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The European Union and Ukraine have acceded to the Hague Judgments Convention, which sets out conditions for the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. The Convention was drawn up in 2019 and has been signed by six states, but the EU and Ukraine are the first state

Two pilots were suspended after getting into a fist-fight while climbing thousands of feet in the air, it has emerged. The Air France pilots were disciplined after the incident in June, according to a damning report published by France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA)

Professor Ursula Kilkelly, one of Ireland's leading scholars on children's rights, will take up a visiting position at Leiden Law School in the 2022/2023 academic year, the university has announced. Professor Kilkelly, a professor of law at University College Cork, will serve as rotating honorary ch

Trinity College Dublin Law Society has announced the launch of a new alumni network, sponsored by A&L Goodbody. The initiative aims to allow alumni to reconnect at social events as well as building a community encompassing alumni and current students to support and learn from each other.

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