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Controversial government plans to restrict judicial reviews of planning decisions could be derailed because of disagreement between Fine Gael and its junior coalition partner, the Green Party, according to reports. Eamon Ryan, the Green leader and transport minister, is opposed to the proposals bein

Belfast-based Elliott Duffy Garrett (EDG) has pledged its support for Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke's (NICHS) new "Will You?" campaign to raise funds for its ground-breaking long Covid recovery service. The campaign, which launches this month, will see participating solicitors waive thei

Ryanair has lost an appeal against an English court ruling that it must compensate customers whose flights are cancelled as a result of strike action. The Court of Appeal in London this week upheld the High Court's earlier ruling in April 2021, which held that the Irish airline must compensate thous

The long-delayed public state apology to victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland is expected to be cancelled following the resignation of first minister Paul Givan. The apology, one of the headline recommendations of the four-year inquiry by Sir Anthony Hart which

The setting of a new personal injury discount rate (PIDR) for Northern Ireland could be jeopardised by the possible collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly, an insurance law expert has warned. The Damages (Return on Investment) Bill, which introduces a statutory methodology for calculating the dis

Proposals to end religious discrimination in school recruitment in Northern Ireland have been put out to consultation by a Stormont committee. The Northern Ireland Assembly committee for the Executive Office has begun its examination of the Fair Employment (School Teachers) Bill, which would amend f

The renewable energy bursary established by Arthur Cox in memory of the firm's late partner Niamh Burke has opened for 2022 applications. The bursary is open to all those who are planning to study in a field related to renewable energy in Ireland, at postgraduate level. All relevant disciplines are

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Julie Austin as a partner in the firm's privacy and data security team. Ms Austin advises clients on a range of data protection issues solving complex global privacy problems for major organisations.

A decision by Northern Ireland's agriculture minister to order a halt to checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been branded "a breach of international law" by Ireland's European commissioner. Mairead McGuinness, the European commissioner for financial stability, finan

The justice ministers north and south of the border have agreed to a new two-year work plan to enhance cross-border co-operation on criminal justice matters. At a virtual meeting, northern justice minister Naomi Long and southern justice minister Helen McEntee heard updates from PSNI officers and ga

The newly-formed committee of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA) has elected its vice-chair, secretary, treasurer and other officers for 2022. The NIYSA committee, which was elected at its AGM last month, elected its officers following its first monthly meeting of the year.

Northern Ireland's planning system is not working efficiently and has failed to meet many of its main performance targets in recent years, a new report has found. The report, produced by Northern Ireland's comptroller and auditor general Kieran Donnelly CB and the local government auditor Colette Ka

The Bar of Northern Ireland and the Law Society of Northern Ireland have issued a stark joint warning over proposed cuts to Northern Ireland's justice budget, which the professions say will undermine access to justice. Representatives of the barrister and solicitor professions have been meeting with

The Hibernian Law Journal has opened submissions for its 2022 case note competition. Case notes of 2,000 to 4,000 words are sought by the Journal on any recent seminal judgment of the Irish courts, the EU courts or the European Court of Human Rights.

Belfast-based MKB Law has been named as the only Northern Ireland firm selected as finalists at the Chartered Institute of Credit Management's (CICM) Credit Awards 2022. The firm's specialist debt recovery and insolvency team represents a number of businesses in the credit industry within Northern I