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The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) could lose its A-status accreditation from the United Nations due to a lack of funding. The watchdog, led by barrister Alyson Kilpatrick, is funded by the UK government through the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) but has seen its budget slashed by n

Billionaire celebrity Kim Kardashian West has passed an exam for first-year law students on the fourth attempt. Mrs Kardashian – daughter of famous US attorney Robert Kardashian – announced she had passed the so-called "baby bar" in California.

Victims and survivors of the 1975 Miami Showband killings will receive close to £1.5 million in damages following a settlement with the Ministry of Defence and the PSNI. Legal proceedings were launched in the High Court in Belfast in the wake of a 2011 report by the Historical Enquiries Team (

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ronan Daly Jermyn recently advised recruitment firm Morgan McKinley on its acquisition of Cork-based outsourcing firm, the Abtran Group.

Landmark legislation setting out the rights of people in Northern Ireland who live in a caravan as their main home is set to be reviewed 10 years on. The Department for Communities has a statutory duty to review the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 every five years. The last review took place in

If nothing else is proved, Giuffre v Prince Andrew, Duke of York will at least have shown the public’s fascination with the private lives of royalty, writes Andrew Stevenson. This is not new. It is 200 years since the death of Queen Caroline. Born in the German principality of Brunswick, Carol

Regulators, government and Parliament must do more to ensure joined-up and effective regulation of the rapidly changing digital world, a new House of Lords report says. Systems are not rigorous or accountable enough to address regulatory gaps and overlaps, according to the House of Lords Communicati

There is a case for the devolution of more fiscal powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the independent Fiscal Commission for Northern Ireland has said. In its interim report, the commission said there is a case to consider the devolution of taxes including income tax, excise duties on alcohol, t

Matheson has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Women in Finance Awards Ireland 2021. The award recognises financial services companies that have demonstrated great efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive working environment and achieve equal gender representation at all lev

The Department of Social Protection and the Data Protection Commission (DPC) have reached an agreement on the processing of personal data in relation to SAFE registration and the public services card (PSC). The data protection watchdog had concluded in August 2019 that there was no legal basis for r

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI as its charity of the year for 2022. Brigid Napier, president of the Law Society, joined the charity's chair, Richard Buchanan, and Dr Lisa Crawford, a researcher at the Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research in Belfas

Distinguished barrister Frank Callanan SC has passed away at the age of 65. Mr Callanan died at home following a medical emergency on Sunday morning, just two days after the death of his father, retired solicitor and photojournalist Fionnbar Callanan.

A Christian boy's school in Newry discriminated against applicants by prioritising applications for "legacy students" whose fathers had been past pupils, Northern Ireland's High Court has ruled.

A court has ruled that a 39-year-old unemployed woman is not entitled to financial support from her retired father. The woman lives in Rome with her mother, who sought €900 per month in alimony from her husband, who separated from her and moved out of the family home in 2013.

A delayed review of care and supervision units (CSUs) operated by the Northern Ireland Prison Service will now be published next year, justice minister Naomi Long has said. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) was asked by Mrs Long in November 2020 to conduct a review following an in