law supersedes one of the country's traditional methods, where individuals are considered a year old at birth, accounting for the time spent in the womb.