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Belfast-based Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of three new partners.  Jennifer Young, Karen Connolly and Ruth Flinn, who between them have over 45 years' experience in their specialist areas of law, have each been promoted from associate solicitor to partner.

A change in the law to require court approval of all children's compensation claims in Northern Ireland has been backed by an overwhelming majority of responses to a Department of Justice consultation.

Law Society trainees Enya Levy and Kevin Barrett have been named the overall winners of the National Negotiation Competition. Ms Levy of Arthur Cox and Mr Barrett of McCann FitzGerald triumphed over the Trinity College Dublin team of Lana Bader Eddin and Raman Malashchanka in the final held at Black

A court in Hong Kong relied on a ruling by judges including UK Supreme Court president Lord Reed to jail a member of the territory's parliament. Fernando Cheung, 64, a former Labour Party member of the Hong Kong legislative council (LegCo), was imprisoned for three weeks over a 45-minute anti-Beijin

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A barristers' chambers in London has been sharply rebuked by a judge after publishing a press release about the outcome of a court ruling almost a full day prior to the handing down of the judgment. Matrix Chambers prepared a press release on the outcome of the appeal in R (Counsel General for Wales

A public consultation on the government's third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence has opened. The consultation, which includes proposals for a new statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Justice, will run for three weeks ahead of the publication of the fin

William Fry has achieved the Business Working Responsibly Mark in recognition of its commitment to sustainability. The Mark, developed by  Business in the Community Ireland and audited by the NSAI, is based on ISO 26000 and was presented at the "Embedding Sustainability in your Business" webina

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. BHSM LLP has acted for Welltel, Ireland's largest dedicated business communications provider, in its acquisition of ANS, an Irish cloud, security and managed IT services specialist.

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP (MHC) has announce the appointment of John Troute as a partner in the firm's corporate team. Mr Troute, who is based in Galway, specialises in mergers and acquisitions and has experience advising clients from set-up to exit and on all aspects of the business growth cycle

A media company that published an article based on a confidential letter about the subject of a criminal investigation and refused to remove it has had its freedom of expression of appeal unanimously dismissed by justices in the UK Supreme Court. The court held that, in general, a per

Trainee solicitors Jemma Smyth and Georgia Holley have triumphed in the regional heat of the Law Society of Northern Ireland's Client Consultation Competition 2022. Ms Smyth and Ms Holley made up the team from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's University Belfast, going head to h

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed a case brought against the UK by the sister of an IRA volunteer who was shot dead by British soldiers in 1990, despite identifying certain weaknesses in a 2012 inquest. In a unanimous ruling handed down this morning, the court said it was stil

DLA Piper has announced a new partnership with Deloitte to offer asylum seekers and refugees paid employment opportunities in Ireland. Three refugees and asylum seekers who have participated in DLA Piper's "Know Your Rights" programme, supported by the Irish Refugee Council, will secure a six-month

A police officer rapped by a judge for drinking a can of Coca-Cola while appearing in court by video link has been ordered to distribute 100 cans to local lawyers. The officer, who was giving evidence to Gujarat High Court in western India, was spotted sipping from the can at the start of the hearin