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European law firm Fieldfisher has awarded its first-ever training contracts in Belfast to two senior legal professionals. Hollie Ferris and Leo McSweeney will begin the LPC in September this year, during which time they will undertake a mixture of full time study and two years' qualifying work exper

Dechert LLP has hired Emmet Quish as a funds partner in its Dublin office. Mr Quish is an experienced funds lawyer with a focus on the structuring, establishment and ongoing compliance for all types of investment funds, including alternative funds and UCITS.

A passenger on a flight from Indonesia to Australia has been fined $1,874 after a police dog sniffed out two McMuffins and a ham croissant in his possession. The passenger failed to declare the McDonald’s breakfast order before arriving at Darwin Airport in Australia's Northern Territory.

The English courts have held that the “lis pendens” provisions of Brussels I Recast apply to proceedings commenced in that jurisdiction after the expiry of the Brexit transition period where relevant proceedings were already commenced in an EU Member State before that expiry date. In thi

As the Trinity term draws to a close, barristers and solicitors will have spent the last few weeks trying to finalise all outstanding matters before the long vacation. Indeed, many will have welcomed the return of the frenzied, feverish activity that marks the end of term, given the notable absence

Pictured (L-R): Dario Di Murro, Mary-Louise O’Hagan and Richard O’Sullivan OSM Partners LLP has announced the appointment of Mary-Louise O’Hagan as a partner in the firm’s property team.

The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban’s crackdown on their human rights, Amnesty International has said in a new report. Since they took control of the country in August 2021, the Taliban have violated women’s and girls’ rights to education

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping in closed-door trial as family barred from county

A man is challenging a parking ticket that he was given after the kerb was repainted red while he was away from his car. Desiree and Jeff Jolly said they have been parking in a space at the corner of Larkin and Union streets in San Francisco for the last 25 years. However, last week they discovered

Legislation strengthening protections for whistleblowers in Ireland has been enacted. The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 transposes the EU Whistleblowing Directive into Irish law, and extends the scope of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 to provide protections for volunteers, shar

Immigration law expert Fiona Hurley has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre. Ms Hurley has served as the NGO's interim CEO since March 2022, having previously managed its legal advocacy service and later its policy and communications service.

Law Centre NI has announced plans to take part in the Belfast Pride parade for the first time, using this year's event to show its support for refugees and asylum seekers. During Pride Week, the law centre will highlight the struggles faced by LGBTQIA+ refugee and asylum seekers, who have often been

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has welcomed the Annual Report of the Policing Authority 2021. The report provides an account of the activities of the authority in its sixth year of operation. For the second year running, Covid-19 had a major influence on the work of the Policing Authority. The autho

Pensioners and other people in care in Northern Ireland who have personal assets will be at a significant disadvantage compared to their counterparts in England and Wales following the introduction of the Health and Care Act 2022, which caps lifetime costs at £86,000, according to Belfast

Staff at JMK Solicitors and CRASH Services have raised £10,000 so far in 2022 in the third year of their partnership with charity partner Cancer Fund for Children.