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A traveller was forced to part with his cane at airport security after officials discovered a blade inside it – which the man said he didn't know was there.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israeli forces kill Palestinian human rights lawyer in West Bank | France 24

The UK government's proposals to replace the Human Rights Act with a new British Bill of Rights risk weakening existing human rights protections, Westminster's joint committee on human rights has warned. In a new report, the committee warns that the new regime could cause confusion and result in mor

Mr Justice Senan Allen has been nominated by ministers for appointment as an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal. A judge on the High Court since 2018, Mr Justice Allen will fill the vacancy arising from the appointment of Mr Justice Brian Murray to the Supreme Court in February.

Respected town agent Alan Bashford has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced. Mr Bashford spent his entire legal career at C&H Jefferson Solicitors, joining the firm in 1953 and retiring in 2003.

Northern Ireland's justice minister Naomi Long has called on Boris Johnson to resign from the office of prime minister over the 'partygate' scandal, which she says has undermined the rule of law. Mr Johnson yesterday became the first sitting prime minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law, havi

An unprecedented international effort to disrupt the finances of the Kinahan crime gang has been launched by Irish, UK and US law enforcement agencies. The US government has announced the designation of what it calls the Kinahan organised crime group (KOCG) as a "significant transnational criminal o

Attorney General Suella Braverman QC has asked the Court of Appeal if protestors charged with causing criminal damage enjoy a defence under the Human Rights Act and what directions should be given to juries in such cases. Her “questions of law” follow the acquittals of the 'Colston Four'

A senior personal injury lawyer and former president of the Law Society has said insurance firms "are laughing at you all" after a sharp decline in personal injury awards was not matched with a decrease in insurance premiums. Stuart Gilhooly SC took to Twitter to make the comments in response to an

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of Deborah Archer as a banking and finance partner in its Belfast office. Ms Archer brings over 20 years’ experience advising local and international financial institutions, industrial and provident societies, and corporate ent

Northern Ireland law firm Wilson Nesbitt has announced the appointment of Ian Creighton, Lauren Burns and Max Nesbitt as partners in the firm. The promotions bring the total number of partners across the firm's Belfast and Bangor offices to 10.

Lawyers in Malaysia have branded a move by courts to use artificial intelligence unconstitutional. In a pilot scheme on the island of Borneo, AI is being used to assist judges in sentencing drug dealers and rapists.

A driverless car appears to stop for police then attempt to flee in a viral video released by San Francisco police. The autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV was stopped as its headlights were off. An officer can be heard saying "there's nobody in it".

In-person hearings at Killymeal House will resume later this month, the Office of the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal (OITFET) has announced. The main tribunals building will reopen for hearings from Monday 25 April 2022. The hearing rooms at Adelaide House, which were used on a te

Italy violated Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights after it failed to protect a woman and her children, one of whom was murdered by the applicant's partner. Ms Landi alleged that the Italian state had failed to take the requisite action to protect her and her two children from the d