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Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been appointed to assist individuals wishing to contribute to the Muckamore Abbey Hospital inquiry. Tom Kark QC, chair of the inquiry, said the services of experienced and trained solicitors are needed to take the witness statements from the first tranche of witnesses.
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A cat has been taken into custody after a woman called police because her cats were fighting. The 52-year-old woman in Omaha, Nebraska said she tried to break up the fight and verbally told the aggressor she would "put it in its room".
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Amnesty International has called on Kazakhstan's authorities to release journalists and activists who have been arbitrarily detained for their coverage of mass protests across the country over the past week, as the number of individuals arrested reaches close to 10,000. The human rights organisation
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Corporate law firm Philip Lee has announced the promotion of Inez Cullen to partner in its corporate team. With wide ranging transactional experience across various sectors, Ms Cullen represents clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, fundraisings, AIM admissio
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UK law firm TLT has announced the appointment of Caroline MacLaughlin as a banking and finance partner in Belfast. Joining from Cleaver Fulton Rankin, Ms MacLaughlin specialises in all types of corporate finance, with a particular focus on the real estate, energy and financial services sectors.
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Corporate law firm Philip Lee has congratulated four newly-qualified solicitors on joining the firm.
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The Supreme Court has allowed a leapfrog appeal from the High Court in a constitutional challenge to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) made between the EU and Canada. The challenge has been brought by Mr Patrick Costello, a Green Party TD, who claims that CETA would adversely affect
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Proposed legislation which will provide a right of access to birth certificates, birth and early life information for people who have questions about their origins has been published. The Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 will give new rights to people who were adopted, boarded out, the subjec
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The UK Supreme Court, in partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London, has launched an online course. Entitled Inside the UK Supreme Court: Its Role, Its Work and Cases that Affect Us All, the two-week course, delivered by FutureLearn, a social learning platform, is designed to increase kno
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US authorities have released a dubious guide to help parents decode covert drug references in emoji form. The "emoji drug code" released by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been compared to early 2000s guides which explained texting abbreviations like "LOL".
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The Hibernian Law Journal has announced the virtual publication of its 20th volume, now available online via HeinOnline and Westlaw. Volume 20 explores topics including the contemporary impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the courts, the examinership process and insurance claims as well as a sweepin
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Belfast-based McCartan Turkington Breen has announced the appointment of two new partners and six new associates. Civil litigation and criminal defence specialist Harry McAleese and clinical negligence and personal injury litigation specialist Tanya Waterworth have been promoted to the position of p
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Organisations providing educational opportunities for marginalised communities have benefited from the largest-ever awards from the Engage & Educate Fund, supported by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The awardees for 2021-2024, who will share a total of €1.2 million, are the Galway Traveller
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Irish solicitor James MacGuill has taken up the role of president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). Mr MacGuill was elected as president by the CCBE plenary session last month and has led the CCBE since the start of January.
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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the establishment of two new special interest groups focusing on climate justice and law tech. Brigid Napier, president of the Law Society, said: "As we approach the Law Society’s centenary year, it is important to look forward to the next 100
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