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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has issued a warning about a scammer calling himself "Andy Williams" or "Andrew Williams". The scammer is contacting solicitor firms in Northern Ireland and seeking to obtain their bank details. "We are aware that he called one solicitor firm multiple times seekin

France has banned English gaming jargon in an attempt to preserve the purity of its language. The country's culture ministry said the video game sector featured too many English words.

Belfast and Newtownards firm Worthingtons Solicitors has announced the promotion of a new partner and two new associate partners. Brian Moss has been promoted to partner in the firm's litigation department, where he specialises in judicial review litigation and disputes involving public law and huma

William Fry LLP has announced the relocation of its London office to accommodate a growing team. The new office, located at 55 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7ES, houses eight full-time staff including four resident partners.

The Bar of Ireland will promote "equitable briefing practices" as part of plans to improve women's representation at senior levels of practice. The first-ever equality action plan published by the Bar sets out recommended actions in five areas:

The Charities Regulator and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland have signed a memorandum of understanding which will enable a closer working relationship between the charity regulators north and south of the border. The formal agreement sets out a transparent framework by which the two chari

Legislation underpinning the retention of data by gardaí will be amended following a successful EU court challenge brought by convicted murderer Graham Dwyer, the government has announced. In April, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the "general

Canada should ban the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. Under a proposed law, private ownership of of all short-barrelled firearms would be prohibited.

A consortium of Ukrainian and international lawyers is organising a mass civil legal action against the Russian state and others in order to gain $1 trillion in financial compensation for millions of Ukrainian victims of the war, The Guardian reports. The team of hundreds of lawyers aims to bring &l

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking to open an office in Kyiv to support its investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor, confirmed the move at a press conference yesterday following meetings with Ukrainian, Polish and Lithuanian prosecutors at Eur

Conor Courtney, Northern Ireland case reporter at Irish Legal News, has been shortlisted in the Newcomer of the Year category at the Justice Media Awards 2022. Mr Courtney joined the ILN team in August 2021 and has since produced more than 50 detailed reports of judgments from the Northern Ireland c

London-based barrister Gráinne Mellon has been shortlisted as Legal Aid Barrister of the Year at the 2022 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards. Originally from Dublin and called to the Bar in Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2010 and 2013 respectively, Ms Mellon practises with Garden Court Cham

A Coleraine woman who was sexually harassed by her supervisor over a long period of time has been awarded £20,000 by the Industrial Tribunal. Shauna McFarland was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland in her case against former employer Morelli Ice Cream Ltd and their emplo

Children's favourite Winnie the Pooh is to be reimagined as a serial killer. In addition to Pooh and Piglet, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield's new indie horror flick – Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey – will feature the likes of “Caged Man” and “Mauled Woman”.

The UK Information Commissioner has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from complainants in rape and serious sexual assault cases. The call is published in a Commissioner’s Opinion which informs the sector how to use p